SACRAMENTO, CA (KMJ) – A bill that could help provide safe drinking water passes its first legislative test. Rep. TJ Cox, (D-Fresno), unveiled the $100 million proposal Disadvantaged Community Drinking Water Assistance Act, in December 2019. In a press release sent Friday, Feb. 14, 2020, Cox said the proposal would make improvements in small…… MORE
SQUAW VALLEY, CA (KMJ) – A 78-year-old Fresno County man is busted for growing illegal marijuana worth millions of dollars on his property in Squaw Valley. The Fresno County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Charles Cooper on Friday, after serving a search warrant of his home. Authorities discovered 2,300 marijuana plants growing inside of buildings on…… MORE
KINGS COUNTY, CA (KMJ) – An employee is arrested when he arrives for work Friday morning at the Kings County Jail. 25-year-old Slater Bach is accused of sexual harassment, and creating pornography. Sheriff’s officials say Bach secretly recorded sexual encounters he had with a woman without her consent. Bach then allegedly sent the videos and…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – President Donald Trump is scheduled to visit California, making a stop in the Valley. On Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020 the White House confirmed the trip, the President’s first out west since making his the State of the Union. President Trump will be in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Feb. 18 2020 where…… MORE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 12, 2020 WHO: Central California Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals/Fresno County Humane Society (CCSPCA) WHAT: Big Love Adoption Promo: $50 for All Large Breed Dogs! WHEN: Friday, February 14 through Sunday, February 16, 2020 WHERE: CCSPCA Adoption Center and All Off-Site Adoption Locations WHY: Nothing is…… MORE
TULARE COUNTY, CA (KMJ) – The Tulare County Sheriff’s Office releases identities in two cases; home invasion and a body found in a ponding basin. The Sheriff’s Office has identified 52-year-old Ignacio Jacobo of Visalia, as the person who was shot and killed during a home invasion in Lindsay on February 4, 2020.…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A man said to be the mastermind of a deadly mass shooting at a backyard party in Fresno enters a not guilty plea. Ger Lee appeared Tuesday, Feb 11, 2020 in Fresno County Superior Court. He was supposed to be arraigned Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020 after being extradited from…… MORE
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – With Valentine’s Day fast approaching, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) reminds customers that sparks – and not just the romantic kind – can fly on February 14 if improperly secured helium-filled metallic balloons come in contact with power lines. Metallic balloons have a silvery coating, which is a…… MORE
SELMA, CAlif. (KMJ) – The Fresno County Public Administrator’s Office is currently managing the estate of Selma resident George Garabedian, who passed away in 2019. For years, Garabedian operated a business called Geo’s Jewelry, located at 1937 High St. between 1st and 2nd in Selma. Garabedian permanently closed Geo’s Jewelry in 2010 after…… MORE
TERRA BELLA, CA (KMJ) – A convenience store clerk is pistol-whipped during an armed robbery in Terra Bella. South Valley investigators are seeking the public’s help identifying a pair of suspects. Tulare County Sheriff’s Deputies were called to the C&F Market in the 9200 block of Road 236 just before 9:00 Sunday night. The…… MORE
