Suspect Arrested in Fresno Kidnapping, Sexual Assault

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Chief Jerry Dyer announced the arrest of 35-year-old parolee Joseph Ward of Fresno Wednesday morning. On June 22, Ward allegedly broke into a northeast Fresno home, where a 24-year-old nanny was watching a 1-year-old baby. Dyers says, “While the suspect was still holding this 10 in. kitchen knife in his hand, he…MORE

Yosemite Visitors Evacuate as Ferguson Fire Grows

(CNN) Some of the most iconic areas of Yosemite National Park will close Wednesday because of a nearby deadly fire. The park announced that Yosemite Valley, home to such famous destinations as El Capitan and Half Dome, and Wawona will be closed to all visitors. This means all campgrounds, hotels and visitor services in the…MORE

CNN Obtains Secret Trump-Cohen Recording, President Responds

[van id=”politics/2018/07/24/cohen-trump-audio-recording-cuomo-vpx.cnn”] WASHINGTON (CNN) – President Donald Trump blasted his former attorney Michael Cohen on Wednesday, the morning after CNN aired the audio of a recording Cohen made of the two. “What kind of a lawyer would tape a client? So sad! Is this a first, never heard of it before? Why was the tape…MORE

USDA Assistance for Farmers Impacted by Trade Retaliation

  Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue says the USDA will take several steps to assist farmers suffering from trade damage due to unjust trade retaliation. USDA will authorize up to $12 billion in programs, which is in line with the estimated $11 billion impact of the retaliatory tariffs on U.S. agricultural goods. These programs will help…MORE

Vandal Smashes President Trump’s Hollywood Star

(KMJ) – A vandalism suspect turned himself in after he allegedly used a pickax to destroy President Donald Trump’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame early Wednesday morning. According to witnesses, a man removed the pickax from a guitar case about 3 a.m. and began swinging it at the star on Hollywood Boulevard. The LAPD…MORE

Smoke From Ferguson Fire Causing Large Sections Of Yosemite National Park To Close

FRESNO,CA (KMJ) – Smoke from the Ferguson Fire is causing Yosemite National Park to close large sections of the park on Wednesday. Yosemite National Park announces Yosemite Valley and Wawona will close at Noon, Wednesday, July 25, 2018, to all visitors due to the ongoing impacts of the Ferguson Fire. These closures include all hotels, campgrounds,…MORE

Senate to Hold Trade Hearing This Week

U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer will be the only witness to give testimony during a hearing this week before a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee. Lighthizer is one of the key Trump administration members at the center of the president’s trade strategy that’s led to retaliatory tariffs from China, Mexico, Canada, the European Union, and others. Many…MORE

String of Murders Strike BART System

(CNN) – An 18-year old woman was stabbed to death at a public transit station Sunday evening in Oakland, California, marking the third death in less than a week from unrelated attacks on the Bay Area transit system known as BART. [van id=”us/2018/07/24/oakland-california-bart-subway-stabbing-sisters-protest-mxp-vpx.hln”] On Sunday night, Nia Wilson was walking on the subway platform with…MORE