PORTERVILLE, CA (KMJ) – Tulare County Sheriffs deputies respond to a deadly shooting in Porterville. Just after 1:00 pm on Monday, Deputies were called to 500 block of E. River in Porterville for a drive-by shooting. When Deputies arrived, they found a man who had been shot multiple time. He was taken to a…… MORE
SACRAMENTO—State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond announced today that the California Department of Education (CDE) has released comprehensive guidance that will support public school leaders across the state as they work with their local health officers to plan for the safe reopening of campuses and classrooms this fall. Titled “Stronger Together: A Guidebook…… MORE
(KMJ) – Hundreds gather outside the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office Sunday to remember a Deputy Sergeant killed in a weekend ambush. 38-year-old Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Sergeant Damon Gutzwiller was killed Saturday after deputies responded to a 911 call around 1:30 p.m. about a suspicious van in Ben Lomond, an unincorporated area near Santa…… MORE
(photo courtesy: Tulare County Sheriff’s Office) (KMJ) – The Tulare County Sheriff’s Office sends kudos to one of its canine deputies after he makes a major drug find during a recent traffic stop. On June 4th, K9 “Tex” and his partner were called in after Deputies made a stop on Highway 99 near Cartmill Avenue…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) – Prosecutors say a man convicted of killing four white men in 2017 in a race-related rampage in California’s Central Valley was sentenced Friday to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Kori Ali Muhammad’s sentence comes three years after he said he was fed up with racism against black people…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California will begin allowing the reopening of day camps, bars, gyms and some professional sports with modifications at the end of next week. Mark Ghaly, the state’s top health official, says the state will release guidance later Friday for counties to follow to reopen a broad range of businesses that have…… MORE
(KMJ) – Long-time retail chain J.C. Penney says it is taking steps to close 154 stores this summer. That announcement was made Thursday via a post on the company’s blog. It states: “Following a comprehensive review of our retail footprint, J.C. Penney made the difficult decision to close 154 stores.” There are three Penney’s locations in…… MORE
(KMJ) – The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 13.3% in May from 14.7% as 2.5 million jobs were added across the Nation. Economic analysts say May’s job gain suggests that businesses have been quickly recalling workers as states have reopened their economies. Other evidence has also shown that the job market meltdown triggered by the…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California lawmakers and Gov. Gavin Newsom do not agree yet on how to close the state’s $54.3 billion budget deficit. Lawmakers met with administration officials on Thursday in a public hearing to discuss their plans. Newsom is more willing to make permanent budget cuts to things like public education and health…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California’s top health official says the state remains in a “range of stability” on coronavirus cases and hospitalizations and will continue moving ahead with reopening efforts. That’s despite recent widespread protests over racial injustice that have brought people together in mass gatherings not seen in months. Mark Ghaly says the state…… MORE
