(AP) – Anyone under 21 can no longer legally buy cigarettes, cigars or any other tobacco product in the U.S. A new law enacted last week by Congress also applies to electronic cigarettes and vaping devices that heat a liquid containing nicotine. The change took effect immediately after President Donald Trump signed a spending bill…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Democratic Presidential Candidate Tom Steyer is hosting an event Monday night here in Fresno. The Tom 2020 Fresno Campaign office is where Tom and his partner and wife Kat Steyer will hold their pre-New Year’s Eve event at 6:30. It’s kicking off the grand opening of his first campaign office…… MORE
FRESNO COUNTY,CA (KMJ) – Fresno County voters will see major changes in the way they vote leading up to the March primary. The Fresno County Clerk says the changes will give voters more flexibility and convenience and likely improve turnout. In early February, every registered voter in the county will receive a ballot in the…… MORE
(KMJ) – A truck driver who was found dead on the Grapevine around 8:30 yesterday morning, is now said by California Highway Patrol to be an unidentified man from Madera. CHP says the driver was found dead inside the vehicle. The cause of death has not yet been released. It is unknown at this time…… MORE
12/27/10:46 AM UPDATE: GRAPEVINE: I-5 is now OPEN with CHP escorting traffic over the pass. Please drive carefully and follow the lead CHP vehicle at a safe speed and distance. Click to Listen to an update by CHP Officer Shasta Tollesson: BAKERSFIELD, CA (KMJ) – Caltrans crews were still clearing vehicles from state…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – More lives are lost on the state’s roads during the holiday. Nine people were killed in 7 fatal collisions throughout California during the CHP’s 2019 Christmas Day maximum enforcement period, five were not wearing a seatbelt. In 2018, 31 people were killed in 27 collisions throughout the 30-hour period. CHP officers…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Three Northern California county jails are trying a new approach to solitary confinement. The idea is to limit solitary confinement to violent inmates. The new policy also encourages jailers to use low-cost incentives to reward good behavior, like giving them opportunity to listen to the radio or watch a movie. The…… MORE
GORMAN, CA (KMJ) — A semi driver is found dead on the Grapevine, the CHP says snow is affecting routes for other drivers. The California Highway Patrol said the big rig driver was found dead inside his vehicle Thursday morning, but his identity has not been released. He was found unresponsive just before 8:30 a.m. on the…… MORE
MADERA,CA (KMJ) – 41 Year Old Joanne Otero, a transient living in the Madera area, was physically assaulted and killed Monday night. The incident happened in the area of 4th and G streets, just hours before Christmas Eve. Madera police are now saying that investigative teams will be working to find out who is responsible…… MORE
SAN DIEGO (AP) – The Trump administration has awarded billions of dollars in contracts for private companies to operate immigration detention centers in California. The move posted Friday came less than two weeks before a new state law takes effect to prohibit them. The contracts in San Diego, Calexico, Adelanto and Bakersfield allow for housing…… MORE
