FRESNO, CA (KMJ) — A California judge has dismissed a murder case against a woman who delivered a stillbirth after consuming meth while pregnant. Chelsea Becker delivered a stillborn son at Adventist Health Hospital in Hanford back in Sept. of 2019. Hospital staff suspected she may have used drugs while pregnant and called…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) — Congressman David Valadao voted in favor of the January 6 commission to investigate the attack on the United States Capitol. Valadao released a statement: “Finding out the truth simply should not be a partisan issue. Today, I voted in favor of the bipartisan National Commission to Investigate the January 6…… MORE
A new study by a pediatrics medical journal offers a stunning rebuke of COVID-19 misinformation — if not disinformation — passed from California hospitals with respect to child hospitalizations from the disease. In fact, California overcounted child hospitalizations by at least 40%, therefore distorting national numbers on the effect of the disease on children from…… MORE
(Photo courtesy: Fresno County Sheriff’s Office) (KMJ) – In 2012, Fresno County Deputy Coroner Kelly Matlock helped establish a national burial program here in the Central Valley. Two times a year, Garden of Innocence holds ceremonies to ensure children found abandoned or left unidentified are given a loving goodbye. Saturday, May 22nd at 10:00 am, Garden…… MORE
FRESNO CA (KMJ) – The California State University Board of Trustees announced Wednesday that Saúl Jiménez-Sandoval, Ph.D., will serve as the ninth president of California State University, Fresno. Jiménez-Sandoval has served as interim president of Fresno State since October after former president Dr. Joseph I. Castro was appointed chancellor of the California State University…… MORE
VISALIA, CA (KMJ) – The Visalia Unified School district said a ransomware attack took place Tuesday morning at the south valley school district. Visalia Unified said the cyber attack impacted the operation of school district IT systems. Many district IT systems are offline until further notice. Local and federal law enforcement have been notified…… MORE
The University of California will no longer consider SAT and ACT scores as part of the admission process in its system of 10 schools beginning in the fall of 2021 in accordance with a settlement in a lawsuit brought by students that claimed that the traditional tests are racist, The Associated Press reported Friday. The lawsuit, filed against…… MORE
A California District judge has issued a statewide permanent injunction against COVID-19 restrictions on churches and places of worship. The case involves Harvest Rock Church in Pasadena and the Harvest international Ministry. It came after the state had moved to ban indoor worship services last year, along with other indoor activities like dining and movie theaters,…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) — A man was arrested after police say he sprayed pepper spray at people protesting in Fresno over the weekend. It happened Saturday night at a “Peace in Palestine” protest at Blackstone and Nees Avenues. Police were called around 8:00 p.m. by somebody saying they were just sprayed with pepper spray.…… MORE
FRESNO. CA (KMJ) – Fresno Police are still searching for the gang member who plowed into a Fresno City College student’s car last week, killing her 19-year-old Hannah Pimentel died on May 12th, when her BMW was hit by a car being chased by police. 31-year old Marc Cain Rodriguez (above right)…… MORE
