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Fresno Mother of 6 Gunned Down in Domestic Violence Incident

Fresno Mother of 6 Gunned Down in Domestic Violence Incident

Ka Lou Yang A 41 year old mother of six was shot and killed Tuesday morning at her home in central Fresno. Police say it’s the first homicide of 2021 stemming from a domestic violence incident.  There have been 21 homicides in Fresno this year.  There were 5 at this time in 2020. The suspect…MORE

Strathmore Man Allegedly Shoots Girlfriend in the Face

Strathmore Man Allegedly Shoots Girlfriend in the Face

A young woman remains hospitalized after being shot in the face over the weekend in Strathmore. Tulare County deputies say after they received the call, they discovered the 25 year old victim at a home on Taylor Road. The victim’s condition is not known. The suspected shooter is the woman’s boyfriend – 21 year old…MORE

Everything You Need to Know About Gov. Newsom Recall

Everything You Need to Know About Gov. Newsom Recall

[vemba-video id=”politics/2021/03/16/gavin-newsom-dinner-covid-19-lead-vpx.cnn”] The organizers of the effort to recall California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom turned in their final batches of signature petitions to the registrars of the Golden State’s 58 counties on Wednesday. Now they wait as county and state officials determine whether they have collected the 1,495,709 valid signatures they need to qualify the recall election…MORE

Gov. Newsom Gears Up for Big California Recall Fight

Gov. Newsom Gears Up for Big California Recall Fight

Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif., is taking the campaign to kick him out of office seriously, trying to frame his opponents’ recall effort as an extension of the divisive 2020 presidential fight while preparing for a media blitz, and assembling a political A-team to steer him safely through it. Republicans nationwide view the California recall as their best chance to…MORE

Report: Calif. Schools Discussed Paying Teacher Bonuses With COVID-19 Relief Funds

Report: Calif. Schools Discussed Paying Teacher Bonuses With COVID-19 Relief Funds

Multiple public schools and teachers’ unions in California at one point discussed using some of the federal and state funding for COVID-19 relief to provide teachers with bonuses, according to The Daily Mail. The group Reopen California Schools shared memos with the Daily Mail that appear to show discussions on how to use the relief…MORE

Gunman Wounds Officer in Shootout, is Killed Near USC

Gunman Wounds Officer in Shootout, is Killed Near USC

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Los Angeles police say an officer has been wounded and a gunman killed during a standoff near the University of Southern California. The gunman died at an Exposition Park home Tuesday afternoon. Police Chief Michel Moore says the man’s family reported he’d fired a rifle into the air. Moore says the…MORE

2 People Killed in So Cal Fireworks Explosion

2 People Killed in So Cal Fireworks Explosion

ONTARIO, Calif. (AP) – Authorities say two people were killed when a fireworks stash exploded in inland Southern California, setting a house on fire, blowing out windows across the neighborhood, and sending up a huge plume of smoke. Multiple blasts were reported around midday in Ontario, east of Los Angeles. TV news footage showed at…MORE

CA Bills Would Take Badges from Misbehaving Police Officers

CA Bills Would Take Badges from Misbehaving Police Officers

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California would start licensing law enforcement officers, create a way to end their careers for misbehavior including racial bias, and make it easier to sue under an expanded version of state Senate legislation that died at the end of last year’s legislative session. Law enforcement groups say the proposal lacks due…MORE

Inmate Lawsuits Blame Calif. for Spreading COVID-19 Infections

Inmate Lawsuits Blame Calif. for Spreading COVID-19 Infections

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – The family of a 61-year-old California inmate who died of the coronavirus sued state corrections officials Tuesday. The family blames a botched transfer of infected inmates to San Quentin State Prison that killed 28 inmates and a correctional officer last year. His family’s attorneys said it’s the first such federal civil…MORE