Category Archives: Local News

Clovis Police Now Searching for Trio of ATM “Skimmers”

Clovis Police Now Searching for Trio of ATM “Skimmers”

(KMJ) – The Clovis Police Department is now asking for the public’s help tracking down a trio of suspects wanted for tampering with automated teller machines. In a post on the Department’s Facebook page, Investigators write: All 3 suspects are wanted for felony ID theft and placing skimming devices on multiple ATM’s. The vehicles pictured…MORE

Fresno Mayor Will Address CA Public Utilities Comm. Over Rising Costs of PG&E Bills 

Fresno Mayor Will Address CA Public Utilities Comm. Over Rising Costs of PG&E Bills 

Press Release from Mayor Dyer’s Office: FRESNO, CA- Mayor Jerry Dyer will testify before the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) on Thursday, March 10, regarding the ongoing and proposed PG&E rate increases. Mayor Dyer is deeply concerned about the burden these increases will have on our communities, especially our most vulnerable residents.   PG&E increased electricity rates by…MORE

Tip Leads to the Arrest of Tulare County Murder Suspect in Fresno

Tip Leads to the Arrest of Tulare County Murder Suspect in Fresno

(KMJ) – A tip helps Tulare County Sheriff’s Homicide detectives track down and arrest a Tulare woman sought in a weekend homicide. Tuesday afternoon, detectives, assisted by Fresno Police, moved in on a room on a Motel 6 on Blackstone Avenue and took 52-year-old Pennie Ince into custody. Now, they are working on returning her…MORE

Police K9 Ensures Memory of Fresno Teen Murdered in 2018 Lives On

Police K9 Ensures Memory of Fresno Teen Murdered in 2018 Lives On

(KMJ) – Fresno Police are ensuring that the memory of a teen murdered in 2018 lives on. 17-year-old Nick Kauls’ life was cut short when he was shot and killed during an armed robbery in Old Fig Garden. A Fresno Police K9 and his handler found the suspect hiding in a dumpster after running from…MORE

Bipartisan Group of State Lawmakers Urge Governor to Use California Energy

Bipartisan Group of State Lawmakers Urge Governor to Use California Energy

(KMJ) – Nearly two dozen Republican and Democratic state lawmakers send a letter to Governor Gavin Newsom urging him to take advantage of California resources in the wake of soaring prices at the pump. Here is the letter sent Monday to the Governor: Dear Governor Newsom: The images coming out of Ukraine are devastating, and…MORE

Newsom Orders State Agencies to  Comply with Sanctions on Russia  

Newsom Orders State Agencies to Comply with Sanctions on Russia  

  SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today signed an executive order directing state agencies and departments to ensure their contractors are complying with economic sanctions imposed in response to Russia’s attacks on Ukraine. The action follows the Governor’s letter this week calling for state pension funds to halt the flow of money from the state to Russia and to ban the purchase of Russian…MORE

Governor Newsom Unveils Plan to Cut Homeless Crime, Help Californians Struggling with Mental Health Challenges, Homelessness

Governor Newsom Unveils Plan to Cut Homeless Crime, Help Californians Struggling with Mental Health Challenges, Homelessness

SAN JOSE – Governor Gavin Newsom at a mental health treatment center in San Jose, on Thursday, unveiled CARE Court, a new framework to provide individuals with mental health and substance use disorders the care and services they need to get healthy. The proposal, which must be approved by the Legislature, would require counties to provide…MORE

Biden Says Putin Has Failed to Divide NATO

Biden Says Putin Has Failed to Divide NATO

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says that dictators who do not “pay a price for their aggression” cause more chaos. According to excerpts released Tuesday ahead of his first State of the Union address, Biden says that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine was premeditated and unprovoked. He will also highlight the importance…MORE

Reward Increased to Help Solve Murder of Parlier Teen

Reward Increased to Help Solve Murder of Parlier Teen

(KMJ) – Valley Crime Stoppers is now offering a reward of $5,000 and the City of Parlier is offering a $4,000 reward, for information leading to the arrest of those responsible for killing 16-year-old Ricardo Chavana. Around 11 p.m. Sunday, February 20th, Parlier Police responded to a shots fired on the 13000 block of East…MORE

Richard Blum Dies, Husband of California Sen. Feinstein

Richard Blum Dies, Husband of California Sen. Feinstein

WASHINGTON (AP) — Richard Blum, husband of California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, died Sunday after a long battle with cancer. He was 86. Feinstein announced her husband’s death in a statement Monday morning that said her “heart is broken today.” She said her husband, a wealthy San Francisco investor, “left things better than he found them”…MORE