CHOWCHILLA, CA (KMJ) – Chowchilla Police arrest a teenage driver who they said hit a student on a scooter then drove off. Police say it happened just after 8:00 am Tuesday morning. Officers say a teen boy was riding his scooter, heading to Chowchilla High School when he was struck at 7th and Humboldt.…… MORE
PG&E Released the following information: PG&E Will Proactively Turn Off Power for Safety to Nearly 800,000 Customers Across Northern and Central California Portions of 34 Counties Will be Impacted by Widespread, Severe Wind Event Beginning Wednesday New Counties Added Since Monday: Marin, Humboldt, Trinity and Kern SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – As a precautionary…… MORE
CORCORAN, CA (KMJ) – A 14-year-old girl and a 14-year-old boy were arrested after they led police on a chase in a stolen car. Corcoran Police say it happened Monday around 6:40 p.m. on Cottonwood Avenue. Officers were initially called to the area for a reported hit-and-run crash, but then got a description of the…… MORE
HANFORD – The Kings County Department of Public Health confirms Monday that a person from Kings County has died from complications related to the use of e-cigarettes. The Kings Co. Heath Dept. is warning community members about the dangerous effects of using electronic cigarettes, or e-cigarettes. “With sadness, we report that there has been…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, CA (KMJ) – California becomes the first state to tackle pay-for-delay agreements. On Monday, Governor Gavin Newsom signed 3 bills to fight the high costs of prescription drugs, and increase healthcare access. AB 824 authored by Assemblymember Jim Wood (D-Santa Rosa) and sponsored by Attorney General Xavier Becerra stops pharmaceutical companies from keeping…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A woman in her 60’s has become Fresno’s 33rd homicide victim of the year. She was identified on Monday by Fresno Police as Anita Shelby. Fresno Police Lieutenant Ron Hughes said the 61-year-old woman’s body was found around 9:00 am. Sunday morning, inside her home on the 3300 block of…… MORE
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Pacific Gas and Electric Co. has agreed to pay $65 million to settle California claims that it falsified records about how it notified construction workers about underground gas and electric lines. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, regulators alleged that PG&E employees frequently misrepresented how quickly they responded to excavators’ requests…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – An Army veteran becomes the victim of a social security scam, after nine months of serving the US military in Syria. 22-year-old Ruben Diaz was convinced by con artists impersonating Army staff that his social security information had been stolen by a Mexican drug cartel to launder money. They told…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ News) — The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office is asking for your help in locating a registered sex offender, who’s failed to update his address. James Kenyon, 53, is a convicted rapist, who was released from prison in 1988. Kenyon was last known to be residing near Tulare and Locan Avenues in Fresno. Kenyon…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law overhauling charter schools in the state. Charter schools are public schools that operate by different rules than traditional public schools. Anyone can apply for a charter school, and state law requires school districts to OK them if they meet certain basic requirements This…… MORE
