FRESNO (KMJ) – A man is facing life in prison after killing a sleeping couple on a Northern California beach 15 years ago and to killing his own brother. Shaun Gallon pleaded guilty to first-degree murder. Under the deal, he will be sentenced next month to three consecutive life terms in prison without chance of…… MORE
FOLSOM, Calif. (AP) — A Sacramento County sheriff’s deputy has been arrested for allegedly having sex with a 16-year-old boy. Authorities say 44-year-old Shauna Bishop turned herself in to police in Folsom, California on Thursday. She was booked and later released. An investigation began in May and authorities had obtained an arrest warrant. Bishop could…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Mosquitoes test positive for West Nile Virus within Fresno City limits. The Fresno County Department of Public Health says positive tests came from in adult mosquitoes collected from an area around Fresno State in portions of the 93710 zip code area. “This confirmation is a strong reminder that everyone should take…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) – It sounds like a plot for a new TV series, but it’s real life, San Francisco’s chief medical examiner is taking a new job in the Valley. The San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to appoint Dr. Michael Hunter as that county’s first independent chief medical examiner. The county is…… MORE
(KMJ) – Early Friday morning, Tulare County Sheriff’s Deputies assisted Delano Police in locating a suspect in a drive-by shooting. Officers and Deputies confronted a man and woman around 2 a.m. at the Best Western in the Richgrove area, north of County Line Road. There, an officer from Delano P.D. and a deputy from Tulare…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Democratic California Attorney General Xavier Becerra has sent a letter to the EPA, accusing the agency of failing to ensure cleanup of groundwater contamination. So-called PFA contaminants include thousands of chemicals in products such as wrinkle-free clothing, food packaging, and non-stick cooking spray. They’ve been dubbed “forever chemicals,” as they often don’t…… MORE
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A network of charter schools in California stole more than $50 million from the state by creating phantom institutions that enrolled unwitting students it found through other schools and youth programs, prosecutors said Wednesday. A3 Education recruited small public school districts to sponsor the charter schools in exchange for oversight…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) – Fresno police have put a stop to a recent surge in downtown car break-ins. Early Thursday, officers were patrolling a parking garage that had recently been hit with a string of burglaries. Officers caught Vicente Garcia in the act of breaking into a car. Garcia was arrested and found to be in…… MORE
SAN DIEGO (AP) – U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter says political reasons prompted the Department of Justice to pressure his wife to plead guilty and testify against him in their corruption case. The GOP California congressman made the comment in a statement Thursday after Margaret Hunter pleaded guilty to a single count in U.S. court in…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) – A motion filed by California, to stop the border wall in the state. California’s attorney general Xavier Becerra annoucing Wednesday he’s filed a motion to permanently prevent President Donald Trump from constructing a wall in California and New Mexico, along the Mexico border. The Attorney General arguing that quote “The president’s actions…… MORE
