CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) – Apple says it’s committing $2.5 billion to combat California’s housing crisis. The pledge announced Monday includes a $1 billion fund to build new homes for households with low to moderate incomes; a $1 billion homebuyer mortgage assistance fund; and $300 million to make Apple-owned land in San Jose available for affordable…… MORE
TULARE COUNTY, CA (KMJ) – A mother called a sexual predator by a South Valley District Attorney is sentenced. Coral Lytle pleaded guilty to 21 felony counts. The 42-year-old mom was sentenced Monday in Tulare County Superior Court. She’ll spend four years behind bars in state prison for having sex with a pair of…… MORE
HANFORD, CA (KMJ) – Hanford police are looking for a 25-year-old woman wanted for fetal murder. Police said 25-year-old Chelsea Becker admitted she used methamphetamine while she was pregnant. Becker gave birth to the stillborn infant in September. The baby boy had with toxic levels of methamphetamine in his system. The death has…… MORE
(Photo courtesy: Monterey County Sheriff’s Office) (KMJ) – The search continues for two inmates who escaped early Sunday morning from a Central Coast jail. Here are the details from the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office: 21-year old Santos Samuel Fonseca and 20-year old Jonathan Salazar where both awaiting trial on unrelated murder charges along with numerous…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, CA (KMJ) – Wildfires and blackouts – Governor Gavin Newsom spoke of his plans to transform the state’s largest utility. During a press conference on Friday, Governor Newsom first thanked the firefighting efforts by Cal Fire and other agencies, who have been faced with historic winds and extreme fire dangers. “2000 fires just in…… MORE
TULARE COUNTY, CA (KMJ) — Canine Distemper Virus (CDV) has been found in a coyote and multiple dogs that came into the Tulare County Animal Services shelter, officials say. The dogs and the coyote came into the shelter between October 23 and 28. Below is the press release from Tulare County Health and…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ)- The high speed rail authority and the City of Fresno reopened Mono Street between G and H Street on Friday. The move allows motorists and pedestrians to access Fresno’s Chinatown district. City Councilman Miguel Arias explains the significance. Tony Tinoco, spokesperson with the High Speed Rail Authority explains what the…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – California freshman congresswoman Katie Hill says she’s resigning because of a double standard. The Democrat told the House in her farewell speech Thursday that she’s leaving while men accused of “intentional acts of sexual violence” sit in the nation’s highest offices. And she took shots at a husband she says was abusive…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A search for the next California State University chancellor begins with six planned forums. The first forum will be Tuesday, November 12, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. in the University Union Ballroom at Sacramento State. A special committee will gather feedback from stakeholders to help guide the recruitment…… MORE
(KMJ) – A former Kingsburg resident has been charged with the murder of his baby daughter. Jose David Cerna was arrested October 30th by Long Beach Police after Kingsburg detectives issued a warrant Back in June of 2008, Kingsburg police began investigating after Cerna’s 6-week-old daughter died at Valley Children’s Hospital from head injuries. There…… MORE
