Gavin Newsom said California could not afford to pay its share of President Donald Trump’s new expansion of unemployment benefits. According to President Trump’s Executive Order on Saturday, the order would provide $400 per week in additional assistance to Americans who are unemployed, $300 of which would come from the federal government. The remaining…… MORE
CA’s Director of Public Health Abruptly Resigns
(KMJ) – California’s Department of Public Health Director and State Health Officer, Dr. Sonia Angell, announces her resignation effective immediately. In an email to her staff Sunday night, she did not give a reason for her resignation. But Angell’s departure comes a week after a glitch was discovered in the state’s data system caused an under-reporting…… MORE
Ballot Boxing — 8.8.2020 — Jim Costa, Kalish Morrow & Marna Davis
Guests on Ballot Boxing with Aaron Abeytia this weekend are political Congressman Jim Costa, Hanford City Council candidate Kalish Morrow, and U.S. Census Bureau spokeswoman Marna Davis. … MORE
34 Men Arrested in “Operation Covid-19 Chat Down” Online Child Sex Sting
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) — The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office has arrested 34 Central Valley men who detectives say tried to solicit sex from children. “Operation COVID Chat Down” was a multi-agency effort by the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force that spanned between July 20th and August 2nd. FCSO says COVID-19 has pushed more kids to…… MORE
Fresno Police Say Man Shot Dead in Car Was Targeted
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A shooting left a man dead and a woman wounded in South Fresno early Thursday morning, police now say the man was targeted. Shot Spotter detected 18 gunshots in the area of E Lorena Ave. and S. Ivy Ave., near Elm and California Avenues around 1:30 a.m. When officers got…… MORE
Fresno Sheriff’s Office Locates Registered Sex Offender
UPDATE: Thursday afternoon, Fresno County Sheriff’s deputies arrested 60 year old Ricardo Pedro Bojorquez. He is now in the Fresno County Jail facing a felony charge. FRESNO, CA (KMJ) -The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office needs the public’s help to locate 60-year-old Ricardo Pedro Bojorquez. He is…… MORE
Search Continues for Los Banos Homicide Suspect
(Photo courtesy: Los Banos Police Department) (KMJ) – The Los Banos Police Department is now asking for the public’s help locating a suspect sought in a May 31st homicide. 25-year old Dylan Garay was gunned down at a gas station on the 1500 block of West Pacheco Boulevard following a disturbance between people inside two…… MORE
Search Crews Recover Body of Hiker on Mount Humphreys
(Photo courtesy: Fresno County Sheriff’s Office) (KMJ) – The Fresno County Search and Rescue team, with help from the California Air National Guard, recovers the body of a hike who fell to his death while climbing Mount Humphreys. The Sheriff’s Office say 52 year old Paul Sheykhzadeh of Reno, Nevada died Sunday along the western slope of…… MORE
All Remaining 2020 Events Canceled In Downtown Visalia
(Photo courtesy: Downtown Visalians) (KMJ) – The board of Downtown Visalians announces the cancellation of its remaining 2020 events. In its announcement Monday, the board says, though a tough decision, it feels none of this year’s remaining events will meet the existing state COVID-19 requirements for social distancing. These sweeping cancellations will include the 27th Annual Taste of Downtown…… MORE
Pregnant Woman, 19, Killed in Northwest Fresno Crosswalk, Alleged Driver Turns Himself In
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A 19-year-old Fresno woman who was seven-months pregnant was killed by a driver in Northwest Fresno on Sunday night. Fresno police say Autumn Frank was walking with friends on Swift Avenue near Marks around 10:30pm Sunday night She had almost made it out of the crosswalk and onto the sidewalk…… MORE
