SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A California utility blamed for igniting several wildfires that killed dozens and destroyed thousands of homes has agreed to pay $1 billion to local governments. Attorneys representing 14 local public entities announced the settlement with Pacific Gas & Electric on Tuesday to cover “taxpayer losses.” The fires include a 2015 fire…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — A south valley murderer is on his way to prison. 30-year-old Joshua Stepp of Lindsay has been convicted by a Tulare County jury of second-degree murder, for stabbing of 19-year-old Michael Avalos to death, and burning his body in an orchard. Court documents say Stepp believed Avalos had incriminating information about a…… MORE
Sprouts Farmers Market recalls spinach in 19 states due to deadly Listeria. Sprouts Farmers Market of Phoenix, AZ is recalling Frozen Cut Leaf Spinach conventional and organic 16oz bags, manufactured by National Frozen Foods of Oregon, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) – California lawmakers are negotiating a pair of proposed tax increases as the deadline approaches for Governor Gavin Newsom to sign a nearly $215 billion budget. Lawmakers approved the budget bill last week. But they must pass more than a dozen “trailer bills” that detail how the money must be spent. Monday, the…… MORE
(KMJ) – At a news conference in Bakersfield Monday, 52-year old Syliva Gomez Ray claims she was sexually abused by Monsignor John Esquivel when she was a teenager. Esquivel now serves as a priest at Saint Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Reedley. The Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests, or SNAP, adds four…… MORE
FRESNO,CA (KMJ) – A 28-year-old man is arrested for threatening to shoot up a Fresno LGBTQ nightclub. A social media post on June 9th showed a photo of the Pulse Nightclub shooter, who killed 49 people. The post was threatening to do the same at the Fab Nightclub in the Tower District. Police Chief…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Just as gas prices have begun a slight decline, fuel taxes in the Golden State are about to rise. Starting July 1, the figure will rise by 5.6 cents a gallon, to 47.3 cents. It’s part of the 10-year tax and fee increase, approved back in 2017 by the California State Legislature,…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) – State lawmakers would have to partially adopt some of President Donald Trump’s 2017 tax changes to allow economically disadvantaged people to get a bigger state tax refund. The budget they sent to Gov. Gavin Newsom included the expansion of the state’s earned income tax credit. But they have yet to adopt the tax…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) – Oregon is about to become the second state after California to adopt a cap-and-trade program.. Supporters call it the United States’ most progressive climate policy. They say it not only cuts emissions but invests in transitioning the state economy and infrastructure to better prepare for more intense weather events as climate change…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) – The city of Clovis has a new police chief. Captain Curt Fleming will take over following the retirement of chief Matt Basgall. Fleming has been a member of the Clovis Police Department for 13 years. Fleming is a native of Fresno and graduated from Bullard High School and Fresno State. If he’s…… MORE
