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Bill to Help Human Trafficking Survivors Clear Criminal Records Approved on Assembly Floor
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A bill to help human trafficking survivors clear their criminal records faster is unanimously approved today on the assembly floor. Assemblyman Jim Patterson said the bill will to make it faster and easier for trafficking survivors to clear their record of nonviolent offences Patterson said AB 262 will prevent a…… MORE
Man Found Guilty of 50+ Counts of Sexual Abuse of 4 Children
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, CA (KMJ) — A 49-year-old Paso Robles man faces a sentence of more than 300 years to life after he was convicted of multiple sex crimes against children. Jason Robert Porter was found guilty of 16 felony counts, including multiple sex crimes on four child victims and possession of child…… MORE
Murder Charges Now Filed in Deadly Fresno Police Chase
(KMJ) – The Fresno County District Attorney has officially filed murder charges against a known gang member who reportedly killed a Fresno City College student after he struck her vehicle in Downtown Fresno while being chased by Valley law enforcement. Here is the statement released Tuesday by D.A. Lisa Smittcamp: Marc Cain Rodriguez, 31,…… MORE
Vandals Strike Reedley Memorial Dedicated to First Responders
(Photo courtesy: Reedly Police Department) (KMJ) – The search is now underway for those who defaced a memorial in Reedley dedicated to first responders. That city’s Police Department issued the follow news released on Tuesday Friday, May 21, 2021, the Reedley Police Department responded to a vandalism report at the Kings Canyon Unified School…… MORE
Hiker Falls 500 Ft, Dies at Sequoia National Park
A 56-year-old man died on Memorial Day after falling about 500 feet from a ridge on the summit of Mount Russell in the Sequoia National Park in California, officials said. One of the man’s hiking partners, a 45-year-old woman, fell 30 feet after trying to grab him and survived, the National Park Service said in a…… MORE
Old Town Clovis Murder Suspect Caught in AZ
CLOVIS, CA (KMJ) Eddie Cordero, the suspect in a deadly Old Town Clovis bar shooting, was arrested in Phoenix, AZ over the weekend. According to Clovis PD, Phoenix officers located Cordero while he was in a vehicle. He was arrested without incident. Also arrested was 25-year-old Fresno resident Anthony Guzman. He’s facing charges of being an accessory…… MORE
Despite Polls Favoring Gov. Newsom, Calif. GOP Committed to Recall
[vemba-video id=”50c9d361ed47e5c40e205a384342094″] As California proceeds with the ending its COVID 19-induced lockdown, the number of Golden State voters wanting to recall Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom is plummeting. According to a just-completed Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) poll among likely voters statewide, 57% would vote “no” on recalling Newsom while only 40% would vote “yes.” The same…… MORE
California prosecutors will not seek to restore death penalty against Scott Peterson
Prosecutors won’t seek to restore the death penalty against Scott Peterson, convicted of killing his wife and unborn child nearly two decades ago, a Northern California district attorney said Friday in a court filing. Stanislaus County District Attorney Birgit Fladager says she won’t retry the penalty phase of the trial after consulting with the family…… MORE
Six Earthquakes Rattle Lake Tahoe Area
FRESNO ,CA (KMJ) – Six Earthquakes Rattle Lake Tahoe Area early Friday morning. The U.S. Geological Survey reports a 4.1 magnitude earthquake hit around 8:25 in the morning. The epicenter was 4.7 miles northwest of dollar point at a depth of 1.24 miles The strongest quake captured during a state senate finance committee meeting…… MORE
