(CNN) – House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, one of two front-runners to replace retiring House Speaker Paul Ryan, said Thursday that he won’t seek the position if Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy runs for it. “I mean, I’ve never run against Kevin and wouldn’t run against Kevin,” the Louisiana Republican told Fox News, adding, “and he…… MORE
FRESNO,CA (KMJ) – The management company of a Kern County trailer park where a child died in a fire is facing involuntary manslaughter. The fire broke out on the night of January 24, 2016, at the 4J’s Trailer Park in Oildale. It occurred by a bedroom where the child was sleeping. The adults inside…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Overall Crime is down in Fresno, but police are seeing more car break-ins. On Wednesday, Fresno’s Police Chief Jerry Dyer released crime watch trends for April 2018 which showed overall crime is continuing to drop in the city. Chief Dyer said there’s been a 30 percent reduction in shootings, year-to-date. There were…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – – Mayors from California’s 11 largest cities lobbied at the state Capitol on Wednesday, April 11 for AB 3171, which would allocate $1.5 billion from the state budget to cities addressing the growing homelessness crisis in California. “I am glad to join with my fellow mayors in a bipartisan effort to…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – California’s largest water agency approved a nearly $11 billion plan Tuesday to help fund two enormous tunnels. The board of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California voted 61% to 39% to support the California Waterfix in its entirety. The Department of Water Resources released a statement from Director Karla…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – An email threat to Mariposa County Unified School District may have been from a known hacker group. The Mariposa County Sheriff says the superintendent received an email Tuesday morning from an unknown person who threatened to bring a gun and bombs to the school to harm students and staff. The Sheriff…… MORE
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Authorities say a family of four has been missing since last week while on a road trip from Portland, Oregon, to their home in Santa Clarita, California. San Jose police said Tuesday a relative called on April 8 to report the Thottapilly family missing. Police say the family was expected at…… MORE
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – The superintendent of a California school district says he will appeal a ruling in an equal pay lawsuit to the U.S. Supreme Court. The statement came Monday after an 11-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled unanimously in favor of a Fresno County school employee who said…… MORE
LOS ANGELES (AP) – One tunnel or two? A week after Southern California’s largest water agency abandoned a plan to pay for much of the state’s ambitious water project, the funding debate begins again. The Metropolitan Water District board will vote Tuesday on whether to approve $5 billion in funding for a single tunnel that…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California’s government would set prices for health care services under a measure in the state Assembly. The bill introduced Monday comes amid a fierce debate in the Capitol about rising health care costs. It’s likely to draw intense opposition from physicians, hospitals and other health care providers. The measure by Democratic…… MORE
