SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Lawyer Michael Avenatti, who rose to fame representing porn star Stormy Daniels against Donald Trump, was sentenced in California on Monday to 14 years in prison for cheating clients out of millions of dollars. Avenatti was also fined $10 million by U.S. District Judge James V. Selna. The judge said…… MORE
SACRAMENTO – Assemblyman Jim Patterson (R-Fresno) announced his plans for the Accountability for Fentanyl Dealers Act at a press conference Monday before being sworn in to the California State Assembly. Assemblyman Patterson was alerted by Fresno County District Attorney Lisa Smittcamp to a loophole in the law that is sending dangerous drug dealers and suppliers right…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Two men said on felony probation were arrested late Friday night in northwest Fresno. Fresno PD says officers were called to an apartment complex parking lot after learning someone had a gun in their waistband. There officers say they confirmed two men, one with an unregistered gun in his waistband, along…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California water agencies that serve 27 million people will get just 5% of what they requested from the state to start 2023, water officials announced Thursday. The news of limited water comes as California concludes its driest three-year stretch on record and as water managers brace for a fourth year with below-average precipitation.…… MORE
(AP) — Republican John Duarte defeated Democrat Adam Gray on Friday in a new California U.S. House district in the Central Valley farm belt that produced the closest congressional contest in the state this year. With virtually all of the ballots counted, Duarte has just over 50% of the vote. Gray conceded in a statement,…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California water agencies that serve 27 million people will get just 5% of what they requested from the state to start 2023, water officials announced Thursday. The news of limited water comes as California concludes its driest three-year stretch on record and as water managers brace for a fourth year with…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s newest nuclear stealth bomber is making its public debut after years of secret development and as part of the Pentagon’s answer to rising concerns over a future conflict with China. The B-21 Raider is the first new American bomber aircraft in more than 30 years. Almost every aspect of the program…… MORE
BIG PINE, Calif. (KMJ) — A 4.0 earthquake hit the Big Pine area in the mountains of Inyo County around 4:20 a.m. on Friday. Big Pine is located in Owens Valley between the Sierra Nevada and the White Mountains northeast of Fresno. Two smaller quakes of magnitude 2.5 and 2.8 was felt earlier in the…… MORE
MAMMOTH LAKES, Calif. (KMJ) — The Mammoth Ski Resort is experiencing a nice snow fall this season. Mammoth Lakes welcomed a nice snow dump on Thursday night. They also expect to see over two feet of snow this coming weekend. Chair 22, one of the major lifts on the resort is set to open for…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s Department of Justice mistakenly posted the names, addresses and birthdays of nearly 200,000 gun owners on the internet because officials didn’t follow policies or understand how to operate their website, according to an investigation released Wednesday. The investigation, conducted by an outside law firm hired by the California Department of…… MORE
