TULARE COUNTY, CA (KMJ) – A mother called a sexual predator by a South Valley District Attorney is sentenced. Coral Lytle pleaded guilty to 21 felony counts. The 42-year-old mom was sentenced Monday in Tulare County Superior Court. She’ll spend four years behind bars in state prison for having sex with a pair of…… MORE
HANFORD, CA (KMJ) – Hanford police are looking for a 25-year-old woman wanted for fetal murder. Police said 25-year-old Chelsea Becker admitted she used methamphetamine while she was pregnant. Becker gave birth to the stillborn infant in September. The baby boy had with toxic levels of methamphetamine in his system. The death has…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, CA (KMJ) – Wildfires and blackouts – Governor Gavin Newsom spoke of his plans to transform the state’s largest utility. During a press conference on Friday, Governor Newsom first thanked the firefighting efforts by Cal Fire and other agencies, who have been faced with historic winds and extreme fire dangers. “2000 fires just in…… MORE
TULARE COUNTY, CA (KMJ) — Canine Distemper Virus (CDV) has been found in a coyote and multiple dogs that came into the Tulare County Animal Services shelter, officials say. The dogs and the coyote came into the shelter between October 23 and 28. Below is the press release from Tulare County Health and…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A search for the next California State University chancellor begins with six planned forums. The first forum will be Tuesday, November 12, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. in the University Union Ballroom at Sacramento State. A special committee will gather feedback from stakeholders to help guide the recruitment…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Federal officials have charged a fourth man in connection with last week’s deadly shooting of an El Dorado deputy. Officials say the new defendant was part of a conspiracy run out of Mexico. The fourth suspect, Jorge Lamas was allegedly overseeing two marijuana grows on land leased in Somerset and…… MORE
TULARE COUNTY, CA (KMJ)- A man shot dead by Tulare County Sheriff’s deputies had a lengthy criminal history, the Sheriff said the shooting was justified. Deputies responded to a domestic dispute call just before 7:00 Sunday night at a home near Leggett and Orange in Porterville. The Sheriff’s office says when deputies tried…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, CA (KMJ) – California’s governor wants to see a total reform of power shutoff rules and regulations. In a statement Monday, Governor Gavin Newsom said he wants the California Public Utilities Commission to launch the reform. Last week, Newsom launched a $75 million program to decrease the impact of shutoffs on residents. He also…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Future journalists got a sample of the business from media professionals in the Central Valley. Fresno City College held its High School Journalism Conference, Friday morning. A variety of workshops at Fresno City College featured on-air broadcasters, radio anchors, public relations specialists, camera operators, people behind the scenes and in…… MORE
TULARE, CA (KMJ) – A man from Lindsay is sentenced to life in prison for murder. On Friday in Tulare County Superior Court, 30-year-old Joshua Stepp was sentenced for the 2012 murder of 19-year-old Michael Avalos at a house in Lindsay. On the morning on September 14, 2012, Stepp was at his friend’s house in…… MORE
