San Francisco (AP) – A federal judge has dismissed the final outstanding lawsuit filed by the parents of Kate Steinle, whose death on a San Francisco pier in 2015 touched off a national debate over sanctuary city policies. Steinle’s parents sued the federal government and the ranger who left the gun in an unlocked vehicle…… MORE
Phase One Deal Signing Days Away
A Chinese delegation will travel to Washington, D.C. next week to join President Donald Trump in signing the phase one trade agreement between the two nations. The South China Morning Post reports China’s trade delegation plans to travel to the U.S. on January 13th, two days before President Trump plans to sign the accord.…… MORE
Federal Judge Holds Freelance Journalists to New California Labor Law
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – A federal judge will not temporarily exempt freelance journalists and photographers from a broad new California labor law that they fear could put some of them out of business. U.S. District Judge Philip Gutierrez denied the temporary restraining order sought by two freelancers’ organizations while he considers their objections to the…… MORE
Porterville Daycare Provider Arrested for Allegedly Molesting Children
PORTERVILLE, CA (KMJ) – A Porterville man is arrested for allegedly molesting children at his daycare center. Porterville Police released a statement that 58-year-old Jose Luis Cortez Caballero was arrested Monday morning after an investigation that started in December 2019. Police said for the past 22 years, Caballero and his wife ran the licensed…… MORE
2 Porterville Brothers Arrested in Utah For Murder Of Porterville Man
FRESNO ,CA (KMJ) – Two brothers are arrested for a fatal shooting last Thursday in Porterville. The Tulare County Sheriff’s Office, with help from Nebraska State Patrol and Utah Highway Patrol, has arrested 20-year-old Jeremy Bailey and 25-year-old Christopher Corbit, both of Porterville, for the murder of Adonis Tapia on January 2nd in…… MORE
DNA Leads to Arrest of ‘Wet Bandit’ in Hanford
HANFORD, CA. (KMJ) — DNA evidence left at a home burglary in Hanford has resulted in an arrest nearly a year and a half later. Deputies were investigating a burglary off Highway 198 in July of 2018. The homeowner says the back door was found open and a doggie door installed on the back…… MORE
Farm Export Outlook
2020 is expected to be a big year for U.S. agriculture export growth. American Farm Bureau Federation senior congressional relations director Dave Salmonsen says China will be a big part of that growth for the industry. “We have a date of January 15th, let’s hope it happens there is getting a phase one deal with…… MORE
Fresno Teen Survives 30 Hours Alone in Freezing Utah Mountains
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Calif. Firefighters Deploy to Fire-Ravaged Australia
(CNN) — Twenty veteran California firefighters are heading to Australia as the first US ground crew to battle out-of-control wildfires that have killed at least 23 people.The Angeles National Forest crew will deploy from Los Angeles on Monday, the US Forest Service reports. The US has sent dozens of managers to Australia already, but this team is…… MORE
South Valley Mother of 4 Found Dead, Estranged Boyfriend Suspected
PLAINVIEW, Calif. (KMJ News) — A missing a missing South Valley mother of four is found dead in Imperial County. The Tulare County Sheriff’s Office say 36-year old Brittney Steenbergen was last seen December 28 at her home in Plainview. On January 1, the Imperial County Sheriff’s Office responded to a body found in a…… MORE
