SACRAMENTO, CA (KMJ) – A request to audit the Department of Motor Vehicle’s rollout of its Real ID program fails to gather enough votes. At a hearing in Sacramento on Wednesday, Acting DMV Director Kathleen Web told the Joint Legislative Audit Committee that she is willing to cooperate with another state audit – but…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Starting July 1, Californians seeking to buy ammunition in the state will have to undergo a background check, as part a gun control measure approved back in 2016. However, confusion remains over what kind of documentation will be required. At a news conference on Tuesday, Gov. Gavin Newsom incorrectly stated that, “if…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A body is found in a Los Banos canal on Wednesday. The Merced County Sheriff’s Office was conducting the investigation. The Sheriff’s Office says the body was located in the morning in the Delta Mendota Canal near Mercy Springs Road, according to the Sheriff’s Facebook page. Detectives and the water…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Pacific Gas & Electric’s key lenders have offered a $30 billion plan to pull the utility out of bankruptcy and give the tarnished company a new name. The Sacramento Bee reports the proposal filed Tuesday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court would set aside up to $18 billion of the $30 billion to…… MORE
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Mitsubishi Motors has announced it is relocating its North America headquarters from California to Tennessee, a move that will bring the Japanese automaker closer to its sister company Nissan and strengthen Tennessee’s growing reputation as an epicenter of the automotive sector. Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and Department of Economic and Community…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A four-year old boy has now died of his injures after initially surviving a crash on Saturday morning by Prather that killed his mother and sister. The Fresno County Coroner’s office say Hunter Wilson was in the truck with his 8-year old sister Reagan Wilson. His mother, 29-year old…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The Department of Motor Vehicles is shutting offices across the state but only for half a day in July. On July 24th, employees at 183 DMV offices will work on their customer skills. The DMV is reinforcing training for its 5000 employees on providing “excellent” customer service, and preparing them…… MORE
VISALIA, CA (KMJ) – A 42-year-old man who was caught on camera breaking into a Visalia jewelry store in March has been convicted of the crime, Monday. A surveillance recording showed Jason Hounihan smashing a glass door at the Kay Jewelers at the mall on south Mooney and West Walnut. He smashed a glass…… MORE
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Health officials are investigating if two measles patients exposed others to the contagious virus. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health says Saturday two Los Angeles County residents were diagnosed with measles after recent travel outside the country. Patrons of the Geffen Playhouse on June 7 and the Toscana Restaurant…… MORE
PISMO BEACH, Calif. (AP) – A sea lion has bitten a girl in what officials say is an unusual attack. KTLA-TV reports that 13-year-old Megan Pagnini was posing for photos in the surf at Pismo Beach when a sea lion bit her leg around 8:30 p.m. June 14. Pismo Beach Police transported Pagnini to a…… MORE
