SAN DIEGO (AP) – A Marine helicopter has crashed during a Southern California training mission and authorities believe all four crew members were killed. The military says the CH-53E Super Stallion went down shortly after 2:30 p.m. Tuesday near El Centro. The helicopter was with the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing out of the Miramar air…… MORE
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Republican Gubernatorial Candidate John Cox Stumping In Fresno
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Gubernatorial Candidate John Cox visits Fresno while on the campaign trail. The Fresno County Republican Party has endorsed John Cox as one gubernatorial candidate that will work with Jeff Sessions and the Trump Administration. Speaking in a press conference held Tuesday at the Robert E. Coyle Federal Courthouse, Cox says he…… MORE
Bill: Calif. Cops Could Only Use Deadly Force “When Necessary”
(CNN) – California lawmakers proposed a dramatic change Tuesday in the standard under which police officers can use deadly force, in the wake of the fatal police shooting of Stephon Clark. Joined by the grandfather of the 22-year-old unarmed black man whose death last month has sparked days of protests in Sacramento, legislators announced a…… MORE
Police K9 “Will Be Just Fine” After Officers Say Suspect Punched Him
VISALIA (KMJ) — A burglary suspect has been put behind bars after he allegedly punched a Visalia Police K9, while officers were trying to apprehend him. Juan Padilla Jimenez is said to have thrown a river rock through the glass door of a bank at the city’s Mooney Boulevard and Caldwell Avenue around 4.15am Tuesday,…… MORE
Clovis Community Medical Centers Announce $390-Million Dollar Expansion
[Photo: CCMC] FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The Clovis Community Medical Centers announces a $390-million dollar expansion. The Medical Centers’ Board of Trustees approved a four-year construction project that will add 144 private beds and expand several services. The 190,000-square-foot expansion project will feature a five-story bed tower and will add 15,000 square feet to the…… MORE
Late Winter Storms Helped Raise California Snowpack – DWR Still Advises Water Conservation
[Photo: CA DWR] FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The Department of Water Resources says late winter storms increased the Sierra Nevada snowpack by nearly double but not enough to put the state on track for an average year. Following one of the driest February’s in California history, Chief Of Snow Surveys Frank Gehrke measured the snow at Phillips…… MORE
Identity Released Of Man Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting In Atwater
[Photo: Merced County Sheriff’s Office] FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The Merced County Sheriff’s Office has released the identity of the man killed in Friday’s officer-involved shooting in Atwater. During a news conference on Monday, the Merced County Sheriff’s Office said 42-year-old Timothy Breckenridge of Merced was shot and killed in a home during a probation compliance…… MORE
“Moist Storm” Forecast To Hit The Central Valley This Week
FRESNO (KMJ) — The National Weather Service has warned of another band of wet weather about to strike the Central Valley. Another surge of tropical moisture is due to arrive late this week, with the potential of some heavy rain, flooding, and debris flow. “The equatorial Pacific evaporates a lot of moisture up into the…… MORE
AG Becerra To Take Over Madera DA’s Investigation of County Board of Supervisors
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Madera County District Attorney, David A. Linn, announced Friday that California Attorney General, Xavier Becerra, will take charge of all matters concerning his criminal investigation of members of the Madera County Board of Supervisors, due to the potential conflict of interest between Linn and the supervisors. Linn previously announced that he…… MORE
UCSF Fresno & CRMC Teaching Life-saving Skills On National Stop the Bleed Day
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Trauma is the leading cause of death for Americans under age 46, according to a National Academies of Science study. Many lives, however, can be saved by stopping blood loss. The UCSF Fresno Department of Surgery and Community Regional Medical Center Trauma Program are teaming up to teach life-saving skills…… MORE
