FRESNO, Calif. — Following a multi-agency investigation in Fresno County that focused on crimes of violence, drug sales, and illegal firearms possession, 10 federal defendants were arrested on Thursday for racketeering, drug trafficking, violent crimes, and firearms offenses. U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert, Fresno County Sheriff John Zanoni, Fresno Police Chief Paco Balderrama, Fresno County…… MORE
Clovis Police say Jagtar Singh brutally attacked his wife and put her in the hospital with life-threatening injuries. The 29 year old was arrested after fleeing to Los Banos overnight, just hours after dropping his wife off at Clovis Community Hospital. Detectives say Singh struck his wife multiple times, then cut her throat with a…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Walmart will pay half a million dollars to settle allegations from California’s Department of Justice that it was selling brass knuckles on its website, state Attorney General Rob Bonta said Tuesday. Brass knuckles are classified as deadly and illegal weapons in a number of states, including California, which punishes their sale…… MORE
In an effort to assist California communities to repair and rebuild following severe storms in February and March, the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES), along with local, state and federal partners are reminding Californians they now have less than 30 days to register for federal disaster assistance. The deadline to apply for…… MORE
LOS ANGELES (AP) — U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s ongoing medical struggles have raised a sensitive political question with no easy answer: Who would California Gov. Gavin Newsom pick to replace her if the seat becomes vacant? Despite calls from within her own party to resign, Feinstein, who turns 90 next month and is the oldest…… MORE
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A lawsuit filed against medical transport provider American Medical Response West in California court says the ambulance company’s lax hiring and oversight allowed a paramedic to sexually assault two women in their 80s while en route to a hospital. The law firm of Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy filed the suit last…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Monday it won’t get involved in a dispute over a California animal cruelty law that bars foie gras from being sold in the state, leaving in place a lower court ruling dismissing the case. Foie gras is made from the enlarged livers of force-fed ducks and geese, and…… MORE
FRESNO, CA – Mayor Jerry Dyer is happy to announce that the City of Fresno has been approved for more than $2 million in funding under the Prohousing Incentive Pilot (PIP) Program. The commitment, announced by the California Department of Housing and Community Development, will provide the City of Fresno with $2,064,891.45 to be put…… MORE
Democratic Presidential candidate Robert Kennedy Jr. joined KMJ’s Ray Appleton Show for an exclusive interview Monday. Guest host Clint Olivier quizzed the controversial candidate on several topics. Listen here:… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — Arizona, California and Nevada on Monday proposed a plan to significantly reduce their water use from the drought-stricken Colorado River over the next three years, a potential breakthrough in a year-long stalemate over how to deal with a rising problem that pitted Western states against one another. The plan would conserve an…… MORE
