(KMJ) – If your travel plans take you on Highway 41 through Lemoore, you should prepare for delays and detours Wednesday afternoon. Vice President Mike Pence will discuss the USMCA at a Lemoore farm that can been seen from Highway 41. So that is prompting the closure of the highway during his visit. if you’re…… MORE
7-Year-Old Porterville Boy Dies After Alleged Drowning by Mother
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — The second child of Sherri Telnas, the Porterville woman charged with drowning her sons, has passed away. The Tulare County Coroner’s Office says the official cause of death for Telnas’ 7-year-old boy is “fresh water drowning.” Telnas faces life in prison for drowning him and her now-deceased 12-year-old son, in an irrigation…… MORE
Police Seek Shooter of Five-year-old Boy
FRESNO (KMJ) – Fresno police are looking for help in catching whoever is responsible for a shooting that left a small child hospitalized. Detectives are investigating a drive-by shooting that wounded a five-year-old boy while he was sitting in the backseat of his mother’s car. Officers were called to the area of North winery and…… MORE
State Assembly Says ER Bills Are Too High
FRESNO (KMJ) – A bill to limit emergency room bills for patients with health insurance faces a key vote amid strong opposition from hospitals. The bill by assemblyman David Chiu would make sure patients in emergency rooms with health insurance never pay more than their copayments or deductibles, even if they are treated at a…… MORE
Pelosi Slams Census Citizenship Question: “Make America White Again”
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Monday criticized President Donald Trump’s continued push to add a citizenship question to the upcoming 2020 census, saying that it is part of an effort to “make America white again.” Speaking at a press conference in San Francisco on election security, Pelosi accused Republicans of trying to suppress the vote and…… MORE
Use of Force Bill Heads to Governor’s Desk
(KMJ) – State lawmakers have passed the nation’s strictest standard on police use of deadly force. Assembly Bill 392 changes the standard of the use-of-deadly-force from reasonable to necessary in defense of human life. AB 392 will require that officers use deadly force only when there is an imminent threat of death or serious bodily injury…… MORE
NFU Urges Cal Lawmakers To Modify USMCA
The National Farmers Union says the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement could be improved to reduce health care costs and protect rural jobs before it is sent to Congress for approval. In a letter sent to House speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, NFU President Roger Johnson emphasized the value of trade agreements to…… MORE
California Diversion Program Lets Victims Confront Offenders
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California officials are experimenting with a new diversion program for criminals that includes having victims directly confront their offenders. The budget that took effect July 1 includes $5 million to fund the program in San Joaquin County for five years. It’s been tried elsewhere and is more frequently used with juvenile…… MORE
Mayor Brand Signs Nearly $1.2 Billion Budget
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Mayor Lee Brand has signed off on a nearly $1.2 billion budget for Fiscal Year 2020. It includes more than $348 million for the general fund. The mayor tells KMJ that he has a short amount of time to achieve his goals: Brand issued 7 line-item vetoes, including funding for the Immigration…… MORE
Man Accused of Shooting Fresno Co. Deputy Enters Plea
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — The man accused of wounding a Fresno County Sheriff’s deputy last week near Tollhouse has entered a plea. 57-year-old Michael Congdon of Clovis has pled ‘not guilty’ to shooting 49-year-old deputy John Erickson in the leg, during a dispute over property lines. Congdon faces more than 6 decades in prison if found…… MORE
