SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) – A giant sequoia has been found smoldering and smoking in a part of Sequoia National Park that burned in one of California’s huge wildfires last year. The National Park Service said Wednesday that the cause appears to be the 2020 Castle Fire, which burned more than 270 square miles…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – A California appeals court has upheld Gov. Gavin Newsom’s emergency powers during the coronavirus pandemic. Three judges from the 3rd District Court of Appeal in Sacramento on Wednesday overturned a lower court saying Newsom overstepped his authority. The case emerged from a lawsuit by two Republican state legislators. They said Newsom…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) — Detectives believe a white Chevy Tahoe is tied to to the killing of a Fresno man in April. They believe 56-year-old Pacer Hampton was killed sometime between 1:00 a.m. and 2:00 a.m. on April 13th. Deputies were called to a home in the area of Olive near Polk, for a possible…… MORE
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – California tourism leaders are urging residents to spend their pent-up travel dollars exploring their home state as coronavirus case numbers stay low. The tourism industry is reeling from a steep decline in revenue, plummeting from $145 billion in 2019 to $65 billion last year. The state of nearly 40 million people…… MORE
FRESNO, CA. (KMJ) — The Bullard High School baseball program was hit by thieves over the weekend. Somebody cut the lock off C-train storage box and stole thousands of dollars in lawn and baseball equipment. Some of the items stolen were lawnmowers, an aerator, a pitching machine, buckets of baseballs, and other baseball equipment. There…… MORE
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FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Homicide detectives arrest a 60-year-old man from of Parlier, after they say he shot and killed 57-year-old Israel Trevino Jr. of Selma and wounded his son, 33-year-old Israel Trevino III, Sunday afternoon following an argument. At 4:19 pm on Sunday, the Parlier Police Department received a 911 call of shots fired…… MORE
UPDATE: “We are happy to report that just before 10 this (Tuesday) morning, Santiago Escobedo was found by members of the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office HEART (Homeless Enforcement Assistance Response Team) Team in Visalia and he is in good health. Thank you to everyone who helped get the word out.” – Ashley Ritchie, Media…… MORE
(Photo courtesy: Fresno County Sheriff’s Office) (KMJ) – A man in his 50’s is dead and another man is seriously injured following a weekend shooting in Parlier. Fresno County Sheriff’s Homicide detectives were called to the intersection of Parlier and Whitener Avenues just before 4:30 p.m. Sunday following a 9-1-1 call for shots fired. According…… MORE
A 2020 wildfire that killed two people in Northern California and eventually became part of one of the largest fires in the state’s history was set intentionally in an attempt to cover up a woman’s murder, authorities announced Wednesday. Douglas Mai, 82 and Leon “James” Bone, 64, died in the Markley Fire, which started on…… MORE
