(KMJ) – About 40 roosters are now in the care of Animal Control after Merced County Sheriff’s Deputies busted up an illegal cockfighting ring. Deputies say they were called to a neighborhood on N Arboleda Drive, where they found a large-scale cockfighting operation. At the scene, investigators found a fighting ring, scales, and sharp spurs…… MORE
(KMJ) – The chief executive officer of Twitter confirms Tesla’s Elon Musk will join its board of directors after becoming the company’s largest individual shareholder with a 9% stake. Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal announced Musk’s addition in a tweet Tuesday morning. “I’m excited to share that we’re appointing (Elon Musk) to our board! Through conversations…… MORE
TULARE, Calif. (KMJ) — The Tulare Police Officers recently found three ATM skimmers scattered across town. According to Officers, these skimmers were found at Bank of America ATM locations. Investigators add the skimmers are placed inside the frame and a small hidden camera is used to record the PIN of ATM users. The information is…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif (AP) — Six people were killed and 10 injured in a mass shooting early Sunday as bars and nightclubs were closing in downtown Sacramento and police in California’s state capital were searching for at least one suspect. Sacramento Police Chief Kathy Lester said at a news conference that police were patrolling the area…… MORE
CLOVIS, CA (KMJ) – The Clovis Chamber of Commerce kicks of Rodeo month in 2022 with the 84th annual Big Hat Days event in Clovis, CA. The Chamber will host a fun, safe, and special event this year on April 2 & 3, 2022. The BIG Hat Days, a Clovis Chamber Event, is the largest…… MORE
VISALIA, Calif. (KMJ) — An infant suffered minor burns after a firebomb was thrown at a home in Visalia early Friday morning. Visalia Police and Fire crews responded to calls of fire on Garden Street near downtown around 3:00 a.m. where a Molotov cocktail was thrown through the window of a house . An infant inside…… MORE
(KMJ) – A tip leads to the arrest of a suspect wanted in the August 2020 murder of a Fresno man. Here are the details as released by the Fresno Police Department: On August 16, 2020, at 4:00 a.m., officers responded to Belmont Avenue and Backer Avenue regarding a victim of a shooting. Officers arrived…… MORE
SACRAMENTO – On the final day of Women’s History Month, Acting Governor Eleni Kounalakis Thursday signed legislation that extends eviction protections for Californians participating in rental assistance programs, making her the first woman in California’s history to sign a piece of legislation into law. “California’s nation-leading rent relief program has provided much needed relief for more…… MORE
TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ) – Porterville man, 42-year-old Carlos Santos Moreno was sentenced to life in prison for luring and shooting a teenager in 2018. It started after two teenagers driving a truck taunted another group of teens near the Tule River on June 30th 2018. The teenage victim followed the truck to get the…… MORE
(KMJ) – A total of four suspects are now in custody after getting into a gun battle with Tulare County Sheriff’s Deputies Wednesday night. The Sheriff’s Office says the two men and two juveniles are suspects in the armed robberies of dairies in Pixley, Tipton and Tulare. Following reports of another robbery, Deputies tried to…… MORE
