FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – More lives are lost on the state’s roads during the holiday. Nine people were killed in 7 fatal collisions throughout California during the CHP’s 2019 Christmas Day maximum enforcement period, five were not wearing a seatbelt. In 2018, 31 people were killed in 27 collisions throughout the 30-hour period. CHP officers…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Three Northern California county jails are trying a new approach to solitary confinement. The idea is to limit solitary confinement to violent inmates. The new policy also encourages jailers to use low-cost incentives to reward good behavior, like giving them opportunity to listen to the radio or watch a movie. The…… MORE
GORMAN, CA (KMJ) — A semi driver is found dead on the Grapevine, the CHP says snow is affecting routes for other drivers. The California Highway Patrol said the big rig driver was found dead inside his vehicle Thursday morning, but his identity has not been released. He was found unresponsive just before 8:30 a.m. on the…… MORE
MADERA,CA (KMJ) – 41 Year Old Joanne Otero, a transient living in the Madera area, was physically assaulted and killed Monday night. The incident happened in the area of 4th and G streets, just hours before Christmas Eve. Madera police are now saying that investigative teams will be working to find out who is responsible…… MORE
SAN DIEGO (AP) – The Trump administration has awarded billions of dollars in contracts for private companies to operate immigration detention centers in California. The move posted Friday came less than two weeks before a new state law takes effect to prohibit them. The contracts in San Diego, Calexico, Adelanto and Bakersfield allow for housing…… MORE
REEDLEY, CA (KMJ) – A Firefighter is injured battling a house fire in Reedley. Fire crews responded to the blaze just after 7:00 Sunday night on the 900 block of West Kings Drive Circle. Two people were inside the home but made it out. Three cats and one dog did not make it –…… MORE
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — The California Department of Insurance has released proposed regulations to reform how insurance companies offer group discounts based on occupation, education, and other arbitrary factors that historically have not been available to drivers in less-affluent and more diverse communities. If adopted, this would be the first major change to the…… MORE
[vemba-video id=”us/2019/12/23/coast-guard-rescues-surfer-shark-attack-california-orig-llr.cnn”] A 37-year-old man was rescued by a US Coast Guard helicopter after he was bitten by a shark while surfing near Santa Rosa Island in California Saturday. “This was the best possible outcome to a truly terrifying situation,” said Coast Guard spokesman Lt. Benjamin McIntyre-Coble. The victim’s friend notified the Coast Guard of the…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – More people are leaving California than moving in. New estimates released Friday put the state’s population at 39.96 million. That’s just shy of the 40 million milestone demographers had predicted the state would have passed by now. The report shows California added more than 180,000 people when accounting for births and…… MORE
MINNEAPOLIS (AP)–A prosecutor says two University of Minnesota wrestlers who were arrested in an alleged sexual assault will not face criminal charges. Gable Steveson and Dylan Martinez were arrested in June on suspicion of criminal sexual conduct after someone reported a rape. Martinez starred at Clovis High School and Fresno City College before transferring to…… MORE
