LOS ANGELES (AP) — California analysts Tuesday recommended scrapping the state’s often-criticized system for taxing legal marijuana and replacing it with one hitched to the potency of products. In other words, the stronger the smoke, the more you pay. The proposal comes as legal businesses have been pleading with the Legislature for a tax cut,…… MORE
Merced County SWAT Team Called In After Deputy Shot in Livingston
(Photo Courtesy: Merced County Sheriff’s Office ) (KMJ) – The Merced County SWAT team was called to a home on the 7000 block of Yamato Road in Livingston for a Deputy-Involved Shooting just after midnight Wednesday. There, one Deputy was shot by an unknown caliber firearm but “is expected to be fine.” Now several roads…… MORE
Young Fresno Girl Survives Being Shot in Her Own Home, Shooter At Large
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A young Fresno girl –survives being shot in her own home, police are looking for the shooter. Fresno Police say the family of five was inside the apartment around 6:00p.m. Monday Dec. 16, when gunfire tore through the walls of the unit at the Ashmark Arms Apartments on Ashlan and…… MORE
Trump Impeachment Protests Across the US, Including the Central Valley
CLOVIS, CA (KMJ) – A rally is being held Tuesday night in Clovis, as organizers are calling for the impeachment and removal of Donald Trump. The protests are being called “Nobody is Above the Law.” Around 600 similar demonstrations are taking place across the US, organized by MoveOn.org. Sign-ups are taking place…… MORE
4.3 Quake Strikes Near James Dean Memorial in San Luis Obispo County
CHOLMAE, CA (KMJ) – A preliminary 4.3 magnitude earthquake hit near the James Dean Memorial in San Luis Obispo County, the USGS said. It happened at 10:29 a.m. Tuesday near Cholame. The quake struck about 7 miles North to Northwest of the city, halfway between Paso Robles and Lost Hills along Highway 46.…… MORE
Third Graders In Clovis Given New Bikes & Helmets
CLOVIS,CA (KMJ) – Some students at Miramonte Elementary School were surprised with new bikes and helmets Tuesday morning. The entire third grade class to be exact. Members of Celebration Church purchased the new bikes and helmets, and delivered the gifts in a surprise assembly. The students had no idea about the surprise. After a short…… MORE
Hoosier’s Kalen DeBoer Announced As Fresno Bulldogs Head Coach
UPDATE: Director of Athletics Terry Tumey introduces newly appointed head football coach Kalen DeBoer at a press conference held in the Save Mart Center. FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno State announces Kalen DeBoer as the Bulldogs’ next head coach. DeBoer is replacing Jeff Tedford who stepped down on Dec. 6 due to health issues. DeBoer is…… MORE
USMCA: Mexico Objection Won’t Stop House Vote
An objection by Mexico won’t stop the U.S. House from approving the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. Mexico had promised reciprocal measures regarding labor enforcement inspections. However, Agri-Pulse reported late Monday that Mexico was going to withdraw the objection. Mexico previously approved the agreement this summer, and even approved the modified agreement last week, before announcing the…… MORE
Fresno House Fire Kills One Person & Critically Injures Four Children
(KMJ) – A total of eight people are injured after flames tear through a Central Fresno home Tuesday morning. Both Fresno City and North Central fire crews were called to the home near Harrison and Sussex Way just after 3 a.m. for reports of a house completely engulfed in flames. But, the initial fire attack…… MORE
Good Samaritans Stop Amber Alert Suspect at Cambria Gas Station
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – An Amber Alert has been canceled, the suspect from San Jose, is in custody thanks to some alert Good Samaritans. Victor Magana was on the run since Sunday night, when San Jose Police allege he stabbed his girlfriend and abducted their 2-year-old daughter Bethany Carranza. The child’s mother remains…… MORE
