SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California officials on Thursday faulted communities in a stretch of the crop-rich San Joaquin Valley for failing to develop a plan to adequately protect groundwater in the often drought-plagued state. The state’s water resources board set an April hearing to determine whether the Tulare Lake Subbasin in the heart of California’s…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A motorcyclist has died following a crash in central Fresno early Thursday morning. The California Highway Patrol says it happened at about 6:40 am westbound Highway 180 under Highway 41. Officers say the man was going on the transition to southbound Highway 41 when he hit a wall. The man fell…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — An emotional family pleaded with a Fresno judge to impose the maximum sentence against Hope Marshay Whitmore on Wednesday. Whitmore was behind the wheel in March 2021 when she struck LaVonda Anita Mosley near Elm and Grove avenues. The 55-year-old, who was not in a marked crosswalk, died, and Whitmore drove…… MORE
REEDLEY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A Reedley High athlete is at UCSF Medical Center in San Francisco undergoing more chemotherapy. Action News has been following Malachi Rios’ journey with testicular cancer since last December. The football player remains positive about the next part of his cancer treatment. “I think my faith helps a lot,” he said.…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom signed two laws Tuesday intended to compel California’s public university systems to make progress in their review and return of Native American remains and artifacts. Decades-old state and federal legislation, known as repatriation laws, require government entities to return these items to tribes. Those artifacts could include prayer…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans on Wednesday nominated Rep. Steve Scalise to be the next House speaker and will now try to unite around the conservative in a floor vote to elect him after ousting Rep. Kevin McCarthy from the post. In private balloting at the Capitol, House Republicans pushed aside Rep. Jim Jordan, the Judiciary…… MORE
TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A former Tulare County Sheriff’s sergeant has been charged with kidnapping and torture after a domestic violence incident over the weekend. On Monday, the Tulare County District Attorney’s Office announced that 49-year-old Richard Ramirez was arrested on Sunday. Officials say Ramirez was still on parole for a domestic violence conviction…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — The Fresno Police Department is investigating two incidents in the city targeting the Jewish community. Authorities say the first happened at about 6 am Tuesday at the Temple Beth Israel on Maroa and Herndon in Northwest Fresno. An employee noticed glass in the front door was broken by a rock. They…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — More Californians with untreated mental illness and addiction issues could be detained against their will and forced into treatment under a new law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, a move to help overhaul the state’s mental health system and address its growing homelessness crisis. The new law, which reforms the state’s…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Drivers in and around northwest Fresno should be prepared for some road work. Portions of Van Ness Boulevard will be repaved from Shaw to Keats Avenues, and from Bullard to Sierra Avenues. The city and county departments of public works will be conducting the work, and drivers should use an alternate…… MORE
