FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Governor Jerry Brown signs legislation Tuesday to increase zero-emission vehicle sales to improve air quality and accelerate the state’s transition away from fossil-fuel-powered engines. The Governor signed a slew of bills – one requires at least 50% of the state’s light-duty vehicle fleet to be zero-emission vehicles by 2025, up from the current…… MORE
Governor On Wildfire Help: “I Appreciate The Fast Response From The President”
FRESNO (KMJ) — The federal government is now assisting in the battle to control the series of wildfires impacting Northern California. A Presidential Major Disaster Declaration was approved Tuesday, following Governor Brown’s request. “The Federal Emergency Management Agency has responded promptly to assist California in fighting these terrible fires,” said Governor Jerry Brown in a…… MORE
Death Toll Eclipses a Dozen in Wine Country Fires
[van id=”us/2017/10/09/wildfires-rage-in-californias-wine-country-orig-trnd-lab.cnn”] (AP) A Northern California county is reporting two more people were killed by a blaze in their area, raising the total number of fatalities in the region’s wildfires to at least 13. Mendocino County Sheriff Thomas Allman said Tuesday the victims died in Redwood Valley, a town of 2,000 people. A person was…… MORE
Explosive New Rape Accusations Against Weinstein
[van id=”entertainment/2017/10/10/hollywood-stars-harvey-weinstein-firing-sexual-harassment-es.cnn”] (AP) Gwyneth Paltrow, Angelina Jolie and other actresses have come forward with their own stories of sexual harassment by Harvey Weinstein. In a follow-up to its earlier expose, The New York Times on Tuesday reported that many other actresses have in recent days added to the chorus of accusations surrounding Weinstein. Paltrow described…… MORE
Nelson Yobani Mendoza
Carjacking and Robbery Suspect Nelson Yobani Mendoza On Saturday, November 5, 2016, at 3:16am, Fresno Police officers responded to the intersection of Fruit and Belmont for a reported carjacking. Upon arrival, officers contacted vicitims Selena & Francisco Perez. The victimes advised officers that they were in their car eating tacos when suspect Nelson Mendoza opened the…… MORE
Edward Louis Mashek
Edward Louis Mashek of Fresno. A judge has issued an arrest warrant for failing to appear in court on a robbery charge. Fresno County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a late night robbery that occurred near the intersection of Kings Canyon Road and Clovis Avenue. They spoke with the victim who explained that four men jumped…… MORE
California Regulators Reject New Lethal Injection Method
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California regulators for the second time Monday rejected a proposed new method of carrying out the death penalty by lethal injection, another move that slows the process for California to resume executing death row inmates. A voter-backed initiative aimed at speeding up executions, though, may render the regulators’ decision moot. The Office…… MORE
China Imports More U.S. Trash than Ag Products
China imports more U.S. trash than agricultural commodities, but that could soon change. China earlier this year filed a notice with the World Trade Organization about its plans to limit the entry of “foreign waste.” The Wall Street Journal reports this week that under the new rules, China by year’s end would ban imports of…… MORE
FUSD Responds To Parent Outraged Over Policy On Kneeling
[Photo: File Liz Kern] FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno Unified responds to a parent outraged over the district’s policy on kneeling. Parent “Kevin” is related to someone working in the Fresno Unified School District and says an email was sent out Monday to staff regarding the district’s position on the National Anthem and Pledge of Allegiance.…… MORE
At Least 10 Killed in Northern Calif. Wildfires
SONOMA, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on California wildfires (all times local): 4:55 p.m. Officials say at least seven more people have died in fast-moving wildfires in California wine country, bringing the total number of fatalities to 10. The Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office tweeted Monday that seven fire-related deaths were reported from…… MORE
