TULARE, Calif. (KMJ News) — 32 arrests have bee made by the Tulare County District Attorney’s Bureau of Investigations, on charges of welfare and auto insurance fraud. The illegal activity tallies up to more than $269,000. In the welfare fraud cases, the defendants are accused of crimes such as failing to report income, not notifying the…… MORE
(KMJ) – You now have a chance to invest in a Valley-based feature film before the Hollywood project begins production. Filmmakers Brock Heasley and Orlando Gomez spoke with KMJ’s Matt Otstot Friday morning about “The Shift.” The faith-based and science fiction short film will soon be expanded into a feature-length project thanks to the streaming…… MORE
(KMJ) – A traffic stop made by Fresno Police for expired registration turns into a seizure of drugs, cash and a so-called “ghost gun.” Officers pulled over the car driven by 35-year old Henry Lam around 8 p.m. Thursday near Peach and Olive. A subsequent search of his vehicle turned up gun with a threaded barrel…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) – Calls for FUSD trustee Terry Slatic to resign at Thursday night’s school board meeting. A packed room at the Fresno Unified School District building downtown for a special meeting to decide whether Trustee Terry Slatic should be sanctioned for his conduct during a visit to Bullard High School’s cheer practice on July 10th.…… MORE
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) – A Central California man who ripped out the eyeball of another man has been convicted of mayhem and other charges that carry a possible life sentence. Isaac Manuel Orozco was convicted Wednesday of five federal charges. Kern County prosecutors say Orozco tore out the man’s eye and tried to pull out…… MORE
BIG SUR, Calif. (AP) – Authorities in California are searching for whoever painted giant graffiti along Highway 1 attacking the impact of tourism on Big Sur, the scenic stretch of rugged coast that is a major destination for visitors. The California Highway Patrol was informed around noon on July 14 the words “OVERTOURISM IS KILLING…… MORE
COALINGA, Calif. (AP) – A riot involving dozens of inmates at a Central California prison has ended with three injuries. State corrections officials say about 41 inmates were involved in Thursday’s battle in a recreation yard at Pleasant Valley State Prison in Coalinga. The fighting began when three inmates attacked one prisoner and the brawling…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ News) — Two arrests have been made, in connection with a gang-related drive-by shooting last week that wounded a 5-year-old Fresno boy, who was in the back seat of a car, in the area of Winery and Yale. Police Chief Jerry Dyer said Thursday that a series of search warrants ended with 25-year-old…… MORE
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) – San Joaquin Valley authorities have recovered and identified the bodies of four of the five people who have gone missing in the southern Sierra Nevada’s Kern River so far this year. The Kern County Sheriff’s Office is still looking for an 11-year old girl from Bakersfield who fell into the river…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) – Orphaned kitties in the State of California could have a new chance at life. California’s stray kittens can be adopted more easily, thanks to a new law signed by the governor on Wednesday. It allows people to adopt kittens under eight weeks old at animal shelters, waiving a mandatory six-day waiting period…… MORE
