Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Workers in California will soon receive a minimum of five days of paid sick leave annually, instead of three, under a new law Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Wednesday. The law, which takes effect in January, also increases the amount of sick leave workers can carry over into the following year. Newsom…… MORE
Truth Social CEO Devin Nunes joined KMJ’s Ray Appleton on Wednesday to discuss the ouster of Rep. Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House. Nunes, who represented the Central Valley for several years alongside McCarthy in the House, discussed a number of issues as the fallout from the controversial vote continues – including where he…… MORE
California Republican Congressman John Duarte joined KMJ’s Broeske & Musson on Wednesday and lashed out at fellow Rep. Matt Gaetz following the controversial ouster of Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy. Listen here:… MORE
HANFORD, Calif. (KFSN) — A suspect was arrested for stabbing a man to death during a random attack inside a store in Hanford on Tuesday afternoon. The stabbing happened around 3 pm at a 99 Cents Only store near 11th Avenue and Lacey Boulevard. Hanford police say the suspect, 23-year-old Ryan Washington, walked up to…… MORE
VISALIA, CA (KMJ) A Visalia man was arrested Monday night after allegedly holding a woman and her 6-year-old daughter hostage. VPD says Aaron Jones, 46 was armed with a rifle when they received a 9-1-1 text message from the victim that she and her child were being held against their will at their home on…… MORE
There was no shortage of reaction to the weekend vote to keep the US government from shutting down. Rep. David Valadao joined KMJ’s Broeske & Musson and voiced support for embattled Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy Rep. John Duarte also backed Rep. McCarthy while lamenting the failure of Congress to act on the border…… MORE
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has selected Laphonza Butler, a Democratic strategist and adviser to Kamala Harris’ 2020 presidential campaign, to fill the U.S. Senate seat made vacant by the death of Sen. Dianne Feinstein. In choosing Butler on Sunday, Newsom fulfilled his pledge to appoint a Black woman if Feinstein’s seat…… MORE
TULARE, COUNTY (KMJ) – Tulare County Sheriffs detectives have arrested a man wanted for brazen shooting at a gas station in Orosi last April. Investigators say 19 year old Jose Armas was also wanted for a the shooting of a dropout gang member and carjacking in Ivanhoe two weeks ago. Detectives arrested Armas at a…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A new law in California will raise the minimum wage for fast food workers to $20 per hour next year, an acknowledgment from the state’s Democratic leaders that most of the often overlooked workforce are the primary earners for their low-income households. When it takes effect on April 1, fast food…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, a centrist Democrat and champion of liberal causes who was elected to the Senate in 1992 and broke gender barriers throughout her long career in local and national politics, has died. She was 90. Feinstein died on Thursday night at her home in Washington, D.C., her…… MORE
