LOS ANGELES (AP) — California’s first significant storm of the season brought rain to the southern half of the state on Wednesday but winter-like conditions persisted in the Sierra Nevada after a night of traffic-snarling snowfall. The National Weather Service said winter storm warnings would remain in effect through the day in Northern California mountains,…… MORE
FULLERTON, Calif. (AP) — A California judge is allowing a lawsuit to proceed against the Los Angeles Angels over the drug-related death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs. Orange County Superior Court Judge Glenn Salter on Monday rejected the team’s motion to dismiss and set the start of a 20-day jury trial for Oct. 2, 2023. Skaggs,…… MORE
VISALIA, Calif. (KMJ) — A suspect is now wanted after two women were attacked with a knife early Wednesday morning in Visalia. Visalia Police officers were called out to the 5400 block of west Vassar around 1:08 a.m. for calls for help. When officers arrived, they say they found two females that had been attacked…… MORE
VISALIA, Calif. (KMJ) — It’s not every day that law enforcement arrests two of its own. The Tulare County Sheriff’s Office can confirm they have arrested two officers with the Tulare Police Department on Saturday night shortly after midnight. Deputies were called to North Visalia due to complaints about a party with loud music. When…… MORE
TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ) — A fentanyl overdose and exposure to it sends two inmates and three nurses from the Tulare County Jail to the hospital on Saturday. According to detention deputies, the two inmates that were housed together were found suffering from a possible fentanyl overdose. They were given NARCAN and taken to the…… MORE
MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ) — A man who tried to prevent witnesses from testifying is now facing 82 years to life for sexual crimes against children in Los Banos. According to the Merced County DA’s office, Gerardo Ruiz sexually abused a family member under 10 years of age back in 2017. Based on court documents,…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A homeless man accused of a stabbing a man at a Fresno car dealership is officially charged on Friday. The Fresno County DA’s Office has charged 36-year-old Manuel Bracker with Attempted Murder and Assault with a Deadly Weapon Other Than Firearm. He’s accused of attacking a 56-year-old employee inside the Lithia…… MORE
UPDATE: Washington, D.C. — Drew Hammill, spokesman for Speaker Nancy Pelosi, issued this statement: “Early this morning, an assailant broke into the Pelosi residence in San Francisco and violently assaulted Mr. Pelosi. The assailant is in custody and the motivation for the attack is under investigation. Mr. Pelosi was taken to the hospital, where he…… MORE
(KMJ) – Break the Barriers tells KMJ it has lost a considerable amount of the grant funding it uses for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder programs for Valley veterans. Now it asks anyone wishing to make a donation to help it continue its PTSD programs to do so via: https://breakthebarriers.org/… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A man from Tracy is sentenced for killing his ex-girlfriend, who was found dead in Fresno county, seven years ago. On July 30, 2015, Fresno County Sheriff Deputies found the body of 20-year-old Megan Troen, floating in the California Aquaduct by West Nees and I-5 in the Firebaugh area. She had…… MORE
