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Car Stolen with Service Dog Inside at a Fresno Car Wash

Car Stolen with Service Dog Inside at a Fresno Car Wash

  FRESNO , CA (KMJ) – A car is stolen with service dog inside from car wash in Fresno. On Thursday around 6: 00 PM a service dog was taken from a car at Palm Olive Car Wash in the Tower District. The owner says she left her dog inside her car while she sprayed…MORE

Fresno County DA files Murder Charges Against Accused DUI Driver

Fresno County DA files Murder Charges Against Accused DUI Driver

(KMJ) – A Valley woman now faces a charge of murder following a deadly crash in Selma Tuesday morning. Police say 26-year-old Lizbeth Romero was drunk when she crashed into a parked SUV killing a 28-year-old man that was a passenger in her car. A second female passenger was also injured in the crash that happened…MORE

Fresno County’s Health Dept. Gears Up to Distribute More Vaccinations

Fresno County’s Health Dept. Gears Up to Distribute More Vaccinations

  FRESNO, CA  (KMJ) – Fresno County’s Health Department says it’s getting ready for more people to get vaccinated. Starting April 1st, you can now book a covid-19 vaccine appointment if you’re ages 50 and older in California. While some people have indicated that they may want to wait for the single does vaccine, Joe…MORE

Pfizer Touts its COVID-19 Vaccine Protection for Children

Pfizer Touts its COVID-19 Vaccine Protection for Children

(Photo courtesy:  The Associated Press) (AP) – Pfizer announced Wednesday its COVID-19 vaccine is safe and strongly protective in kids as young as 12, a step toward possibly beginning shots in this age group before they head back to school in the fall. Most COVID-19 vaccines being rolled out worldwide are for adults, who are at…MORE

Fresno County Moves Into the ‘Red Tier’

Fresno County Moves Into the ‘Red Tier’

Fresno, Madera and Kings Counties are all moving into the ‘Red Tier’ on Wednesday. This means that local restaurants can welcome diners indoors at a 25% capacity.  Good news for eateries as the Valley weather begins to warm up. Gyms, museums, movie theaters, churches and retail shops will also be able to unlock their doors…MORE

Calif. Card Room Agrees to Record $5.3M Penalty

Calif. Card Room Agrees to Record $5.3M Penalty

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Officials say one of California’s more profitable card rooms has agreed to a record $5.3 million penalty for misleading gambling regulators and violating a federal law designed to deter money laundering. The state said Thursday that Artichoke Joe’s Casino south of San Francisco failed to properly report a federal investigation. The…MORE

Calif. High Court: Judges Must Weigh Ability to Pay Bail

Calif. High Court: Judges Must Weigh Ability to Pay Bail

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – The California Supreme Court has ruled that judges must consider suspects’ ability to pay when they set bail, essentially requiring that defendants be freed unless they are deemed too dangerous to be released awaiting trial. The unanimous decision Thursday comes after voters in November rejected a state law that would have…MORE

USC Agrees to $852M Payout in Sex Abuse Lawsuit

USC Agrees to $852M Payout in Sex Abuse Lawsuit

LOS ANGELES (AP) – The University of Southern California has agreed to an $852 million settlement with over 700 women who accused the college’s longtime campus gynecologist of sexual abuse. The agreement announced Thursday is believed to be a record amount for such a case. It dwarfs the $500 million that Michigan State University agreed…MORE

All Calif. Adults Eligible for COVID Vaccine on April 15

All Calif. Adults Eligible for COVID Vaccine on April 15

SACRAMENTO – With supply of vaccines expected to significantly increase in the coming weeks, the state is expanding vaccine eligibility to more Californians. Starting April 1, individuals aged 50+ will be eligible to make an appointment, and individuals 16+ will be eligible to make an appointment to be vaccinated starting on April 15. “With vaccine…MORE