MERCED, CA (KMJ) – A Merced man who died in the center median of Highway 99 has been identified. The Fresno County Coroner says it was 27-year-old Daniel Davis who died on Monday. The Fresno CHP says it was around 4:00 p.m. and there was heavy rainfall at the time when they received a call…… MORE
Extreme port congestion has become a major nuisance that just won’t go away this year. Unfortunately, it could be one of the biggest problems of 2022, too. Backlogs and elevated shipping costs are likely to persist “at least” through the middle of next year, Goldman Sachs warned clients in a note Monday. “No immediate solution for…… MORE
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Mountain snowfalls are piling up, Interstate 80 was closed for hours and Lake Tahoe-area schools are shuttered as a wet storm packing historic moisture sweeps from the Pacific Ocean into the Sierra Nevada. The freeway between Reno and San Francisco reopened to passenger traffic Monday but remained closed to commercial vehicles…… MORE
PGE RELEASE (FROM DENNY BOYLES): As you are aware, forecasters are calling for a storm producing significant wind and rain to arrive in almost all areas of our service territory this weekend. While the forecast for Fresno and Madera is less severe than other areas, I wanted to give you an update on our preparations.…… MORE
MERCED, CA (KMJ) – Detectives say Francisca Vasquez-Hernandez was reported missing on Monday the 18th, 2021 after leaving her home with her son, Erick Alvarado on the 15th. Vasquez-Hernandez does not have a vehicle and it is unknown if she was picked up in a vehicle or left on foot. Family members have attempted to…… MORE
MARIPOSA. CA (KMJ) – The Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office releases their findings Thursday on what many considered the mysterious deaths of a family on a hiking trail. During Thursday’s press conference at headquarters, Mariposa County Sheriff Briese said the cause of death was determined to be hyperthermia and dehydration due to the exposure. On August…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s oil and gas regulator on Thursday proposed that the state ban new oil drilling within 3,200 feet of schools, homes and hospitals to protect public health in what would be the nation’s largest buffer zone between oil wells and communities. It’s the latest effort by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s oil regulator wants to ban new oil and gas drilling within 3,200 feet of schools, homes and hospitals to protect public health. The draft rule released Thursday would be the nation’s largest buffer zone between drilling and community sites if adopted. Environmental groups and Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration say…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A trial date is set in the Kristin Smart murder case. A judge in San Luis Obispo says the trial will begin on April 25, 2022. The defendants, 44-year-old Paul Flores and his father, 60-year-old Ruben Flores have again entered “not guilty” pleas at their arraignment on Wednesday. Kristen Smart disappeared…… MORE
(KMJ) – The Governor’s latest California drought emergency now covers EVERY county in the Golden State. Here’s what Gavin Newsom’s office released over California’s ongoing water crisis: Following the second driest year on record and with near record low storage in California’s largest reservoirs, Governor Gavin Newsom issued a proclamation extending the drought emergency statewide…… MORE
