(KMJ) – Pacific Gas and Electric has alerted customers in parts of 20 counties, including Fresno and Kern, about an impending Power Safety Shut-off. Here are the details from PG&E: Pacific Gas and Electric will implement a Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) affecting approximately 25,000 customers in targeted portions of 20 counties. The first wave…… MORE
(KMJ) – Four fire personnel continue to recover after being struck by a falling tree while battling a lightning-caused wild fire burning in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. Here is how fire incident commanders described Thursday’s incident: At approximately 3:00 p.m., the KNP Complex received a radio transmission that a tree had fallen, striking…… MORE
(KMJ) – The Tulare County DA’s Office says officers learned 29 year-old Eustajia Dominguez Mojica was warned many times by the child’s father about leaving the children in hot cars. On June 3, 2021, prosecutors said Mojica drove to her sister’s home in Visalia and parked on the street in the full sun. She was…… MORE
(KMJ) – A Tuesday afternoon Traffic stop near the city of Coalinga turns into a major drug bust. Here are the details, as released by the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office: Detectives patrolling the area of Interstate 5 and Highway 198 in Coalinga conducted a vehicle stop. During the detective’s interaction with the driver, 25-year-old Victor…… MORE
AB AB 928 and AB 1111 make it easier for students to transfer into four year universities AB 1377 and SB 330 improve housing affordability for students, complementing the California Comeback Plan’s unprecedented $2 billion investment in student housing NORTHRIDGE – At California State University, Northridge today, Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation to improve college affordability…… MORE
A Fresno man with a history of violence has been taken into custody for a woman’s murder. The body of 36 year old Crystal Nelson was found by a housekeeper Monday at the Clarion Pointe Motel on N. Blackstone. On Tuesday, the Fresno PD Street Violence Bureau Tactical Team arrested Leland Guy Eagle Jr. at…… MORE
(AP) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is known for working against nature by damming rivers and building levees to keep waterways at bay. But a new initiative seeks natural flood control solutions as climate change brings increasingly frequent and severe weather events that test the limits of concrete and steel. The head of…… MORE
Detectives with the Fresno County Sheriff’s Ag Task Force have arrested 40 yearold Jennifer Macias of Selma. She was booked into the Fresno County Jail oncharges of embezzlement and forgery. Her bail was set at $47,000. She hassince posted bond and been released from custody. She is scheduled to appearin court on December 10, 2021.The…… MORE
AB 1363 develops procedures to identify and report data on dual-language learners at state preschools, and SB 393 improves access to child care for migrant agricultural workers by aligning voucher-based child care programs California Comeback Plan achieves free, high-quality universal Pre-K for all four-year-olds by 2025 and creates college savings accounts for 3.7 million kids FRESNO –…… MORE
(KMJ) – Intensification of the KNP Complex Fire brings new evacuation warnings and a decrease in containment of this lightning-caused blaze. This fire has been burning in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks as well as within the Sequoia National Forest since September 10th. There are multiple evacuation orders and warnings in now place for…… MORE
