CalFire: Property Owners Still Responsible for Controversial Fee

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — The controversial Fire Prevention Fee has been repealed by the California Legislature. However, property owners on whom it was imposed, must still pay meet their existing obligations. CalFire says bills issued for the fiscal years during which the fee was in place must be paid in full. Rhose who are delinquent face…MORE

Investigation Continues In Madera County Officer Involved Shooting

(KMJ) – The Madera County Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate an officer involved shooting that happened Thursday night in Chowchilla. Sheriff’s Lieutenant Bill Ward says Chowchilla Police and the Highway Patrol were called to a home near Alameda and Fourth for reports of a disturbance and a fire.   Once on scene, Ward says a…MORE

EPA Formally Proposes WOTUS Withdrawal

  The Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will formally propose to withdraw the “Waters of the U.S. Rule,” a controversial Obama-era rule on clean water. This move will mark the end of years of efforts by farm groups to get rid of something they called a burdensome federal overreach. Politico’s…MORE

Search Continues for At Risk Merced County Man

(KMJ) – The Merced County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help locating a missing, at risk Planada man.  82-year old Rafael Zaragoza (pictured) was last seen around 8:30 Thursday morning driving his blue 2004 Hyundai Sonata away from his home.  The vehicle has California plates with the license number:  6SEL655. Deputies say Zaragoza is considered…MORE

Human Trafficking Investigation Nets Two Arrests – One Suspect Wanted

(KMJ) – Two suspects are now in the Tulare County Jail, and third suspect is still on the loose, after a six-month long investigation by the Tulare County Sheriff’s Department, Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department, Los Angeles Regional Human Trafficking Task Force, and the California Department of Justice. 54 felony charges have been filed against Quinton Brown,…MORE