COALINGA (KMJ) — Patients at Coalinga State Hospital are planning a protest inside the facility, amid claims of abuse and frightened staff. “It’s a toxic environment,” explained patient Jeffrey Gambord. His complaints are focused on the sexually violent predator program,; figures from the Department of State Hospitals shows 73% of those inside are classified as…… MORE
[Photo: Fresno PD] FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno police respond after a fourth grader brought a fake, but very realistic, gun to school. It happened Tuesday around 9:00 a.m. at Vinland Elementary School. According to Fresno Police, the student was showing the fake gun to school friends. Police say the boy did not make…… MORE
[Photo: Similar Model to Stolen Bike] FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A retired officer with the California Highway Patrol was beaten and robbed of his bicycle. Property crimes detectives with the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office are investigating this case and are in need of the public’s help. Just before 6:30 am on Sunday, April, 15th,…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Police have a suspect in the city’s latest homicide in Southwest Fresno. It was just after 8:00 Sunday night that police got the 911 call that a man was covered in blood and lying in the parking lot at the Country Mart on North and Elm. The victim, 54 year-old Bernard…… MORE
(CNN) – The bodies of two members of a California family of four who went missing earlier this month were found inside a vehicle encased in sediment in the Eel River, the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office said. The remains of a third family member also has been recovered. [van id=”us/2018/04/11/ca-missing-family-thottapilly-orig-vstop-bdk.cnn”] Two adults and two children…… MORE
LAS VEGAS (KMJ/AP) Low-cost carrier Allegiant Air has responded to claims made in a “60 Minutes” investigation, which alleged numerous mechanical incidents have been impacting safety on board. The CBS report, which aired Sunday, revealed figures from the Federal Aviation Administration showing in-flight breakdowns to be three-and-a-half times more likely on Allegiant Air than services…… MORE
Hanford, CA (KMJ) – A couple accused of killing a Hanford man may have been trying to leave the country. Stacie Mendoza and Jose Mendoza were arrested Friday near LAX. Jose Mendoza had a plane ticket to El Salvador. Hanford Police say that on Thursday, April 12th, Stacie Mendoza told a property manager that…… MORE
SAN DIEGO (AP) – Two U.S. officials say California has rejected the federal government’s initial plans to send the state’s National Guard troops to the border because the work is considered too closely tied to immigration enforcement. California told federal officials late last week it will not allow its troops to fix and repair vehicles, operate…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno Unified School District is celebrating their 2017 scores from the NAEP test. 27 of the nation’s largest school districts take the voluntary assessment test called NAEP (National Assessment of Educational Progress), which assesses language arts and math for 4th, 8th, and 12 grades. It’s considered a national report card,…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The U.S. Department of Transportation is going to begin a federal audit of California’s high-speed rail project, according to Assemblyman Jim Patterson. The audit will begin in April and will be completed in addition to the audit that’s ongoing by the California State Auditor. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation…… MORE
