SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California will require health care workers to have coronavirus booster shots to ensure hospitals are prepared for a surge in cases as the more-transmissible omicron variant spreads. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the move Tuesday and plans to provide more details Wednesday. COVID-related hospitalizations have been rising slowly in California, although it’s…… MORE
Jason “JJ” Sanchez was a star pitcher at Immanuel High in Reedley and then later on at Fresno City College before signing with Westcliff University in Southern California. He was a captain on the Warriors team. The school issued a statement after his passing from an auto crash on Monday saying they’re “Heartbroken, calling him…… MORE
A 6.2 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Northern California rattled a wide swath of the state shortly after noon local time, according to data from the US Geological Survey. The quake occurred just off Cape Mendocino near Humboldt County and was felt as far away as San Francisco and Chico, California. “It was slow…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A kitten rescued from the KMJ parking lot is the center of a Fresno teenager’s animal adoption story that earns a lifesaving grant award for The Cat House on the Kings. Pet adopters were invited to share their stories of how their new pet has changed their life in the Petco…… MORE
California Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to spend $300 million starting in January as part of a new policy to aid small businesses and law enforcement affected by high-profile smash and grab thefts. Newsom plans to add the noted amount to the existing California budget, according to the New York Post. The spending proposal will include…… MORE
A huge forest fire in Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks has been fully contained more than three months after it broke out, officials said. Fire managers declared the KNP Complex 100% contained on Dec. 16 after significant precipitation in the Sierra Nevada, the National Park Service said Friday. The fire has not grown in…… MORE
Pfizer said Friday it was changing plans and testing three doses of its COVID-19 vaccine in babies and preschoolers after the usual two shots didn’t appear strong enough for some of the children. Pfizer announced the change after a preliminary analysis found 2- to 4-year-olds didn’t have as strong an immune response as expected to…… MORE
Press Release Gov. Newsom’s Office: Published: Dec 17, 2021 Real Public Safety Plan focuses on strengthening local law enforcement response, ensuring perpetrators are held accountable and getting guns and drugs off our streets Plan funds state and local efforts to combat organized retail crime, provides grants for local prosecutors and small businesses victimized by retail theft,…… MORE
(KMJ) – California joins Arizona and Nevada, signing an agreement Wednesday to significantly reduce the amount of water pulled from the Colorado River. The Colorado River provides a source of water for around 40 million residents and farmers from Wyoming to the U.S-Mexico Border. Lake Mead is seeing dangerously low water levels due to rising…… MORE
(KMJ) – The 13th Annual Holiday Heroes Blood Drive is underway in Clovis. The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office is partnering with the Central California Blood Center to help donors give the gift of life. The blood drive runs from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. every day at the Clovis Rodeo Hall, located at 748 Rodeo…… MORE
