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Search And Rescue Crews Pull Woman From Rainbow Falls After Medical Emergency

Search And Rescue Crews Pull Woman From Rainbow Falls After Medical Emergency

MADERA COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ) — A 50-year-old woman is safe tonight, thanks to the Madera County Sheriff’s Office search and rescue crews. The woman called 911 after suffering a medical emergency at Rainbow Falls. The Sheriff’s Office didn’t specify what type of emergency that was. Rescue crews had to carry the woman from the trail…MORE

Dinuba Man Accused Of Killing Woman Arrested

Dinuba Man Accused Of Killing Woman Arrested

(KMJ) — A Dinuba man is being charged with homicide after officers found a woman shot dead Sunday. The Dinuba Police Department says just before 2:00 a.m. Sunday, they went out to North Alta Avenue, near Davis Drive, after getting reports about shots being fired. They found a woman had been shot and was lying…MORE

Father Wanted After Losing Custody And Taking Child

Father Wanted After Losing Custody And Taking Child

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. — A father is on the run after deputies say he took his child after losing custody. The Fresno County Sheriff’s Officer is now searching for Luis Padilla. Deputies say he entered a home where the child was and took him without the knowledge of the grandmother who was watching him. Padilla…MORE

Man Caught Red-Handed With Stolen Cat Loader In Madera

Man Caught Red-Handed With Stolen Cat Loader In Madera

MADERA, Calif. — A man was caught red-handed with a stolen Cat Loader in Madera. Police were called to the Fresno River near Cleveland Ave and found Brent Norman with the large tool that he had stolen from a nearby job site. According to officers, Norman lied and said he was working for the construction…MORE

New California Gun Control Law Mimics Texas Abortion Measure

New California Gun Control Law Mimics Texas Abortion Measure

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California punched back Friday against two recent landmark U.S. Supreme Court decisions as Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a controversial, first-in-the-nation gun control law patterned after a Texas anti-abortion law and urged other states to follow suit. He acted one month after conservative justices overturned the constitutional right to abortion and undermined gun control laws in…MORE

UPDATE: 4-Year-Old Child Reported Missing Out Of Porterville – FOUND

UPDATE: 4-Year-Old Child Reported Missing Out Of Porterville – FOUND

PORTERVILLE, Calif. (KMJ) — Update: Four-year-old Billie Helena Chatman has been found safely in the Bay Area. The Sheriff’s Office has determined this to be a family custody disagreement, rather than a missing person’s case, and Chatman’s grandmother has been the little girl’s primary caregiver for most of her life. Child Welfare Services is now…MORE

3 Added To The Top Ten Most Wanted In Tulare County

3 Added To The Top Ten Most Wanted In Tulare County

TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ) — Three more people have been added to the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office most wanted list. According to Sheriff Boudreaux, these criminals are in hiding. Jesse Ruiz, 18, of Goshen is wanted for attempted homicide on July 10 and has an active felony warrant out for his arrest. Jose Meza, 35,…MORE

New Low-Cost CCSPCA Spay/Neuter Clinic is Now Taking Appointments

New Low-Cost CCSPCA Spay/Neuter Clinic is Now Taking Appointments

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Central California Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals/Fresno County Humane Society (CCSPCA) is now booking appointments for services to begin seeing patients at the newly renovated low-cost clinic. The state-of-the-art facility is the answer to a large problem in our area. Where can owners get low-cost medical and spay/neuter…MORE

Trucker Protest Shuts Down Operations At California Port

Trucker Protest Shuts Down Operations At California Port

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Truckers protesting a state labor law have effectively shut down cargo operations at the Port of Oakland, it was announced Wednesday. “The shutdown will further exacerbate the congestion of containers” and port officials are urging operations at shipping terminals to resume, a port statement said. The protest that began Monday involves…MORE