(KMJ) – The Ferguson Fire continues to grow in Mariposa County near Yosemite National Park. More than 3,000 fire personnel are working to contain this blaze as it burns in the Merced River Canyon. If you wish to help these crews, here are a few things you can do. Most appreciated by firefighters: ·…… MORE
Deadly LA Standoff Ends as Suspect Surrenders
[van id=”us/2018/07/22/trader-joes-one-dead-la-mayor-presser-sot-vpx.cnn”][van id=”us/2018/07/22/trader-joes-employee-helps-people-escape-nr-vpx.cnn”] (CNN) – A Trader Joe’s employee is dead and a wounded suspect is in custody after a standoff in Los Angeles stretched over several tense hours Saturday before the gunman’s surrender. About 40 people were inside the grocery store on Hyperion Avenue in the Silver Lake neighborhood when an armed man ran…… MORE
Serial Bank Robber from Fresno Commits Suicide After Heist
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) One of the FBI’s most-wanted bank robbers turns out to be a man from Fresno. The suspect known as the “Faux Badge Bandit” struck again in near Santa Barbara on Friday, but that would be his last heist. 41 year old Keith Goodwin of Fresno took his own life with a self…… MORE
Woman Loses 9 Family Members in Boat Accident
[van id=”us/2018/07/21/tia-coleman-branson-duck-boat-survivor-sot-nr-vpx.cnn”] (CNN) – The youngest was a year old. The oldest was 76. Nine were members of one family. Friends and family are mourning the deaths of 17 people who were killed when a duck boat sank Thursday near Branson, Missouri, during a storm. The amphibious vehicle went down in about 40 feet of…… MORE
F.U.S.D. Teacher’s Aide Sentenced For Lewd Acts With Student
[Photo: Fresno PD] FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A Fresno Unified teacher’s assistant is sentenced Friday, July 20, for felony charges of lewd acts. The 22-year-old was a 4th-grade tutor at the time when he met the victim, a student at Olmos Elementary School where he was working. The lewd acts occurred between August of 2015…… MORE
Fresno Hospital Asks For Help Identifying Woman, Finding Her Family
FRESNO, CA. (KMJ) – Community Regional Medical Center is asking for the public’s help in identifying a woman. Hospital officials are looking for the family of the patient as Fresno Police do not know who she is. The woman did not have identification on her and her fingerprints didn’t reveal anything. She was found floating…… MORE
Evacuation Advisory For Residents Of Foresta Near Ferguson Fire
Evacuation Advisory For Residents Near Ferguson Fire UPDATE 7/20/2018 11:18 a.m. FIRE ADVISEMENT FOR FERGUSON FIRE AREA WHAT: Evacuation Advisory WHEN: Effective Immediately WHERE: Foresta This is NOT an Evacuation Order. This is an advisement only of a potential Evacuation Order for the community of Foresta should conditions change. Highway 140 remains closed from El…… MORE
NYT Report: Cohen Secretly Taped Trump Discussing Payments
[van id=”politics/2018/07/20/michael-cohen-secretly-recorded-trump-payments-playboy-model-vpx.cnn”] WASHINGTON (CNN) – President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney, Michael Cohen, secretly made a recording of his conversation between himself and the future President discussing payments to former Playboy Playmate Karen McDougal, who has alleged an affair with Trump, The New York Times reported Friday. The recording — which was made shortly before…… MORE
USDA Secretary Perdue says Tariffs not the Ultimate Answer
“Tariffs are not the ultimate answer,” says Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue. Speaking to the Washington International Trade Association, Perdue told the group tariffs are rather “a tool to get people’s attention” so both teams “play by the same rules.” Politico reports that Perdue recognized retaliation by China, Mexico, Canada and the European Union to…… MORE
Mexican National Arrested On Charges Of Producing Fake Social Security And Green Cards
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A federal grand jury returned an eight-count indictment Thursday against a Mexican national living illegally in Fresno, accused of producing and selling fake identification documents. 58-year-old Fernando Hernandez-Hernandez is charged with making fraudulent social security and green cards. According to court documents, in March and May 2018, Hernandez-Hernandez manufactured and sold…… MORE
