SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – A Democratic assemblyman is proposing a ballot initiative that would bar certain convicted rapists and sex traffickers from being eligible for early release. Assemblyman Jim Cooper says he is taking his initiative to California voters because he has been stonewalled by fellow Democrats in the Legislature. It would also expand the…… MORE
[Photo: CHOTK Facebook] FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – It’s time for safe trick or treating…but what about your pets? Front doors open and close frequently on Halloween, so Beth Caffrey from the Central California Animal Disaster Team says make sure all of your pets are wearing tags with current ID. “The best thing you can do…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — Current and potentially future riders of the City of Fresno’s FAX bus are being asked to tell officials what they think of the service, with a view to redefining the transit system for years to come. “The system is essentially an extension or adaptation of the same system that was around in…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — The annual gathering of costumed youngsters, also known as Halloween, is prompting a warning from law enforcement. “This time of the year we see an uprise in collisions and of course with all the children and pedestrians out on the roadways there is an additional danger there,” revealed Fresno Police Officer John…… MORE
(CNN) – Homes leveled, cars reduced to their frames. Entire neighborhoods in California gone. Families left with nothing. “All your life savings and work for all the years is gone,” Penny Wright told CNN. “We lived here 10 years. I never thought that Santa Rosa would have a fire like this and we would lose…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Many people renew their wedding vows but not everyone does it surrounded by 700 cats. Diana Stevens and her husband, Walter McMahon, traveled from New Hampshire to Parlier for a vow renewal ceremony on Friday, October 27th at the Cat House on the Kings sanctuary. For their 10th wedding anniversary, they were…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — A bid to impeach President Donald Trump, funded by California billionaire Tom Steyer, has received a response from the Commander in Chief himself. “[He has been] fighting me and my Make America Great Again agenda from beginning,” writes President Trump on Twitter. “Never wins elections.” Wacky & totally unhinged Tom Steyer, who…… MORE
Free cash for everyone? Stockton, Calif.’s mayor plans to see if it works NEW YORK (CNNMoney) – As a kid growing up in Stockton, California, a little extra money would’ve meant the world to Michael Tubbs’ family. Tubbs’ mother worked long hours as a cashier at a Discovery Zone and still had to borrow from…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A rally was held in Downtown Fresno, Thursday afternoon, in opposition to federal action on health insurance. Constituents say that the federal budget plan just approved slashes Medicaid and Medicare. They say they want to spread awareness of just how destructive the plan will be for Valley residents. “The actions that…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Secretary of State Alex Padilla has cleared a new initiative to start collecting signatures, which would split California into three states. If approved by voters, it would then have to be blessed by Congress. Were that to happen, existing assets and liabilities would be divided, among the three new states. The initiative…… MORE
