SAN QUENTIN, Calif. (AP) — A prison inmate who spent more than 30 years on California’s death row for beating to death a woman and her 2-year-old daughter during a burglary died early Wednesday of natural causes, state corrections officials said. Richard Gonzales Samayoa, 69, was found unresponsive in his cell in the infirmary at…… MORE
Monarch Butterflies Reach Record Benchmark First Time In 22 Years In CA
(KMJ) — We’re often flooded with environmental reports full of doom and gloom. But there’s some good news for butterflies. The Xerces Society’s Western Monarch count has found over 300,000 Western Monarchs in over 183 sites across California. We’re told this is the first time this benchmark has been reached since the fall of 2000.…… MORE
Meeting Christmas Tree Demand
The Christmas tree industry wants Americans to know there will be enough trees available to meet the demand for real Christmas trees. Marsha Gray, executive director of the Real Christmas Tree Board, says,” The industry met the demand in 2021 and will do so again this year. This is a year with few surprises.” Gray…… MORE
Madera Sheriff’s Office Updates Murder-Suicide Investigation
AVENUE 12 INVESTIGATION UPDATE The investigation into the murder/suicide incident on December 6, 2022 at a residence in the 33000 block of Avenue 12 in Madera remains ongoing. The decedents have been identified as Monty Bounds, 60, and Julie Bounds, 58. The pair had been married for approximately 10 years prior to their deaths. Madera…… MORE
Man killed in Fresno’s Deputy Involved Shooting Identified, Had Mental Health Issues
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno County Sheriff’s Office has identified the man killed in Tuesday’s deputy involved shooting. Fresno County Sheriff’s deputies responded to shots fired at 2:00am Tuesday morning, near the Belmont Country Club. One deputy arriving on scene saw Dennis Happawana walking on the roadway near Belmont and N. Wintergreen and shined a…… MORE
Rower’s Family Says Abusive Coach Pushed Athlete To Suicide
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — On New Year’s Day nearly two years ago, Parker Kinney spent the day with Brian Lilly Jr. at picturesque Scripps Beach in the San Diego area and realized his friend had become a shadow of his former self. Kinney and Lilly walked on the sand for hours and went to dinner.…… MORE
Immigration Reform Poll
A poll of voters commissioned by the International Dairy Foods Association shows strong support for reforming immigration policy as a way to help control food prices. Almost 90% of Democrat voters and 79% of Republican voters support the idea of immigration reform. When asked about the price of food, it was an almost unanimous 94%…… MORE
Judge Returns to Yankees for $360M
Multiple sources are reporting former Fresno State slugger Aaron Judge will return to the Bronx with a 9 year, $360 million dollar contract. Judge, who smacked an AL record, 62 home runs last season had been courted by numerous suiters this off-season including his favorite childhood team, the San Francisco Giants. The 30 year old…… MORE
Man Missing Out of Wofford Heights Since Late November: KCSO
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KMJ/KBAK/FOX58) — The Kern County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a man that went missing Nov. 25 out of Wofford Heights. Nathan Jackson, 42, was reported missing by a family member Nov. 26, said the department. He did not arrive at his expected destination is Bakersfield and has yet to be found. He is…… MORE
California Eyes Penalties For Oil Companies’ Big Profits
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California could become the first state to fine big oil companies for making too much money, a reaction to the industry’s supersized profits following a summer of record-high gas prices in the nation’s most populous state. Gov. Gavin Newsom and his Democratic allies in the state Legislature introduced the proposal Monday…… MORE
