MARTINEZ, Calif. (AP) – Prosecutors in the San Francisco Bay Area have charged a man and his adult son with sexually abusing multiple children. The Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office said Monday it charged 64-year-old Simon Chavez, of Antioch, and his 31-year-old son, Simon Magana Chavez, with sexually abusing multiple children and unlawfully having…… MORE
Pharmaceutical Companies Settle with California
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Four pharmaceutical companies collectively are agreeing to pay California nearly $70 million to settle allegations that they delayed drugs to keep prices high. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra said Monday that the bulk of the money will come from Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd and its affiliates for paying to delay a…… MORE
Fresno PD’s K9 Unit Suffers Loss of One of its Police Dogs “K9 Axel”
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno PD’s K9 Unit is suffering the loss of one of its police dogs. K9 Axel was born in Czechoslovakia in 2013. He began his career with the Fresno Police Department in 2017, assigned to Officer Brian Sturgeon. The Belgian Malinois was cross-trained as a narcotic detection dog but…… MORE
‘Ghost Ship’ Fire Trial Wraps Up
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) – The trial against two men arrested after a deadly warehouse fire in the San Francisco Bay Area is wrapping up. Closing arguments are set to begin Monday in the trial against Derick Almena and Max Harris. They’re charged with involuntary manslaughter after the December 2016 fire at the so-called Ghost Ship…… MORE
Seven Arrested in San Jose Bar Shooting
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) – Police say multiple people were arrested as suspects in a northern California bar shooting. The San Jose Mercury News reported Saturday that the San Mateo Police Department and other agencies arrested seven people suspected of shooting at a city bar last week. Authorities say a dozen shots were fired and…… MORE
Kamala Harris Unveils Health Care Plan
FRESNO (KMJ) – With the Democratic debates coming up Tuesday night, Senator Kamala Harris is unveiling details of her health care plan. Harris plans to put 330-million Americans onto a single government health insurance system. Saying she supports Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ “Medicare for All,” but that private insurance still has a role to play,…… MORE
Application Period for MFP Payments Opens
Farm Service Agency offices starting on Monday are accepting producer applications for the Market Facilitation Program payments announced last week. The payments are part of the $16 billion trade aid package for producers in 2019. The Department of Agriculture expects the first round of payments to start mailing around mid-to-late August. Producers have until…… MORE
6-Year Old Among The Three Killed In Gilroy Garlic Fest Shooting
(KMJ) – Law enforcement from Gilroy, Santa Clara County, the Bay area, and the ATF continue to investigate a shooting late Sunday afternoon at the Gilroy Garlic Festival. Maribel Romero tells Bay Area news stations her grandson, 6-year old Stephen Romero is one of the three left dead. And, she adds, her daughter-in-law and the…… MORE
Judge Reduces $2 Billion Award in Roundup Case to $86.7 Million
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) – A Northern California judge has upheld a jury’s verdict that Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide caused cancer in a couple but reduced damages from $2 billion to $86.7 million. The San Francisco Chronicle reports the Alameda County judge ruled Thursday that evidence supports the jury’s conclusion that Roundup was “a substantial factor” in…… MORE
Dinuba Man Found Guilty of Molesting 11 Year-old Girl
TULARE, CA (KMJ) – A Dinuba man is found guilty of molesting an 11-year-old girl On Thursday, July 26, 2019, a Tulare county jury has convicted Eduardo Rodriguez for 12 felony counts of lewd acts on a child under 14. The Tulare County DA’s Office said the 36-year-old man had molested the young…… MORE
