OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) – The decline of local news outlets in the U.S. has been associated mostly with rural, lower income areas. But the demise of local daily newspapers that once served hundreds of thousands of readers throughout the eastern San Francisco Bay Area shows that local news is being hit hard even in relatively…… MORE
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Forty million Californians will soon obtain sweeping digital privacy rights stronger than any seen before in the U.S., posing a significant challenge to Big Tech and the data economy it helped create. California residents will be able to see what personal information companies have collected on them, and request it be…… MORE
The center of Southern California’s latest winter storm is staying well out to sea and forecasters have greatly scaled back expectations for rain and snow. Only light snowfall or flurries were seen early Monday in the mountain passes north and east of Los Angeles, and Interstates 5 and 15 remain open. The National…… MORE
TULARE COUNTY, CA (KMJ) – A K9 with the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office helped deputies find drugs and stolen guns from a suspect’s car, deputies say. It happened just before 7:45 p.m. Sunday in the area of Ave 400 and Road 136 in Cutler. According to the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office, deputies pulled over…… MORE
(KMJ) – The Tulare County Sheriff’s Office continues to search for the man wanted for allegedly stabbing another person during a weekend bar fight in Springville. Deputies say 49-year old John Hanford pulled out a knife and stabbed another person multiple times after the two began fighting inside the Antlers Bar on the 39000 block…… MORE
(AP) – Anyone under 21 can no longer legally buy cigarettes, cigars or any other tobacco product in the U.S. A new law enacted last week by Congress also applies to electronic cigarettes and vaping devices that heat a liquid containing nicotine. The change took effect immediately after President Donald Trump signed a spending bill…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Democratic Presidential Candidate Tom Steyer is hosting an event Monday night here in Fresno. The Tom 2020 Fresno Campaign office is where Tom and his partner and wife Kat Steyer will hold their pre-New Year’s Eve event at 6:30. It’s kicking off the grand opening of his first campaign office…… MORE
FRESNO COUNTY,CA (KMJ) – Fresno County voters will see major changes in the way they vote leading up to the March primary. The Fresno County Clerk says the changes will give voters more flexibility and convenience and likely improve turnout. In early February, every registered voter in the county will receive a ballot in the…… MORE
(KMJ) – A truck driver who was found dead on the Grapevine around 8:30 yesterday morning, is now said by California Highway Patrol to be an unidentified man from Madera. CHP says the driver was found dead inside the vehicle. The cause of death has not yet been released. It is unknown at this time…… MORE
12/27/10:46 AM UPDATE: GRAPEVINE: I-5 is now OPEN with CHP escorting traffic over the pass. Please drive carefully and follow the lead CHP vehicle at a safe speed and distance. Click to Listen to an update by CHP Officer Shasta Tollesson: BAKERSFIELD, CA (KMJ) – Caltrans crews were still clearing vehicles from state…… MORE
