VISALIA, CA (KMJ) -A Visalia man is sentenced to life behind bars after he was convicted of raping an unconscious woman. According to the Tulare County District Attorney’s Office, in the late evening of September 29, 2017, Tommy Ponce Sr. encountered a heavily intoxicated 21-year-old woman with her boyfriend. The victim had been drinking…… MORE
Suspect Identified After Fatal Crash In Central Fresno
FRESNO (KMJ) — The suspect accused of leading officers on a chase that ended in a fatal crash has been identified. Fresno Police spotted a car Wednesday evening they believed was used in an armed liquor store robbery early February. Officers say it was being driven by 28 year old Ruby Garcia, and then sped…… MORE
PG&E Admits Its Equipment May Have Ignited Camp Fire
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – PG&E admits that its equipment may have ignited the 2018 Camp Fire. The cause of blaze that killed 86 people and destroyed the entire town of Paradise is still under investigation, but PG&E says its equipment may be to blame. The utility said on Thursday that it’s taking…… MORE
Evidence Of Squatters In Downtown Fire – Neighbor Says Warnings Ignored
FRESNO (KMJ) — A Downtown Fresno resident has claimed the City of Fresno ignored her complaints about homeless people using a nearby building, days before the structure went up in flames. Fresno Fire completed their investigation into Monday’s blaze at Belmont and Mariposa and officially declared the cause undetermined, but did note that there was…… MORE
Alleged Deadly DUI Driver Returned To Fresno County Jail
FRESNO (KMJ) — The man alleged to have caused a fatal DUI crash in Selma on Saturday, killing an eight-year-old boy, has returned to Fresno County Jail. Records show Karmjit Singh left the custody of Fresno County Sheriff’s Office Tuesday evening due to charges being dropped. Fresno based attorney Jeff Hammerschmidt, who is in contact…… MORE
Sun-Maid’s Moving Corporate Headquarters to Fresno
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) Sun-Maid says it’s time for a change and is moving its corporate headquarters to Fresno. Fresno is where the company was founded in back 1912, growing to become the world’s largest producer of raisins and dried fruits. In 1964, the company built a new production facility in Kingsburg. Chicagoan…… MORE
Cohen Slams ‘Cheat’ Trump in House Testimony
[van id=”politics/2019/02/27/michael-cohen-testimony-trump-family-threats-fear-vpx.cnn”] There are 18 GOP members on the House Oversight Committee, but one Republican has dominated the minority’s time at Wednesday’s hearing with Michael Cohen. Rep. Jim Jordan, the top Republican on the committee, took his initial five minutes to aggressively question the credibility of President Donald Trump’s former attorney and “fixer.” But several…… MORE
Ex-Judge Who Lost Calif. Attorney General Bid Censured
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California’s Commission on Judicial Performance is publicly censuring a former judge who was Republicans’ unsuccessful nominee for state attorney general last year. The commission on Wednesday also barred former El Dorado County judge Steven Bailey from serving on the bench or working with any state court. Commissioners say Bailey “engaged in…… MORE
Do You Recognize Them? Women Steal From Fresno & Turlock Ulta Stores
TURLOCK, CA (KMJ) – Fresno and Turlock Police hope someone recognizes a group of women who stole from beauty stores in both cites. On Monday, February 25, 2019, at approximately 11:30am, Fresno Police say four women went into the Ulta Beauty Supply on Blackstone and Nees. Police say the four suspects went to various…… MORE
California’s First Audit on Immigration Detention Facilities Finds Barriers, Challenges
SAN FRANCISCO – California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today announced the release of a California Department of Justice (DOJ) report on immigration detention facilities in the state. The report is the result of Assembly Bill 103, which passed in 2017, requiring the DOJ, over a 10-year period, to report on: conditions of confinement; the standard of care…… MORE
