THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) – Three men including employees of a sheriff’s office and district attorney’s office in California have been arrested for investigation of the vandalism of a Black Lives Matter sign. The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office said late Saturday a tarp painted with the letters “BLM” has been repeatedly damaged in Thousand Oaks.…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ News) — Richard Atkins wrote on his personal Facebook page over the weekend, “If you don’t love the country you live in, then go back to the country you or your ancestors came from. I’m sick of this [expletive].” Atkins now claims that he’s “truly sorry” for his “insensitive comments.” More than…… MORE
LOS ANGELES (AP) – A statue of a Spanish missionary in downtown Los Angeles has been toppled by demonstrators. The Los Angeles Times reports the statue of Father Junipero Serra in Father Serra Park was brought down Saturday by Indigenous activists who shouted and drummed as it flew off its pedestal. No police were present.…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Arnold Schwarzenegger and three other former California governors have joined Gov. Gavin Newsom in a video campaign promoting use of face coverings to prevent spread of COVID-19. The public service announcement released Monday also features Jerry Brown, Gray Davis and Pete Wilson. The message is that nobody wants to wear…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – An inmate from Avenal State Prison in California has died from what appear to be complications from the coronavirus. The state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said late Saturday the inmate died at a hospital and the exact cause of death has yet to be determined. No additional information was provided.…… MORE
(Photo Courtesy: Fresno County Sheriff’s Office) (KMJ) – Fresno County Sheriff’s Detectives have rearrested 30 year old Salinas man after an earlier arrest for kidnapping and attempted rape. Fabian Ornelas was initially arrested on June 13th in Fresno after meeting a woman on Tinder. She claims he tried to sexually assault when the two met in person. …… MORE
(KMJ) – The U.S. Supreme Court rejected President Trump’s effort to end legal protections for 650,000 young immigrants. Thursday the justices rejected administration arguments that the 8-year-old Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program (or DACA) is illegal and that courts have no role to play in reviewing the decision to end it. Chief Justice John…… MORE
(KMJ) – The Visalia Unified School District announces the modified return of its extracurricular activities. On July 1st, VUSD says it will follow state and local health guidelines to implement the return of extracurricular programs such as athletics, visual and performing arts, and other student group activities. The District says they will begin with limited group…… MORE
(Photos courtesy: Merced County Sheriff’s Office) (KMJ) – The Merced County Sheriff’s Office says its Deputies located and took down a massive marijuana cultivation and processing site. Saturday, Deputies served a search warrant on two large barns on the 5700 block of West Highway 14. There they detained 15 suspects and found thousands of pounds…… MORE
(Photo Courtesy: Fresno Police Department) (KMJ) – Fresno Police credit a security guard with thwarting an attempted bank robbery in Downtown Fresno. Officers say 45-year old Richard Martinez walked into the Westamerica Bank on Tulare and O Street just before 11:30 a.m.Tuesday and handed a teller a note. It stated he was armed with two…… MORE
