[vemba-video id=”2f1cea34e1d292986cbcc04bd74ce95″] California’s public schools could get $6.6 billion from the state Legislature if they return to in-person instruction by the end of March, according to a new agreement announced Monday between Gov. Gavin Newsom and the state’s legislative leaders. California, the most populous U.S. state, has 1,037 public school districts, more than 6.1 million…… MORE
A variant detected in California is now linked to more than 50% of COVID-19 cases in 44 counties in the state. A new study warns that the pathogen is the first homegrown “variant of concern,” according to The Washington Post, because it appears to be more transmissible. A mutation on the variant makes it easier…… MORE
[vemba-video id=”9215b4694d33e05300c72eb9ac42c85″]… MORE
CLOVIS, CA (KMJ) — Clovis police received a call of a stolen vehicle from a car wash on Thursday. Police say a black Jaguar SUV was taken from the Red Carpet Car Wash at Shaw and Willow Avenues in Clovis around 11:15 a.m. Police put the word out and located the vehicle in North…… MORE
[vemba-video id=”12540e75198fd16e07b812ca311a7f0″]… MORE
By Forrest Brown, CNN. For all the world, it looks like dangerous hot lava streaming down the side of a cliff. But no, that’s not volcanic activity in Yosemite National Park in California. It’s water — a benign and beautiful waterfall experience known as “firefall.” Because of the Covid-19 pandemic and the dramatically growing popularity of…… MORE
(KMJ) – A Wednesday ruling by a judge grants a temporary restraining order on the impeding sale of the historic Tower Theater. The suit was filed by Sequoia Brewing Company, which says it should have been given the opportunity to buy the Tower District property first. And it sights a clause in its lease that reportedly…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) — A Fresno County man was arrested on Tuesday, accused of possession and distribution of child pornography. Central California ICAC Task Force received a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) regarding the possession and distribution of Child Sexual Abuse Material. 43-year-old Adam Campbell was identified as the…… MORE
TULARE, CA (KMJ) The Tulare County District Attorney office has filed charges against a Southern California man accused of shooting and wounding a California Highway Patrol officer. DA Tim Ward announced the criminal charges have been filed in the February 19, 2021, high-speed chase that resulted in a CHP officer being shot in Sequioia National Park. Marvin Chang,…… MORE
(KMJ) – Former Fresno Mayor Lee Brand ended his political career with nearly $400,000 leftover in his campaign war chest. Now he says he will donate those funds to eight local organizations committed to higher educational and vocational training. The organizations set to receive funds are: 1. Roosevelt High School …… MORE
