PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP) – Tesla is trying to spark its solar-panel business by letting consumers rent rooftop systems rather than buy them. Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk announced the offering in a series of tweets Sunday. The company will allow residents of six states to rent solar-power systems starting at $50 a month –…… MORE
WEAVERVILLE, Calif. (AP) – Authorities in Northern California say search teams found the body of a missing hiker who appeared to have fallen to his death in the steep and rocky Trinity Alps. The Trinity County Sheriff’s Office said Sunday crews recovered 34-year-old Daniel Komins’ body on Sunday shortly after a California Highway Patrol helicopter…… MORE
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Los Angeles police say a gunman who opened fire on a patrol car was fatally shot by other officers. No officers were injured in the shooting Sunday night in the El Sereno area. Sgt. Barry Montgomery says the incident began when the patrol car came under fire while stopped at a…… MORE
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) – Kern County authorities say the Kern River remains very dangerous even though water levels have declined somewhat. The Sheriff’s Office says a search is continuing Monday for a 32-year-old man who reportedly fell into the river near the mouth of the Kern River Canyon late Saturday afternoon and was swept downstream.…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) – The Fresno City Council has voted to override the veto of Mayor Lee Brand, effectively ending the practice of giving raises to city employees after they’ve given notice to quit. The agenda item passed Thursday on a 6-0, bipartisan vote. “When you are giving retroactive raises, you are inappropriately using taxpayer money,…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) – A cause of death has been released in the case of a Fresno man who died after a competitive eating event. Tuesday night, it was in the middle of the third inning of the Fresno Grizzlies’ game. 41-year old Dana Hutchings collapsed while taking part in a taco eating contest at Chukchansi…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) – Fresno gang members are branching out, and committing a wider variety of crimes. In the city of Fresno, there’s a nearly three percent uptick in the number of home burglaries over this time last year. And police say they know who is responsible for this worrisome crime trend. Gangs. “It used to…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) – A disturbing crime trend has returned, a flashback to the days of the Great Recession a decade ago. Catalytic converters, the metal pipes on the undersides of cars and trucks that filter engine exhaust, are at a premium, for crooked recyclers. Fresno police chief Jerry Dyer says they’re getting ripped out, stolen…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) – After 17 years and more than 150 sessions, Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer conducted his final Crime View meeting with reporters. “It’s bittersweet,” Dyer said. The chief is set to retire officially on October 15th, but he’s burning some vacation time until then, and he will increasingly be out of the office.…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) -The field in the 2020 race to be Fresno’s next mayor just got a bit smaller. Non-profit executive Elliott Balch is exiting the race for Fresno Mayor, two-and-a-half months after jumping in. Balch says he’s out to spend time with his family, and that the time requirements of running a campaign for mayor…… MORE
