Hanford, CA. (KMJ) – The Hanford Police Department is holding a Take Back event to dispose of unwanted prescription drugs. On Saturday, October 26, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Hanford PD and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will give the public its 18th opportunity in nine years to prevent pill abuse and theft by…… MORE
A Madera man who is accused of causing a crash that resulted in the death of three people Nebraska was taken into custody Friday. He’ll be extradited to Kearney, Nebraska, where he will face three counts of felony manslaughter. Investigators say Kratt’s semitrailer ran into the rear of a line of vehicles that had…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Independent voters in California will be allowed to vote in the state’s Democratic presidential primary, but not in the Republican contest. The Monday announcement by the secretary of state follows the tradition of recent presidential primaries. There are more than 5.6 million voters in California who are not affiliated with a…… MORE
STOCKTON, CA (KMJ) – Stockton’s former mayor is sentenced Monday in conflict of interest case. The case has gone on for three years, $5,000 from the mayoral discretionary fund was directed to the Kids Club of Stockton in 2013. The Former Mayor of Stockton Anthony Silva was facing a felony charge from his decision…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Teachers and students in Fresno Unified are participating in cyber safety lessons this week. Fresno Unified has seen it’s share of social media mistakes by students – a recent black eye for the district over a blackface. In June, a video of a Bullard High School student in blackface went…… MORE
FRESNO,CA (KMJ) – Following last week’s historic statewide safety power shutoffs, PG&E may be shutting off power to thousands again this week. The company said in a press release “due to the forecasted extreme weather conditions and dry fuels, PG&E is considering proactively turning off power for safety, and implementing a public safety power shutoff,…… MORE
(KMJ) – A 40-year old Fresno man is now in custody, accused of killing him mother insider her East Central Fresno home. Fresno police say paramedics were called to a home on the 2200 block of North Price Avenue around Noon Saturday for reports of an injured woman. But when they arrived, they found 56-year…… MORE
(KMJ) – The Tulare County Sheriff’s Office has arrested two teens for the murder of another teenager Friday night in Earlimart. Deputies say 16-year old Ignacio Lemus was found shot to death around 10:30 pm Friday near Howard and Washington. Then, Saturday morning around 9 a.m., Deputies arrested 18-year-old Jesus Fernandez of Earlimart and 19-year-old Vanessa Macias of Alpaugh during a traffic stop.…… MORE
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – California’s top utilities regulator says she’s astounded by the lack of basic preparation Pacific Gas & Electric officials took in readying for a pre-emptive power shut-off that affected more than 2 million people. California Public Utilities Commission President Marybel Batjer said at an emergency meeting Friday that the utility failed on…… MORE
(AP) — Johnson & Johnson is recalling a single lot of its baby powder as a precaution after testing found trace amounts of asbestos in one bottle bought online. The recall announced Friday comes as J&J fights thousands of lawsuits in which plaintiffs claim its iconic baby powder was contaminated with asbestos and that it…… MORE
