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The Entire State of California Now Under Drought Emergency

The Entire State of California Now Under Drought Emergency

(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

Murder and DUI Charges Filed After Deadly Taco Truck Collision

Murder and DUI Charges Filed After Deadly Taco Truck Collision

(KMJ) A Fresno man now faces a host of charges after he allegedly drove into a crowd gathered outside a Fresno taco truck earlier this month. Here are the details of his case and charges, as released by the Fresno County District Attorney’s Office: Rolando Enrique Alvarenga-Aguilar has been charged in a felony complaint with…MORE

13-Year-Old Student  Arrested for Threatening to Shoot Up School in Tulare County

13-Year-Old Student Arrested for Threatening to Shoot Up School in Tulare County

TULARE COUNTY, CA (KMJ) – A 13-year-old male student is arrested for threatening to shoot up a school in Tulare County. Just after 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday morning, Tulare County Sheriff’s Deputies were called to Tipton Elementary School on Evans Road in Tipton for a student threatening to shoot up the school. When Deputies arrived,…MORE

Man Convicted of Murdering Ex-Wife in Front of Her 3 Children in Madera

Man Convicted of Murdering Ex-Wife in Front of Her 3 Children in Madera

MADERA, CA (KMJ) – A man is convicted of murdering his estranged wife in front of her three children. Julio Garay was arrested in July of 2020. Madera Police say that’s when he killed his 32-year-old ex-wife, Calley Jean Garay. On July 14, she was in Madera, getting into her van with her children when…MORE

San Francisco Announces Cash Rewards to Collar Auto Burglars

San Francisco Announces Cash Rewards to Collar Auto Burglars

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco will give out cash awards of up to $100,000 for information about the ringleaders of high-level auto burglaries — in yet another push to battle crime in a city marked by attention-grabbing vehicle smash and grabs, home break-ins and retail theft. The cash rewards would come from private donors…MORE

Fresno Man Arrested in San Diego County for Deadly Reedley Shooting

Fresno Man Arrested in San Diego County for Deadly Reedley Shooting

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Reedley Police say they got a call around 10:30 on July 4, 2021 about a shooting in the 1400 block of N. Columbia Ave. Oficers arrived to find 25-year-old Jcob Ecinia suffering from a gunshot wound. H was transported to Adventist Health in Reedley where he was pronounced dead. After a…MORE

Many Calif. Parents Keep Kids Home in Protest of Vax Mandate

Many Calif. Parents Keep Kids Home in Protest of Vax Mandate

Across California, some parents kept their children home from school and gathered Monday to protest Gov. Gavin Newsom’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for students. Flyers circulating online called for “sit outs” and “walkouts” to demonstrate against California’s first-in-the-nation mandate, which will require students to get vaccinated against COVID-19 to go to school in person once vaccines get…MORE

Colin Powell Dies due to COVID-19 Complications

Colin Powell Dies due to COVID-19 Complications

(KMJ) – Colin Powell, former Joint Chiefs chairman and Secretary of State, has died from COVID-19 complications, his family said Monday. In an announcement on social media, the family said Powell had been fully vaccinated. Powell was the first African American to serve as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and secretary of state.…MORE

Man’s Body Found in Terra Bella Orchard

Man’s Body Found in Terra Bella Orchard

TULARE COUNTY (KMJ) – The body of a man is found in an orchard in Terra Bella. Just after 12:30 Friday afternoon, TCSO Deputies were called to the area of Avenue 80, just east of Avenue 256 in Terra Bella for a man down in an orchard. When they arrived on scene, Deputies found a…MORE