(CNN) – Not all of California opposes President Donald Trump’s immigration policies. Los Alamitos, a small city in Orange County, voted last week to oppose California’s “sanctuary” law. And now the county government is joining the backlash against the state policy, which prohibits local law enforcement from some cooperation with federal immigration enforcement. The Orange…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Deliberations were underway Tuesday inside Fresno County Superior Court in the trial of accused Fresno County Jail shooter Thong Vang. The ex-convict from Laos is facing felony attempted murder charges and being a felon in possession of a gun in the shooting of correctional Officers Juanita Davila (below left) and Toamalama Scanlan…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – 29-year-old convicted child rapist Daniel Flanum is denied parole for another three years. The Kings County District Attorney’s Office says Flanum was denied parole on Friday, March 23rd at Valley State Prison in Chowchilla, In May of 2006, Flanum was convicted for the forcible rape of a 14-year-old Lemoore girl.…… MORE
[Photo: AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File] FILE — This Sept. 21, 2010, file photo shows the interior of the lethal injection facility at San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, Calif. SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The battle over California’s voter-backed effort to resume executions will begin in earnest when state officials and death penalty…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – California files a lawsuit after the Trump Administration adds a citizenship question on the 2020 Census. On Tuesday, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and California’s Secretary of State Alex Padilla held a news conference in Sacramento to announce the lawsuit. Becerra says the question is “not just a bad…… MORE
(CNN) – Citing the “extremely high emotions, anger and hurt” in Sacramento following the shooting death of Stephon Clark by police in his grandmother’s backyard, Police Chief Daniel Hahn said Tuesday that California Attorney General Xavier Becerra will hold an independent investigation into the shooting. Hahn, surrounded by community leaders at a news conference, called…… MORE
[van id=”van/ns-acc/2018/03/27/WE-007TU_CNNA-ST1-10000000047ebf75″] UPDATE: KNX1070 reports that LAPD Robbery-Homicide Division commander William Hayes says human remains have been recovered from a shallow grave in the northern part of the state. Although not yet conclusive, he believes they are the remains of aspiring model and actress Adea Shabani. LAPD detectives were in Dry Creek Tuesday in the…… MORE
[Photo: Madera Sheriff’s Office] FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A search in Mariposa County for two people believed swept away in Thursday’s storm is being cut back. The Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office says 72-year-old Carol Brown of Catheys Valley (below) & 67-year-old John Honesto of Don Pedro were both reported missing during Thursday’s storm.…… MORE
[Photo: Fresno State] FRESNO; CA (KMJ) – Fresno State’s March Match Up meets it’s $100,000 goal. With a week left to go in Fresno State’s fundraising campaign to stock its Student Cupboard, the good news was announced Monday, March 26th on Twitter that the school had hit its goal. It’s the third year of the…… MORE
[Photo: City of Fresno] FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Developing business in Fresno’s Ventura-Kings Canyon Corridor is the gist of one city council member’s plan. Fresno City Council Member Luis Chavez (above) is pitching a plan to the City of Fresno and the Fresno Chamber of Commerce. According to the Business Journal’s Gabe Dillard –…… MORE
