SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California correctional officer Arturo Pacheco was upset while escorting a prison inmate, so he yanked the inmate’s feet from under him, sending him crashing to the ground and ultimately killing him. A few months earlier, without provocation, he sprayed pepper spray at short range into the eyes of another inmate, later…… MORE
Search And Rescue Crews Pull Woman From Rainbow Falls After Medical Emergency
MADERA COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ) — A 50-year-old woman is safe tonight, thanks to the Madera County Sheriff’s Office search and rescue crews. The woman called 911 after suffering a medical emergency at Rainbow Falls. The Sheriff’s Office didn’t specify what type of emergency that was. Rescue crews had to carry the woman from the trail…… MORE
Dinuba Man Accused Of Killing Woman Arrested
(KMJ) — A Dinuba man is being charged with homicide after officers found a woman shot dead Sunday. The Dinuba Police Department says just before 2:00 a.m. Sunday, they went out to North Alta Avenue, near Davis Drive, after getting reports about shots being fired. They found a woman had been shot and was lying…… MORE
Father Wanted After Losing Custody And Taking Child
FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. — A father is on the run after deputies say he took his child after losing custody. The Fresno County Sheriff’s Officer is now searching for Luis Padilla. Deputies say he entered a home where the child was and took him without the knowledge of the grandmother who was watching him. Padilla…… MORE
Man Caught Red-Handed With Stolen Cat Loader In Madera
MADERA, Calif. — A man was caught red-handed with a stolen Cat Loader in Madera. Police were called to the Fresno River near Cleveland Ave and found Brent Norman with the large tool that he had stolen from a nearby job site. According to officers, Norman lied and said he was working for the construction…… MORE
Advocates Claim Deere Might be Violating Clean Air Act
Consumer advocates claim that John Deere may be violating the Clean Air Act by limiting repairs on the emission control systems of its machines. Such repairs are only authorized to certified John Deere dealers. Politico says the Clean Air Act requires companies to provide the necessary information, including software, to repair emission control systems in…… MORE
New California Gun Control Law Mimics Texas Abortion Measure
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California punched back Friday against two recent landmark U.S. Supreme Court decisions as Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a controversial, first-in-the-nation gun control law patterned after a Texas anti-abortion law and urged other states to follow suit. He acted one month after conservative justices overturned the constitutional right to abortion and undermined gun control laws in…… MORE
Updates To Livestock Indemnity Payments
The Farm Service Agency made changes to its payment rates under the Livestock Indemnity Program. The agency changed rates for calves under 250 pounds and will now value them at the same level as non-adult cattle weighing between 250 and 399 pounds. FSA also increased payment rates for calves under 400 pounds. The U.S. Cattlemen’s…… MORE
UPDATE: 4-Year-Old Child Reported Missing Out Of Porterville – FOUND
PORTERVILLE, Calif. (KMJ) — Update: Four-year-old Billie Helena Chatman has been found safely in the Bay Area. The Sheriff’s Office has determined this to be a family custody disagreement, rather than a missing person’s case, and Chatman’s grandmother has been the little girl’s primary caregiver for most of her life. Child Welfare Services is now…… MORE
3 Added To The Top Ten Most Wanted In Tulare County
TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ) — Three more people have been added to the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office most wanted list. According to Sheriff Boudreaux, these criminals are in hiding. Jesse Ruiz, 18, of Goshen is wanted for attempted homicide on July 10 and has an active felony warrant out for his arrest. Jose Meza, 35,…… MORE
