FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — A federal jury has awarded the family of 45-year-old Casimero “Shane” Casillas $4.75 million, after he was shot by Fresno police in September 2015. Civil rights attorney Bill Schmidt tells KMJ News: Casillas was shot three times, after an officer said he feared for his life, because Casillas was about to…… MORE
Fresno Man Dies Days After Being Found Injured in Alley
FRESNO, CA (KMJ – A man dies just days after being found injured in a Southeast Fresno alley. On March 2, 2019, 53 year old Ernesto Hernandez of Fresno passed away in the hospital. His death has been ruled a homicide and Fresno County Sheriff’s homicide detectives are now conducting an investigation. Around 11:30…… MORE
TCSO: Video Shows 52-Year-Old Offering Teen A Ride Before Her Murder
TULARE (KMJ) — An arrest has been made in the murder of an 18-year-old woman from Tulare. 52-year-old Dale William Watson has been charged following a traffic stop in Porterville. The victim, Dynasty Alexander, was found near an orchard off Hosfield Drive in Tulare, south of the International Agri-Center. Tulare County Sheriff’s Office described her…… MORE
Feds Investigate Unarmed California Man’s Death
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Federal authorities are opening their own investigation into Sacramento police officers’ fatal shooting last year of an unarmed black vandalism suspect. U.S. Attorney McGregor Scott and Sean Ragan, who heads the FBI’s Sacramento office, said Tuesday that they will examine whether the slaying of 22-year-old Stephon Clark violated his federal civil…… MORE
U.S. and China Nearing Trade Deal
The U.S. and China are inching closer to an agreement on trade that could be reached this month, according to those close to the talks. Bloomberg reports an agreement could be reached and finalized later this month during a planned summit between China’s President and President Donald Trump. As part of the potential agreement,…… MORE
City Without Orphans Founder Whitney Bunker Named “Woman of the Year”
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – During a day of honoring women at the State Capital, a Central Valley non-profit director is recognized. Assemblyman Jim Patterson (R- Fresno) named Whitney Bunker “Woman of the Year,” on Monday. Bunker is the founder of City Without Orphans that works to change the lives of adoptive families and vulnerable children in the…… MORE
CA HSR Authority Calls Trump’s Plan to Take Back Money ‘Disastrous’
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Leaders of California’s high-speed rail project are telling the Trump administration its plans to withhold or claw back $3.5 billion in federal money for the project is “legally indefensible” and “disastrous policy.” Project chief executive Brian Kelly responded Monday to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s threat last month to withhold a…… MORE
“Machete Murderer” Tied to 25 Farm Workers Slayings Has Died At 85
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A notorious serial killer tied to slayings of 25 farm workers, has died at age 85. Juan Corona had been held at California State Prison-Corcoran. He was convicted of the murders in 1971. Prosecutors say he met his victims through his farm-labor contracting business He stabbed them and then buried…… MORE
California Lawmakers Seek $100 Billion for Clean Energy
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – A group of California lawmakers want the state to invest $100 billion toward efforts to drastically reduce carbon emissions and the use of fossil fuels by 2030. The proposal Democratic lawmakers unveiled Monday would declare a climate emergency. It is a non-binding resolution. But there is a separate bill by state…… MORE
California’s Attorney General Sues Trump Administration Over Family Planning Funds
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – California Attorney General Xavier Becerra says the state will file a federal lawsuit seeking to block the Health and Human Services Department’s new family planning rule. A coalition of 20 states and California’s Attorney General are attempting to block changes to the Title X Family Planning Program. Becerra says it…… MORE
