Category Archives: Local News

Firefighters Finishing Containment of California Wildfires

Firefighters Finishing Containment of California Wildfires

  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Firefighters are dousing remaining smoldering areas from a destructive wildfire that raged along the northern edge of Los Angeles last week. The Los Angeles Fire Department says containment of the approximately 12-square-mile (31-square-kilometer) fire is at 43 percent Monday. Updated assessments lowered the number of destroyed structures to 17 but…MORE

Vandals Cover Bay Area Columbus Statue with Paint & Graffiti

Vandals Cover Bay Area Columbus Statue with Paint & Graffiti

(Photo Courtesey:  KGO) (KMJ) – City crews in San Francisco worked to clean up red paint splashed onto the Christopher Columbus statute that stands near Coit Tower. The vandalism was discovered Sunday and included graffiti painted across the base of the statue that read,” Destroy all monuments of genocide and kill all colonizers.” Now San Francisco Police have…MORE

Search Continues in Sierra For Fresno Man Missing 40 Days

Search Continues in Sierra For Fresno Man Missing 40 Days

  FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A search continues in the Sierra Nevada for a 65 year-old man who has been missing for 40 days. Fresno County Sheriff’s Spokesperson Tony Botti said Hans Lamaack was last seen in Fresno on August 30. His family reported him missing to the Fresno Police Department at the end of…MORE

Gov. Newsom Slams PG&E Shutoffs: “Greed, Mismanagement”

Gov. Newsom Slams PG&E Shutoffs: “Greed, Mismanagement”

An angry California Gov. Gavin Newsom slammed the state’s largest utility over its power shutoffs, saying they’re the result of years of mismanagement and greed. Pacific Gas & Electric intentionally cut power to almost 800,000 customers in Northern California on Wednesday to prevent wildfires caused by high winds downing live power equipment — a process the utility warned residents about in…MORE

Calif. Won’t Ban ‘Misleading’ Political Party Names

Calif. Won’t Ban ‘Misleading’ Political Party Names

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill that would have required a staunchly conservative political party to change its name. Newsom announced Wednesday he had vetoed a bill that would have banned political parties from using “no party preference,” “decline to state” or “independent” in their official names. The bill…MORE

PG&E Shuts Off Power To Some Areas in Mariposa County

PG&E Shuts Off Power To Some Areas in Mariposa County

  UPDATE: PG&E shut down power to thousands of customers in Mariposa County, impacting about 1800 customers. Power could potentially be cut to more than 800,000 customers in 34 counties. PG&E’s website has crashed several times as customers access which areas being affected by the power outages.   UPDATE: The Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office issued an update…MORE

Wildfire Smoke Prompts Health Caution from Valley Air District

Wildfire Smoke Prompts Health Caution from Valley Air District

(KMJ) – As Cal Fire crews continue to work to get a handle on the Briceburg Fire burning in Mariposa County, The San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District says smoke from this blaze may create health issues for some here in the Central Valley. That’s why the Air District has issued a health cautionary…MORE

PG&E Begins Largest Power Shutoffs In State History

PG&E Begins Largest Power Shutoffs In State History

(KMJ) – Pacific Gas & Electric has begun cutting power to tens of thousands of customers in the first phase of the largest public safety power shutoff in California history. The power could potentially be cut to more than 800,000 customers in 34 counties – including Kern and Mariposa. Strong winds and potentially dangerous fire…MORE