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Arambula Found Not Guilty of Child Abuse, Returns to Assembly Monday
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A Fresno jury on Thursday returned a not-guilty verdict in the trial Assemblyman Dr. Joaquin Arambula. The 41-year-old Fresno democrat was facing one count of misdemeanor child abuse following his arrest in December. He said his 7-year-old daughter acted out and he spanked her, the next day CPS was called…… MORE
Feds Strip High Speed Rail of $928 Million
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) California’s “bullet train” just hit another major speed bump. On Thursday, the Federal Railroad Administration announced it’s terminating its deal with the state of California to fund the controversial High Speed Rail Project because CHSRA has “repeatedly failed to comply” with terms of the 2010 agreement” the FRA said. CLICK TO READ…… MORE
Gov. Newsom’s ‘Water Tax’ Shot Down in CA Senate
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – The California Senate has rejected a new tax on most residential water bills, opting instead to use existing tax dollars to improve drinking water in some of the state’s poorest areas. State officials say in 2017, more than 450 public water systems did not comply with safety standards, affecting more than…… MORE
Arambula Found Not Guilty of Child Abuse
FRESNO, CA (KM) – A Fresno jury on Thursday returned a not-guilty verdict in the trial Assemblyman Dr. Joaquin Arambula. The Fresno democrat was facing one count of Misdemeanor charge of child abuse. If he had been found guilty, Arambula could have faced as much as six months in jail Developing… …… MORE
Fresno Diocese, Others to Compensate Victims of Priest Abuse
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Six Roman Catholic dioceses in California are creating a program to compensate people who were sexually abused by priests as children, in return for promising not to sue. The program announced Tuesday includes the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and the dioceses of Fresno, Orange, Sacramento, San Bernardino and San Diego. They…… MORE
Snow Closes Glacier Point Road
(AP) – A popular road at Yosemite National Park will be closed to vehicular traffic beginning Wednesday evening ahead of a series of storms expected to dump at least a foot of snow on the highest peaks. Park spokeswoman Scott Gediman says Glacier Point Road will close at 6 p.m. Wednesday. The 16-mile road offers…… MORE
Pair of Suspects Sought After 99 Cents Only Store Theft
(KMJ) – Fresno Police continue to search for a pair of female suspects who pushed a security guard while allegedly stealing from a 99 Cents Only Store in Southeast Fresno. Officers say the two women placed various items in bags and then tried to walk out of the store, located at Kings Canyon and Willow…… MORE
Suspect Vehicles Identified in Home of Hope Burglary
(KMJ) – Fresno Police have now identified a pair of suspects and the vehicles believed used in the May 8th burglary of Granville’s Home of Hope. Investigators say two suspects entered the home between Midnight and 6 a.m. and stole most of its furnishings including the refrigerator and stove. Fresno Police have now released the…… MORE
“Did you hit your child? No, Never” Says Assemblyman Arambula, Testifying at His Child Abuse Trial
FRESNO, CA (KM) – Defense brings Assemblyman Joaquin Arambula to testify Tuesday at his own misdemeanor child abuse trial. Defense had the final two witnesses, Dr. Joaquin Arambula on the stand along with his brother Diego. Stanford-educated Diego Arambula said he was working as a teacher and a principal in the Bay area and…… MORE
