SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has ambitious and expensive plans for a dilapidated factory at San Quentin State Prison where inmates of one of the nation’s most notorious lockups once built furniture, and lawmakers have given him the greenlight to start with little input or oversight. He wants to spend $360 million…… MORE
VISALIA, Calif. (KMJ) — A woman is now on the run after officers say she stole thousands of dollars’ worth of chlorine products in Visalia. Misty Toledo, 41, is known for stealing items from Lowe’s on S. Mooney Boulevard that police are calling her a “Notorious Thief.” Toledo is also known for stealing from Target…… MORE
MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ) — Hundreds of plants and illegally processed marijuana were recovered last week in Merced County. Merced County Sheriff’s Office issued multiple search warrants that led to a discovery of 702 marijuana plants. Deputies recovered a gun, about 300 pounds of processed marijuana, nearly 40 pounds of dried marijuana and hundreds of…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A New Mexico man is arraigned Wednesday, accused of kidnapping members of a migrant family and holding them hostage. The Fresno County DA’s Office charging 31-year-old Christian Guadalupe Ortiz Coronado of Los Lunas, New Mexico for the kidnapping for ransom of five victims last week in Fresno. Ortiz Coronado is accused…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) — Fresno Police arrest an unhoused man for the murder of another homeless man, who died after the alleged assault, over the weekend. Fresno Police say around 11:00 pm Saturday night they responded to a report that there had been an assault at the Fresno Mission on G Street near San Benito.…… MORE
Jacoby Jackson, 33, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for special circumstance murder on Wednesday. On April 9, 2023, Tulare firefighters and police officers responded to a massage business on K Street. Upon arrival, they found an adult female in one of the massage rooms with signs of strangulation and…… MORE
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Gusty winds and low humidity brought high risk of wildfires to the interior of Northern California on Wednesday and a utility proactively cut electricity to approximately 8,400 customers to prevent potential ignitions in the blustery conditions. Red flag warnings for critical fire danger were to remain in effect until 8 p.m.…… MORE
MERCED, Calif. (KMJ) — Do you recognize this person? Merced Police are searching for this man with tattoos on both his neck and forearms is wanted for stealing an ATV back on August 16. Officers say the man walked onto someone’s property in the 500 block of Cartmell Drive around 10 p.m. and drove off…… MORE
TULARE COUNTY, CA (KMJ) — A man with prior arrests in the South Valley is again arrested for a series of thefts in Tulare County. The Visalia Police Department says 32-year-old Michael Hackett is suspected in more than 45 thefts that began in February 2021. Visalia Police say Hackett mostly stole video games, and is…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – California Attorney General Rob Bonta announces a new program to target illicit cannabis statewide. AG Bonta visited Fresno on Tuesday, standing with partners in the endeavor while holding a news conference at Fresno City Hall. Bonta says the DOJ’s new Cannabis Administrative Prosecutor Program makes the City of Fresno partners with…… MORE
