WASHINGTON (AP) – California freshman congresswoman Katie Hill says she’s resigning because of a double standard. The Democrat told the House in her farewell speech Thursday that she’s leaving while men accused of “intentional acts of sexual violence” sit in the nation’s highest offices. And she took shots at a husband she says was abusive…… 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
(KMJ) – A former Kingsburg resident has been charged with the murder of his baby daughter. Jose David Cerna was arrested October 30th by Long Beach Police after Kingsburg detectives issued a warrant Back in June of 2008, Kingsburg police began investigating after Cerna’s 6-week-old daughter died at Valley Children’s Hospital from head injuries. There…… MORE
(KMJ) – Lawmakers from both Madera and Fresno are now working to help nearly 30 families avoid eviction. Residents of the Laguna Knolls apartments in Madera say they’ve all received eviction notices without reason. Now they have 60 days to move out. But Madera city council member Santos Garcia was joined by Fresno city council…… MORE
(KMJ) – Both ends of California struggled with blazes, dangerously windy weather and deliberate blackouts. Thousands were evacuated from the paths of several new wildfires burning in Southern California. Late Wednesday, fire officials said the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library was safe from a wildfire that came within yards of the…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Assemblyman Jim Patterson and others call a meeting over Highway 99 Funds. Assemblyman Patterson (R-Fresno) and other legislators requested a meeting to be held in the Central Valley in response to a proposal to take millions from Highway 99 widening projects in Madera and Tulare and reinvest the funds into…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Today The House overwhelmingly reaffirmed that the U.S. government should recognize the century-old killings of 1.5 million Armenians as a genocide. Valley congressman Jim Costa touched on the matter. The resolution marked the first time in 35 years that both chambers of Congress labeled the mass killings of Armenians at the hands…… MORE
PG&E is now agreeing to credit customers affected by its’ power safety shutoffs. It follows calls by Governor Gavin Newsom for the company to rebate the millions of people left without power, as part of the embattled utility’s efforts to prevent wildfires. PG&E’s so-called safety shutoffs have been blamed on decades of mismanagement.… 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
FRESNO,CA (KMJ) – Fresno just lost its soccer team. The Fresno Football Club announced Tuesday it will no longer be keeping the club in Fresno, citing that it’s difficult for the team to thrive in a city without its own stadium. Both the city and Fresno Foxes have been at odds on a new…… MORE
