(KMJ) A south valley man was sentenced Friday to life in prison for the attempted murder of a police officer. Tulare County prosecutors say Paul Ward, 43, came out of a house naked in 2017 and punched a responding officer in the face, before choking him and reaching for his gun. Another officer struck the…… MORE
Failed Burglary Near Visalia Caught On Video
VISALIA,CA(KMJ) – A failed burglary was caught on camera last night near Visalia. The attempted burglary happened at The Visalia Sales Yard on road 152 near Visalia. Officers say they responded to a burglar alarm around 8:40 P.M. When they arrived they only found an entry door leading to a kitchen area pried open,…… MORE
WATCH: Two Carnival cruise ships collide in Mexico
[vemba-video id=”business/2019/12/20/carnival-cruise-collision-orig.cnn-business”] By Paul P. Murphy, CNN Business The Carnival Glory and Carnival Legend collided Friday morning while at port in Cozumel, Mexico, leaving one passenger injured. Eyewitness video of the aftermath shows a portion of the Carnival Glory’s deck was left crushed after the crash. “We are assessing the damage but there are no…… MORE
CDC Confirms 138 Cases of E. coli Linked to Salinas Lettuce
By Leah Asmelash, CNN Remember the E. coli outbreak in romaine lettuce last month? Turns out, it’s not over.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday it has confirmed 138 cases of E. coli in 25 states, with the most recent one occurring on December 1. That means consumers should continue avoiding romaine lettuce from Salinas, California — where…… MORE
NAFTA 2.0 Now Awaits Senate
Agriculture groups are calling on the Senate to “finish the job” and pass the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement following approval in the House of Representatives Thursday. The U.S. House overwhelmingly passed implementing legislation for USMCA, sending the trade agreement to the Senate. The vote came following a delay of more than a year to make changes…… MORE
Ex-OJ Prosecutor Defending Wealthy Democratic Donor in Drug Deaths
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Former O.J. Simpson prosecutor Christopher Darden is now representing Ed Buck, the wealthy Democratic donor charged in two overdose deaths at his Los Angeles-area apartment. The 65-year-old Buck has pleaded not guilty to distributing meth resulting in the deaths of Timothy Dean in January and Gemmel Moore in 2017. Federal prosecutors…… MORE
Calif. DMV Greenlights Autonomous Delivery Vehicles
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Battle Over Police Records Reaches Calif. Appeals Court
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Lawyers for California’s attorney general have argued against the release of police misconduct records, saying a transparency law that took effect this year never intended for his office to vet and disclose a vast trove of information created by local law enforcement agencies. They asked an appeals court on Thursday to…… MORE
Calif. Journalists Hurt by AB5 Law
By Kerry Flynn, CNN Business Freelance journalists in California will either be out of work or face limitations on how much content they can produce for one publication. Those are seemingly the only options for media outlets that must soon abide by a California law, going into effect January 1, that affects independent contractors. California…… MORE
Pineapple Express set to Slam California
By Allison Chinchar, CNN meteorologist An atmospheric river is moving to the West Coast, likely to bring menacing flooding, heavy mountain snow, and damaging winds.Atmospheric rivers are narrow corridors of the upper atmosphere that transport intense moisture from a large body of water onto land. [vemba-video id=”van/batchfeed/2019/12/19/kpix_c2121110-220b-11ea-9f9b-a34e3c3c7e06″] Track the latest weather and holiday travel delays…… MORE
