CALAVERAS COUNTY, Calif. — Fourth of July revelers stranded by a wildfire in a mountainous California region that’s a top tourist destination were safely evacuated, but the fire continued chewing through forests on Tuesday, officials said. The fire in Sierra Nevada Gold Country that broke out Monday afternoon tripled in size overnight to more than…… MORE
FRESNO, CA – In a joint effort, the Fresno Fire and the Fresno Police Departments wrote 33 citations on the 4th of July. Investigators are also following up on three more incidents and working to track down property owners who may also be cited. Throughout the holiday weekend, from July 1st to July 4th, a…… MORE
TULARE COUNTY, CA – Felony charges have been filed against two Washington men after they were caught with over 100,000 fentanyl pills in Tulare County. According to the Tulare County District Attorney, Tim Ward, Jose Zendejas, 25, and Benito Madrigal, 19, were caught on June 24 with 151 packages of fentanyl pills, totaling 151,000 pills.…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno City Council unanimously passes the Fiscal Year 2023 City Budget. The total budget of $1.9 billion is the largest in Fresno’s history. City Council members did not vote in a controversial 69% pay raise proposed last week. Instead, in a 5-2 vote on Thursday, June 30, 2022, council gave preliminary…… MORE
(KMJ) — An employee at a Food 4 Less was stabbed while trying to stop a man from stealing on Wednesday in North Merced. Merced Police were called to the Food 4 Less Supermarket near R street and Olive Avenue for reports of someone that was stabbed. Officers say when they got there, they found…… MORE
WASHINGTON (TND) — The Biden administration properly ended a Trump-era policy that forced some U.S. asylum seekers to wait in Mexico, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday. The justices’ 5-4 decision for the administration came in a case, Biden v. Texas, 21-954, about former President Donald Trump’s controversial “Remain in Mexico” policy. An independent news agency…… MORE
VISALIA, Calif. (KMJ) — One person has been killed in a traffic collision that involved a Caltrans water tanker. The deadly crash happened on Tuesday evening near Highway 198 and Mooney Blvd. CHP has taken over the investigation and it is unknown if the person killed was the driver or if there was more than…… MORE
(KMJ) A Bay Area man now faces homicide charges for allegedly stabbing a truck driver to death at a Fresno County gas station over the weekend. Here are the details, as released by the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office: Homicide detectives with the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office have booked 21-year old Isaiah Harley of San Francisco…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A ribbon cutting is held Tuesday at Fresno Humane Animal Service’s brand new animal center. Fresno Humane Animal Services will run the full-service facility for the City of Fresno, as the contract with the CCSPCA expires Friday, July 1, 2022. The CCSPCA’s existing shelter at 103 S. Hughes Ave. is opening…… MORE
(KMJ) — Nearly 3,000 illegal marijuana plants were recently recovered by investigators in Merced County. The Merced County Sheriff’s Office says those with the Sheriff Enforcement Team (SET) issued multiple warrants last week within the county and recovered 168 pounds of finished product. In total, deputies say 2,806 illegal marijuana plants were recovered by investigators.…… MORE
