(KMJ) – For the second time this month, Pacific Gas and Electric has cut power to tens of thousands of customers in the name of public safety. As of 2 p.m. Wednesday, the bankrupt utility began cutting service to nearly 180,000 households and businesses in 17 Northern and Central California counties. PG&E says gusty winds could…… MORE
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, CA (KMJ) – 4th graders from Merced City School District are learning to appreciate nature. Thanks to the nationwide Every Kid in a Park initiative they had the opportunity to visit Yosemite National Park. They gazed at Half Dome, learned how El Capitan was formed, and how snowmelt feeds Yosemite Falls. Some…… MORE
Los Angeles County health officials are issuing a warning about possible exposure to measles. To anyone who may have been at Disneyland earlier this month. The city’s department of public health says a person with the viral infection visited the Anaheim theme park on October 16th, between 9:00 A.M. and 8:30 PM. The warning reminds…… MORE
(KMJ) – A shooting early Wednesday morning in El Dorado County in the town of Somerset has claimed the life of a Sheriff’s Deputy. A statement from the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office confirms Deputy Brian Ishmael was shot and killed while responding to a call at Sand Ridge Drive and Mount Aukum roam, about…… MORE
TULARE COUNTY, CA (KMJ) – The Tulare County DA’s Office says 19-year-old Vanessa Macias and 18-year-old Jesus Fernandez face life in prison. The two teenagers are charged with murder for allegedly shooting and killing a 16-year-old. Homicide detectives from the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office went out to the area of Howard and Washington in Earlimart…… MORE
SACRAMENTON, CA (KMJ) – PG&E Power shutoffs have impacted nearly two million Californians, and there’s another looming Wednesday. Governor Gavin Newsom wrote a letter Tuesday to the utility, demanding PG&E do more to warn customers. In the letter Gov. Newsom tells CEO William Johnson he wants to ensure that as few people as…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Trump administration has unveiled a new plan to govern California’s water usage that has alarmed environmental groups for its potential impact on endangered species. The plan would give more water to farmers. An analysis by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service says the plan…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Gov. Gavin Newsom has asked California’s attorney general to investigate why the state’s gas prices are so high. A new analysis from the California Energy Commission says California drivers are paying as much as $1 more per gallon of gasoline than the rest of the country. The commission concluded the primary…… MORE
Hanford, CA. (KMJ) – The Hanford Police Department is holding a Take Back event to dispose of unwanted prescription drugs. On Saturday, October 26, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Hanford PD and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will give the public its 18th opportunity in nine years to prevent pill abuse and theft by…… MORE
A Madera man who is accused of causing a crash that resulted in the death of three people Nebraska was taken into custody Friday. He’ll be extradited to Kearney, Nebraska, where he will face three counts of felony manslaughter. Investigators say Kratt’s semitrailer ran into the rear of a line of vehicles that had…… MORE
