SACRAMENTO, CA (KMJ) – ‘Gavin’s Law’ will move forward. Powerful testimony from Gavin Gladding’s wife, Susan, as she testified in front of the Assembly Public Safety Committee, Tuesday morning, in Sacramento. Susan Gladding was there with Assembly-member Jim Patterson, family, friends and supporters of AB-582, fighting for harsher penalties for hit and run drivers.…… MORE
Tulare PD Clarifies Communications with ICE
TULARE, Calif. (KMJ) — The Tulare Police Dept. clarified its communications with federal immigration officials Monday. The department said a box was “inadvertently” checked on a contract with an equipment vendor, who supplies license plate readers. That allowed data to be shared with ICE. However, Tulare PD says such communication is inconsistent with California’s sanctuary state…… MORE
Valley Congressman Devin Nunes Files 250 Million Lawsuit Against Twitter
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Valley Congressman Devin Nunes filed a lawsuit against Twitter on Monday. Republican Nunes alleges defamation of him and other conservatives. His lawsuit seeks $250 million in compensatory damages and $350,000 in punitive damages. Nunes accuses twitter of “shadow-banning” making his tweets invisible to all but diligent users over his…… MORE
South Valley Murderer Denied Parole for 6th Time
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A South Valley murderer is denied parole for the sixth time. The Office of the District Attorney of the County of Tulare sent out a press release on Monday. On March 6, 2019, at Corcoran State Prison, a California parole board issued a three-year denial for Raymond Chavez. A deputy…… MORE
Clovis Community College is “Honoring Cesar Chavez and his Legacy”
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Clovis Community College is “Honoring Cesar Chavez and his legacy” on Tuesday. His son, Paul Chavez, will be speaking about his father, at 10 a.m. at Clovis Community College’s Forum Hall Cesar Chavez, organized the union that would become the United Farm Workers of America. As a young boy in the…… MORE
Third No Contest Plea In Gavin Gladding Hit And Run
FRESNO (KMJ) — The third person involved in the Gavin Gladding hit and run, Fernanda Jakeline Lopez, has entered a no contest plea. The move Monday morning inside Fresno County Superior Court was in response to the charges of accessory to the crime and destroying or concealing evidence. Her original not guilty plea was entered…… MORE
4-H and FFA Students May Get to Keep More Income
A recently introduced House bill is designed to put more money in the pockets of young people in agriculture. It would allow 4-H and FFA students ages 21 and younger to keep more of the modest income they earn. The students could then turn around and put the money they earn toward higher education or…… MORE
Gavin’s Law Rally Draws Hundreds of Community Members in Support
FRESNO (KMJ) – Almost 200 people gathered in Northeast Fresno at Keith Tice Park as the community showed support for AB 582. Gavin’s law is named after Clovis Unified educator Gavin Gladding, killed while jogging on Friant on Sept. 16, last year. The hit and run driver, Rogelio Alvarez Maravilla, was suggested to be…… MORE
Mexico Cartel Meth & Coke Seized in “Largest Drug Bust” in Fresno PD’S History
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno’s police chief is calling it the “largest drug bust in their history from a single source.” Chief Jerry Dyer says they were working with the DEA on the investigation, seizing 67 pounds of methamphetamine smuggled in from Mexico, and arresting three men. DEA Fresno Resident Agent in Charge, Chris…… MORE
Elderly Clovis Man Accused in Wife’s Murder
CLOVIS, Calif. (KMJ) — An elderly Clovis man is accused of killing his 77-year-old wife. 82-year-old Kenneth Wright allegedly murdered his spouse, Maradee. Her death was initially reported as a suicide, but Fresno County Sheriff’s investigators say evidence at the scene pointed to a homicide. Anyone with any information on the killing is urged to call…… MORE
