SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Temperatures in many California cities are cooling down this week, but a debate is simmering on how to generate enough electricity to power the state through extreme weather events while transitioning away from a reliance on fossil fuels. The California Energy Commission voted Wednesday to extend the life of three gas…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — A man was sentenced to decades in prison for sexually assaulting multiple victims in Fresno. 33-year-old Nicholas Lusk of Fresno received a sentence of 30 years to life on Wednesday following a 2017 retrial. The Fresno Police Department began its investigation on April 2016 after a former romantic partner reported being…… MORE
KAHULUI, Hawaii (AP) — A wildfire tore through the heart of Maui on Wednesday with alarming speed and ferocity, destroying dozens of homes and businesses in a historic tourist town, killing at least six people and injuring at least two dozen others, and forcing panicked residents to jump into the ocean to flee the flames.…… MORE
SANTA CLARA COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ) — The search continues for a missing 17-year-old girl out of Santa Clara County. According to the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office, Katherine Schneider was last seen on July 5. On Tuesday, the sheriff’s office provided an update saying her white 2019 Honda Accord has been found near Castle Rock…… MORE
LOS BANOS, Calif. (KMJ) — Do you recognize this vehicle? The Los Banos Police Department is on the hunt to find the person responsible for a head-on collision. Officers say a black or dark-colored Audi, possibly an A3 is at fault for the deadly collision that occurred on June 24th. Details are very limited, anyone…… MORE
REEDLEY, CA (KMJ) – A timeline was presented on Tuesday at the Fresno County Board of Supervisors meeting about an illegal biological Covid lab that was discovered in Reedley. Reedley’s City Manager, Nicole Zieba and the Fresno County Health Department shared information about the discovery timeline, who knew, and what they found going on inside…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — The Fresno Police Department announced the arrest of two people in connection to a shooting and deadly crash that happened in Fresno on Monday, July 31st. 20-year-old Johnny Tapia is accused of shooting a 24-year-old man before chasing a vehicle that crashed, killing the driver. Police say it started in the…… MORE
VISALIA, Calif. (KMJ) — A driver is now on the run after officers say they crashed their car into a home and ran off early Monday morning in Visalia. Visalia Police says officers were called to a home around 4 a.m. near Grove Avenue and Willis Street regarding a crash. When officers arrived, they learned…… MORE
WOODLAND, CA (KMJ) – The case against a former UC Davis student accused of several deadly stabbings is on hold. On Monday, the judge dismissed jurors in Carlos Dominguez’s competency trial in Yolo County Superior Court in Woodland. Prosecutors agreed that Dominguez is mentally unfit for trial, after medical experts testified he is schizophrenic during…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The West Fresno Center opened its doors for students on Monday, August 7, 2023. The beautiful new center located at Church and Walnut avenues includes two state-of-the-art buildings, occupying 110,000 square feet—the Academic Building and the Advanced Transportation Center. Land was acquired in June 2018, through donation and purchases, SIM-PBK was…… MORE
