(Photo courtesy: Merced County Sheriff’s Office) (KMJ) – The Merced County Sheriff’s Office says three of the six inmates who escaped from its main jail facility over the weekend are now back behind bars. Sheriff Vern Warnke says Edgar Ventura was caught Tuesday near Firebaugh. And, Tuesday Night, Fabian Cruz Roman and Andres Rodriquez were…… MORE
Fresno County Registrar of Voters Announces Her Retirement
(Photo courtesy: County of Fresno) (KMJ) – Brandi Orth has served as Fresno County’s Clerk and Registrar of Voters for the past nine years. But, this week, she announced her intention to retire. In a statement released Tuesday, Orth writes: On December 17, 2020 my mother’s sudden illness required my personal attendance in North Carolina. As…… MORE
James Eugene Cleaver
The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office most wanted person of the week is: James Eugene Cleaver. He is a registered sex offender who has an active arrest warrant. Cleaver was released from prison on December 8, 2020 and has since failed to report to his probation officer. Additionally, he has not registered his new address with…… MORE
AFBF Urges Turn the Page on Partisanship
A top farm organization leader says it is time to “turn the page” on partisan politics. Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall made the comments during an opening press conference as part of the American Farm Bureau Federation Virtual Annual Convention. Duvall’s remarks follow last week’s rally and attack on the U.S. capitol. Duvall says,…… MORE
Driver Killed in Crash with Semi on Highway 180
FRESNO COUNTY, CA (KMJ) — A man has died after officers say his car drifted into the path of an oncoming semi truck in Fresno County. The California Highway Patrol (CHP) says a black Volkswagen Jetta was heading westbound on Highway 180 when the driver drifted into the eastbound lane near Blythe Avenue. The car crashed into a big…… MORE
Fresno Police Chief Paco Balderrama Sworn In
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Tyson Adds Alt-Meat Sandwiches to Jimmy Dean Line
Tyson Foods is adding breakfast sandwiches with soy-protein patties to its Jimmy Dean product line. The plant-based sandwiches are the latest offerings from the largest meat company in America and cater to the fast-growing alternative protein segment. They’re also the first alt-meat product under the Jimmy Dean sausage line. The Arkansas-based company says it’s…… MORE
Calif. College Offers Covid Tests in Vending Machines
The University of California San Diego has placed almost a dozen vending machines that dispense self-administered COVID-19 kits on campus to help students adhere to stringent testing requirements. UC San Diego requires all students to test for COVID-19 weekly and the vending machines provide a convenient way to comply with that rule. The 1,000 on-campus…… MORE
Fresno Police Release Crime Suppression Operation Results
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The Fresno police department gives an update on its violent crime suppression operation. The operation was launched in October as a direct result of the increase in violent crime The Fresno Police Dept. said it was in part issues of $0 bail and early releases from our jail and state prison…… MORE
Gov. Newsom Proposes $600 Payment for Low-Income Californians
SACRAMENTO, CA. (AP) — Millions of low-income Californians would get a $600 payment from the state under a budget proposal by Gov. Gavin Newsom. The proposed payment announced Wednesday would go to people with annual incomes of less than $30,000. The pool of eligible people includes some immigrants living in the country illegally who…… MORE
