LOS ANGELES (AP) – The University of California is considering annual tuition increases over five years under a sweeping plan to raise more money for financial aid and campus needs. The Los Angeles Times reports UC regents will consider two plans to raise fees at their meeting next Wednesday. One plan calls for raising tuition…… MORE
Pothole Repairs In Madera County Next Week
MADERA COUNTY,CA (KMJ) – You can expect travel delays in Madera County next week as Caltrans is scheduled to repair several pot holes on northbound SR 99. Both Wednesday and Thursday between 8 AM and 2 PM, you can expect intermittent lane reductions on Highway 99 at State Route 152 and possibly on Thursday the…… MORE
Parole Denied For Man Found Guilty Of 1994 Visalia Sexual Assault
VISALIA, Calif. (KMJ) — Parole has been denied for 68-year-old William Irvin for the 1994 sexual assault of a Visalia woman. Irvin was convicted of breaking into the woman’s home after her husband left for work. The woman was in the shower with her 3-year-old son while her infant was asleep in her crib. The woman…… MORE
BREAKING: 1 Dead, 1 Seriously Injured, Avalanche at Alpine Meadows Ski Area in Northern California
UPDATE: Placer County Sheriff’s Office says no one else was reported missing, and the search of the area is complete. Placer County Sgt. Mike Powers says the avalanche came after a storm passed through the area Thursday and dumped snow at Squaw Valley-Alpine Meadows, a ski resort in the Lake Tahoe area. The Sierra Avalanche…… MORE
Ballot Boxing 01.18.2020 — Jim Costa, Jim Patterson & Audrea Taylor Decker
Guests on Ballot Boxing with Aaron Abeytia this weekend are Democratic Congressman Jim Costa, Republican Assemblyman Jim Patterson, and Audrea Taylor Decker, founder of “im2moro.” Topics include trade, impeachment, Gavin’s Law, the California budget, and motivating younger Americans to vote. … MORE
Inmate Kills Convicted Child Molester During Attack: California State Prison Officials
KINGS COUNTY, CA. (KMJ) — An inmate attacked two other inmates, killing a convicted child molester, California State Prison officials say. It happened Thursday around 2:30 p.m. at the California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison in Corcoran (SATF). According to prison officials, inmate Jonathan Watson, 41, attacked two inmates with a…… MORE
Crop Insurance Premiums Due by January 31st
The Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency is reminding producers that their crop insurance premiums for the 2019 crop year are due January 31st. Policies that do not have the premium paid by January 31, 2020, will have interest attach on February 1st, calculated from the date of the premium billing notice. USDA had…… MORE
Arrest Made in October Murder of Madera County Teen
(KMJ) – The Madera County Sheriff’s Office makes an arrest in the October murder of a 16-year old girl. On October 22, 2019 shortly before 10:30 a.m., the Madera County Sheriff’s Office received a call about a possible dead body at a rural agricultural property in the southern part of Madera County. That body was…… MORE
25 Arrested in Massive Gang Crackdown “Operation Stray Bullet” in Tulare County
TULARE COUNTY, CA (KMJ) — A violent gang is dismantled in the South Valley. Over five months “Operation Stray bullet” targeted a gang terrorizing Tulare County with robberies, drug sales, home invasions, plans for murder in Visalia, Cutler and Orosi areas. 300 law officers involved in the multi-agency operation, ended it by…… MORE
City Council Votes To Ban CCWs At City Hall & City Owned Buildings
FRESNO,CA(KMJ)- A contentious morning at City Hall on Thursday as City Council voted 6-1 to ban concealed weapons at City Hall and other city owned buildings. The ordinance brought forth by Mayor Lee Brand, came after metal detectors and restricted access to the public were added to City Hall. Police Chief Andy Hall expressed his…… MORE
