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DWR’s First Snow Survey of 2023 Shows 177% Average For This Date

DWR’s First Snow Survey of 2023 Shows 177% Average For This Date

(KMJ) – The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) conducted the first Phillips Station snow survey of the season on Tuesday. The survey found that the average is 177% for this date. Snowpack across the Sierra Nevada now measures 174% of average for this time of year. While that total is good, it’s just 64%…MORE

Body Of 86-year-old Ulysses Carr Found 5 Miles From Home, After 39 Day Search

Body Of 86-year-old Ulysses Carr Found 5 Miles From Home, After 39 Day Search

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The body of 86-year-old Ulysses Carr has been found –five miles away from his house after more than a month of searching. Carr went missing November 25, 2022 after leaving his home in Southwest Fresno. He had gone on one of his regular walks and was last seen around 8:00 a.m.…MORE

4 Alive In ‘Miracle’ After Car Plunges Off California Cliff, Driver Arrested

4 Alive In ‘Miracle’ After Car Plunges Off California Cliff, Driver Arrested

UPDATE: The driver, Dharmesh Arvind Patel, 41, of Pasadena has been arrested, suspected of attempted murder and child endangerment, the California Highway Patrol said in a statement. The others inside the Tesla were identified as a 41-year-old woman, a 7-year-old girl and a 4-year-old boy, according to the CHP. The CHP said it “developed probable…MORE

California Closing Out The Year With Series Of Storms

California Closing Out The Year With Series Of Storms

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A new series of storms began bringing rain to California on Thursday, raising concerns that the already drenched northern and central parts of the state could see flooding. “While the rain will be light to moderate at times through Friday, this rain will continue to saturate the soils, and prime the…MORE

One Storm Departs California As Another Lines Up To Enter

One Storm Departs California As Another Lines Up To Enter

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Dense fog plagued California’s Central Valley early Wednesday as one winter storm left the state and another lined up to enter. The new storm was expected to move through Northern California late Wednesday and overnight, followed by multiple rounds of precipitation through the rest of the week and into next week,…MORE

Storm Brings Gusty Winds, Rain And Snow To California 

Storm Brings Gusty Winds, Rain And Snow To California 

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The first in a week of storms brought gusty winds, rain and snow to California on Tuesday, starting in the north and spreading southward.  There were numerous reports of roadway flooding and downed trees and branches, the National Weather Service said.  Winter storm warnings were issued for the Sierra Nevada, where…MORE

California Earthquake Puts Early Warning System To The Test

California Earthquake Puts Early Warning System To The Test

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — As sensors picked up the first signs of a strong earthquake jolting the Northern California coast, an alert was blasted to 3 million smartphone users telling them to “drop, cover, hold on.” It was hailed as the biggest test yet of the warning system since its public launch. But the people…MORE

California Judge Rejects New Murder Trial For Scott Peterson

California Judge Rejects New Murder Trial For Scott Peterson

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California judge on Tuesday rejected a new murder trial for Scott Peterson, nearly 20 years after he was charged with dumping the bodies of his pregnant wife, Laci, and the unborn child they planned to name Conner into San Francisco Bay on Christmas Eve 2002. Peterson, 50, alleged the resulting…MORE

Harvey Weinstein Found Guilty Of Rape In Los Angeles Trial

Harvey Weinstein Found Guilty Of Rape In Los Angeles Trial

LOS ANGELES (AP) — After a month-long trial and nine days of deliberations, Los Angeles jurors on Monday found Harvey Weinstein guilty of the rape and sexual assault of just one of the four accusers he was charged with abusing. But the three guilty counts involving an Italian actor and model known at the trial…MORE