Category Archives: Local News

State Law Will Help Inmate Firefighters Turn Pro

State Law Will Help Inmate Firefighters Turn Pro

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) — California’s inmate firefighters now have a shot at becoming a professional firefighter when they get out. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB2147 into law on Friday.     http:// Record breaking temperatures. Record droughts. We’re in a CLIMATE CRISIS. And what we’re experiencing in California is coming to every community — all across the United…MORE

Community Regional Medical Center’s On-Call Neurosurgical Services Will Resume

Community Regional Medical Center’s On-Call Neurosurgical Services Will Resume

  FRESNO COUNTY PRESS RELEASE: The Fresno Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Agency was notified Thursday morning by Community Regional Medical Centers (CRMC) administration that on-call Neurosurgical Services will resume in full operation beginning at 5:00 pm on Friday, September 11, 2020. On Tuesday, September 8, 2020, CRMC was given notice that it must have on-call…MORE

Parole Denied for 3 Years for Tulare County Killer

Parole Denied for 3 Years for Tulare County Killer

Late Wednesday afternoon via video conference, TCDA prosecutors secured a 3-year parole denial for Richard Flowers, age 64. In 1994, Flowers stabbed, strangled, and robbed 78-year-old woman Mary Eloise Garcia in her Tulare home. Flowers used the money and items stolen from his victim to buy cocaine. In 1996, a jury convicted Flowers of first-degree…MORE

California Supreme Court Rules Against Immanuel Schools in Reedley

California Supreme Court Rules Against Immanuel Schools in Reedley

  The California Supreme Court has ruled that Immanuel Schools will have to cancel on campus learning in Reedley. Immanuel is a kindergarten through 12th grade Christian school that welcomed students back to its Reedley campus in mid-August, despite Governor Newsom’s strict orders against it due to COVID-19 guidelines. At the end of August, a…MORE

Fresno County DA Will Not File Charges for Breaking COVID-19 Regulations

Fresno County DA Will Not File Charges for Breaking COVID-19 Regulations

(Photo courtesy:  Fresno County District Attorney’s Office) (KMJ) – The Fresno County District Attorney declines to file any criminal charges against the Fresno County business recently cited by the state for failing to comply with COVID-19 mandated regulations. In July, the state’s Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) cited four restaurants in Fresno County for…MORE

Fresno County Sheriff Homicide Detective Dies of COVID-19

Fresno County Sheriff Homicide Detective Dies of COVID-19

(Photo courtesy:  Fresno County Sheriff’s Office) (KMJ) – The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office announces that a 20-year veteran with that Department has passed away after battling COVID-19. 44-year old Jose Mora died Monday, September 7th, at Community Regional Medical Center. The Sheriff’s Office says back in mid-August, Mora and other detectives traveled out of state, following up on…MORE

14 Firefighters Injured While while Battling Dolan Fire in California

14 Firefighters Injured While while Battling Dolan Fire in California

  MONTERREY, CA (KMJ) – A crew of firefighters were rushed to a Fresno hospital after getting injured while battling a wildfire in California. The U.S. Forest Service says that 14 firefighters and bulldozer operators were hurt while fighting the Dolan Fire near Big Sur in Monterey County. US. Forest officials say that the crew…MORE

PG&E Trying New Tactic in Power Cuts to Prevent Wildfires

PG&E Trying New Tactic in Power Cuts to Prevent Wildfires

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – The nation’s largest utility says it is executing smarter and shorter power shutoffs after receiving widespread criticism last year when it turned off electricity to 2 million California people to prevent its equipment from sparking wildfires. The outages that began overnight to nearly 172,000 homes and businesses are the first by…MORE