WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A bell toll tribute ceremony took place Wednesday for fallen California Highway Patrol Officer Brian Liles. It took place at the CHP Academy in West Sacramento. Numerous law enforcement members were in attendance to pay their respects. According to the CHP, Liles was riding his patrol motorcycle Monday evening when he collided with a truck-tractor. He was thrown and struck by a passing vehicle. Liles began his career with the CHP in the Bay Area after gradua...

SACRAMENTO - Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation Wednesday meant to strengthen struggling newsrooms in California and support their reporters. It will establish a new funding mechanism to help qualifying local news organizations hire and retain journalists. Assembly Bill 2222 by Assemblymember Christopher Ward (D-San Diego) and Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland) creates refundable tax credits for local news organizations based on their employment of qualifying journalists. The credi...

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) A Fresno teenager who nearly died in a snowboarding accident is thanking the first responders and medical crews who helped save his life. 15-year-old Braxon Silva reunited this week with members of the SkyLife air medical team, China Peak Ski Patrol, and American Ambulance. Silva suffered a severe brain injury while snowboarding at China Peak in February. After being found injured on the mountain, he was treated by ski patrol, transported by ambulance, and flown by SkyLife t...

KERN COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson will be in Bakersfield on Wednesday. Congressman David Valadao and Speaker Johnson will host a campaign rally for Valadao for Congress. Valadao represents the 22nd Congressional District, which includes Kings County and portions of Tulare and Kern counties. The "Get out the Vote" rally is scheduled for Wednesday afternoon. Click here for video story from ABC 30. Copyright © 2026 KFSN-TV. All Rights Reserved.

The National Pork Producers Council continues pushing lawmakers to address California's Proposition 12 through the next farm bill debate. Prop 12 required California animal housing requirements be met, even by out of state producers in order to sell pork products in California. NPPC President Rob Brenneman, a pork producer himself from Iowa, says the organization believes a fix would benefit both farmers and consumers. "The reason that we're after a Prop 12 fix is because it raises pric...