FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The Department of Water Resources releases its annual water year recap. 2018 showed below-average precipitation, the DWR says it indicative of California’s ongoing transition to a warmer climate. The statewide snowpack — measured on April 1, 2018 — and based on more than 260 snow courses — was just…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — Rain is coming to the Central Valley, according to the National Weather Service in Hanford. A low pressure system pushing its way in from the Central Coast is described as the cause of the expected precipitation. As much as half and inch of rain could fall from Tuesday morning through to Wednesday,…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California and the Trump administration are feuding over the state’s new internet neutrality law that aims to ensure a level playing field on the internet. The U.S. Justice Department sued California on Sunday over the new law just hours after Gov. Jerry Brown signed it. The law gives California the nation’s…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) – California prison officials say weapons manufactured by inmates were used in a “large scale incident” that injured several inmates. Vicky Waters with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation tells the Fresno Bee that inmates at two of Avenal State Prison’s general population facilities took part in a large disturbance on…… MORE
SAN DIEGO (AP) – Hospital officials say a 13-year-old boy is expected to recover after being attacked by a shark while diving for lobsters in Southern California. Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego says in a statement that the teen is in serious condition Sunday, a day after he was bitten off Encinitas, a city north of…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California Gov. Jerry Brown has rejected legislation that would have allowed San Francisco to open what could be the nation’s first supervised drug injection sites under a pilot program. Brown issued a veto Sunday, saying “enabling illegal and destructive drug use will never work.” San Francisco could still choose to open…… MORE
KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Calif. September 30, 2018 – The missing hiker, Diane Salmon, 63, from Lafayette, California, who was reported missing has been found. She was seen by other hikers on her way to the South Lake Trailhead in Inyo National Forest. Ms. Salmon walked out with them and is currently being reunited with…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California Gov. Jerry Brown has vetoed a bill that would have let bars in some cities serve alcohol until 4 a.m. He rejected the legislation Friday because he says it would cause more drunken driving. California lets bars serve alcohol until 2 a.m. Brown says the bill would have added two…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – An accused Clovis child predator is granted felony probation on Friday with no additional time behind bars. Hugo Rabson was accused of texting to arrange a meeting with a teenage girl at a Clovis park in March of 2017. According to court documents in the messages, 42-year-old Rabson asked the 14-year-old…… MORE
[Photo:Fresno County DA’s Office] FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A Fresno jury finds a 26-year-old man guilty of second degree murder for shooting his girlfriend’s ex-husband. On July 8, 2017, James Dean shot Augustine Velasco at a residence near Fresno City College. Fresno Police say it happened when 43-year-old Velasco was attempting to assist with a…… MORE
