Sonoma County Emergency Officials Failed to Warn Wildfire Victims

WILDFIRE VICTIM: “…found it “pretty disturbing” that Sonoma County had the ability to send out a warning but didn’t. (CNN) – When the wildfires in Northern California broke out this week, they spread so fast that many residents were caught off guard. Some told CNN that the smell of smoke or their dogs whimpering were…MORE

DeLeon Makes Senate Bid Official, Challenging Feinstein

LOS ANGELES (CNN) – Kevin de León announced Sunday morning that he would challenge veteran US Sen. Dianne Feinstein, saying he’ll stand for a wing of the party that feels she no longer represents the progressive makeup of the state’s Democratic Party and has not aggressively challenged the policies of President Donald Trump. The bold…MORE

FPD Investigating Two Friday Night Murders

(KMJ)  2017 has been a much deadlier year than 2016.  The murder rate climbed again Friday evening after two young men were found shot to death. 21 year old Rahman Newsme of Fresno was discovered lying in the roadway on Normal Ave. near Mayfair just before 7 p.m.  Detectives say he was shot several times…MORE

How Are Your Lungs Doing With All The Smoke? KMJ Gets Tips From A Local Medical Expert

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – How are your lungs doing with all the smoke? KMJ gets some tips from a local medical expert. Small toxic particles from the fires burning across California are still affecting people all over the Valley. Dr. Vipul Jain is a Pulmonologist with UCSF Fresno, and says healthy people may see symptoms…MORE

Governor Brown Declares State of Emergency Over Hepatitis A Outbreak

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Governor Jerry Brown issued an emergency proclamation on Friday, October 13th to increase the state’s supply of hepatitis A vaccines. There are 576 cases of hepatitis A here in California, 386 cases hospitalized, and 18 people have died. Dr. Gil Chavez, the California Department of Public Health’s Epidemiologist, says Santa Cruz, San Diego…MORE

Death Toll Keeps Climbing at Wine Country Fires

SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) — A fifth day of desperate firefighting in California wine country brought a glimmer of hope Friday as crews battling the flames reported their first progress toward containing the massive blazes, and hundreds more firefighters poured in to join the effort. The scale of the disaster also became clearer as authorities…MORE