SACRAMENTO, CA (KMJ) – Gov. Gavin Newsom announces $50,000 reward to find the killer of a Fresno woman in her unsolved murder. 26-year-old Sarah Roberts was gunned down outside a New Year’s Eve party in central Fresno in 2011. The mother of two young children was shot while she was on the phone and waiting…… MORE
Even Amid Affluence of Tech Capital, Print Journalism Struggles
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) – The decline of local news outlets in the U.S. has been associated mostly with rural, lower income areas. But the demise of local daily newspapers that once served hundreds of thousands of readers throughout the eastern San Francisco Bay Area shows that local news is being hit hard even in relatively…… MORE
Calif. Vastly Expands Digital Privacy
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Forty million Californians will soon obtain sweeping digital privacy rights stronger than any seen before in the U.S., posing a significant challenge to Big Tech and the data economy it helped create. California residents will be able to see what personal information companies have collected on them, and request it be…… MORE
Latest Southern California Storm Fades, Gusty Winds Expected
The center of Southern California’s latest winter storm is staying well out to sea and forecasters have greatly scaled back expectations for rain and snow. Only light snowfall or flurries were seen early Monday in the mountain passes north and east of Los Angeles, and Interstates 5 and 15 remain open. The National…… MORE
Tulare County Sheriff’s K9 Finds Drugs, Stolen Guns Inside Suspect’s Car
TULARE COUNTY, CA (KMJ) – A K9 with the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office helped deputies find drugs and stolen guns from a suspect’s car, deputies say. It happened just before 7:45 p.m. Sunday in the area of Ave 400 and Road 136 in Cutler. According to the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office, deputies pulled over…… MORE
Musk: Las Vegas Tunnel Will ‘Hopefully’ be Running in 2020
By Shannon Liao, CNN Business Elon Musk said that Las Vegas is “hopefully” getting a fully operational underground commercial tunnel in 2020. His idea to bore tunnels underground to alleviate traffic in highly congested cities like Los Angeles and Las Vegas initially began as a joke in 2016 but has now become a full-fledged…… MORE
Poll: Trump and Obama tied for the most admired men in the US
By Scottie Andrew, CNN The current and former presidents and their first ladies are the most admired people in the US, according to a new Gallup poll. The analytics company polled more than 1,000 Americans about the men and women they most admired in the world. The men President Donald Trump and former President Barack Obama each scored…… MORE
Search Continues for Springville Bar Stabbing Suspect
(KMJ) – The Tulare County Sheriff’s Office continues to search for the man wanted for allegedly stabbing another person during a weekend bar fight in Springville. Deputies say 49-year old John Hanford pulled out a knife and stabbed another person multiple times after the two began fighting inside the Antlers Bar on the 39000 block…… MORE
Signs of Farm Financial Stress
Things have been hard in agriculture and more specifically, it’s been hard to be a farmer. Wet weather, low crop prices, as well as trade disputes have put some farmers on the edge. Financial stress is taking a toll and Successful Farming has put together a list of signs that may indicate a farmer…… MORE
Age Limit Now 21 Across US for Cigarettes, Vaping Products
(AP) – Anyone under 21 can no longer legally buy cigarettes, cigars or any other tobacco product in the U.S. A new law enacted last week by Congress also applies to electronic cigarettes and vaping devices that heat a liquid containing nicotine. The change took effect immediately after President Donald Trump signed a spending bill…… MORE
