Category Archives: Local News

Fresno Co. Deputy Injured After Shots Fired in Tollhouse

Fresno Co. Deputy Injured After Shots Fired in Tollhouse

  UPDATE: Suspect is in custody. TOLLHOUSE, CA (KMJ) – A dispute over property lines leads to the injury of a Fresno County Sheriff’s Deputy in Tollhouse. Spokesman Tony Botti says it happened in the area of Quail Mountain Lane and Hidden Hollow Lane. Sheriff Margaret Mims says they got a call of shots fired…MORE

Newsom Plans Ongoing Funding for Undocumented Immigrants

Newsom Plans Ongoing Funding for Undocumented Immigrants

FRESNO (KMJ) – Governor Gavin Newsom signed a $214.8 billion operating budget that expands the state’s Medicaid program to include people 25 and younger living in the country illegally. Monday, Newsom told a crowd of supporters he plans continue expanding that coverage next year and in 2021. The issue is becoming more prominent in the…MORE

Health Department: CA Vaccination Rates Down Again

Health Department: CA Vaccination Rates Down Again

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — The vaccination rate among California kindergarten students is down again, as more parents have sought medical exemptions for their children. New figures from the Department of Public Health show that more than 4,800 kindergartners had a medical exemption last school year; it marks a 70 percent increase in the 2 years since…MORE

California Seeks to End Execution Lawsuit

California Seeks to End Execution Lawsuit

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Gov. Gavin Newsom is seeking to end a long-running federal lawsuit challenging California’s lethal injection process, arguing that it is no longer valid because of his moratorium on executions. Death penalty opponents are challenging the state’s plan to use a single powerful barbiturate, instead of three drugs, to execute criminals. Newsom’s…MORE

Two Shootings In Merced, Woman Taken to Hospital Say Police

Two Shootings In Merced, Woman Taken to Hospital Say Police

      MERCED, CA (KMJ) – Two shootings take place Friday in Merced, a woman is taken to hospital, say Merced Police. Police say the first shooting took place around 5:30 in the morning by the 100 block of E. Main Street by and E Street. The victim had been inside her home when…MORE

Gas Prices Continue to Fall Ahead of Tax Increase

Gas Prices Continue to Fall Ahead of Tax Increase

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Just ahead of a looming tax increase, gas prices are posting small declines. Here in Fresno, gas is now averaging $3.74 a gallon, down from $3.78 last week. However, on Monday, California’s fuel tax will rise by 5.6 cents, to a more than 47 cents a gallon. The demand for gas…MORE

California Regulators Considering PG&E Wildfire Fines

California Regulators Considering PG&E Wildfire Fines

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – California regulators have begun proceedings to consider fines against Pacific Gas & Electric Co. for its role in a devastating series of 2017 wildfires. The Public Utilities Commission made the decision on Thursday. In a statement, Commissioner Clifford Rechtschaffen said the utility’s violations during the fire siege “are extensive and disturbing.”…MORE

California Voters Could be Asked to Approve Sports Betting

California Voters Could be Asked to Approve Sports Betting

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California voters could be asked next year to legalize sports betting in the nation’s most populous state. Two Democratic state lawmakers announced Thursday that they’ve introduced constitutional amendments after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the federal ban on sports betting last year. That decision allows wagering to be regulated by each…MORE