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Recalled California Judge Fired From Coaching Job

Recalled California Judge Fired From Coaching Job

FRESNO (KMJ) – A judge who was recalled after giving out an unpopular sentence has been fired from his latest job. The Fremont Union High School District said Wednesday that ex-judge Aaron Persky was no longer employed as junior varsity girls tennis coach at Lynbrook High School in San Jose. The announcement came a day…MORE

Chevron Ordered to Provide More Info Re: Kern County Leaks

Chevron Ordered to Provide More Info Re: Kern County Leaks

FRESNO (KMJ) – Regulators are ordering Chevron to provide more information about recent and ongoing oil leaks in Kern County. The state Division of Oil, Gas and Geothermal Resources is saying that the material Chevron has turned over regarding the leaks is unsatisfactory, according to the Bakersfield Californian. The agency is demanding records, maps, diagrams…MORE

Terra Bella Man Arrested for Child Pornography

Terra Bella Man Arrested for Child Pornography

FRESNO (KMJ) – A Terra Bella man is behind bars after detectives spend two-months gathering evidence linking him to child pornography. The Tulare County Sheriff’s Office Cybercrimes and Forensics Unit conducted an investigation into child pornography being sent over the internet. 26-year-old Jacob Berrones was identified as a suspect. Detectives say when they tracked him…MORE

Legislature Redefines What It Means to be an Independent Contractor

Legislature Redefines What It Means to be an Independent Contractor

FRESNO (KMJ) – The law that would forever change the way millions of Californians work is waiting for the governor’s signature. State lawmakers have passed a bill that would give wage and benefit protections to workers at so-called gig economy jobs like Uber and Lyft, by changing the definition of what it means to be…MORE

2 Bodies Recovered from Car Submerged in Bass Lake

2 Bodies Recovered from Car Submerged in Bass Lake

  UPDATE: Two victims are identified as Samuel Rosasco, 21, of Oakhurst, & Karina Barnett, 17, of Ahwahnee. The bodies were recovered by the Madera County Sheriff’s Dive Team.   The occupants of the submerged vehicle discovered this morning in Bass Lake were pronounced deceased at the scene. They‘ve been identified as Samuel Rosasco of…MORE

Permanent Daylight Saving Time in California on Hold

Permanent Daylight Saving Time in California on Hold

FRESNO (KMJ) – The rituals of springing forward and falling back won’t be going away anytime soon. San Jose Democrat Assemblyman Kansen Chu announced that he is making a two-year bill out of AB 7, which would make Daylight Saving Time permanent in California. Chu introduced AB 7 after the successful passage of Proposition 7…MORE

2 Gang Members Arrested for Auto Theft after Hiding in Clovis Hotel

2 Gang Members Arrested for Auto Theft after Hiding in Clovis Hotel

  CLOVIS, CA (KMJ) – Two gang members are arrested for auto theft after running from officers, and hiding in a Clovis hotel. Just before 7:30 a.m. Tuesday morning, Clovis Police Officers located a stolen vehicle in the parking lot of the Hilton Garden Inn Hotel near Sylmar and Shaw in Clovis. Two men were…MORE

Newsom, 11 Governors Call on President & Congress to Act on Gun Reform

Newsom, 11 Governors Call on President & Congress to Act on Gun Reform

SACRAMENTO, CA – Governor Gavin Newsom joined Governors from 11 other states Tuesday in calling on President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to act what they call on common-sense gun reforms. The Governor said it’s in response to the epidemic of gun violence devastating communities across the country, “We need to treat…MORE