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Calif. Minimum Wage Hike Cleared for Signatures
SACRAMENTO (AP) — A union-backed effort to raise California’s minimum wage has been approved to start collecting signatures for a statewide ballot initiative. The proposal would boost California’s minimum wage by $1 an hour annually until it reaches $15 an hour in 2021. California’s current $9-an-hour wage is set to increase to $10 next year. Secretary of State…… MORE
Big Creek Fire Meeting Taking Place Tonight
FRESNO (KMJ) — Fire season is upon us here in the valley and with the willow fire continuing to burn – it’s all the important to know what to do. Everyone who lives in the small mountain communities that surround Shaver Lake and Huntington Lake are being invited to big creek this evening for a…… MORE
Captain Dern Blood Drive Taking Place Today In Fresno
FRESNO (KMJ) — Fresno Fire Captain Pete Dern is continuing to recover from serious burns in the hospital and we can help him and others in a similar situation on their roads to recovery. “It is really important to come in and give”, says President and CEO of the Central California Blood Center Dean Eller.…… MORE
California’s High Health Enrollment Surpasses Projections
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California has enrolled 2.3 million people under an optional expansion of the state’s Medicaid program — nearly three times more than the state had anticipated, according to the state Department of Finance. Beyond that, a record number of people who already qualified for the low-income health program signed up, pushing overall…… MORE
‘Right to Die’ Bill Stalls in Sacramento
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Legislation to allow terminally ill patients to legally end their lives in California has stalled amid fierce opposition from religious groups. The bill’s authors said Tuesday they would not present the right-to-die bill to the Assembly Health Committee, effectively ending the effort for the year. The Catholic Church and other religious…… MORE
Plea Deal Likely for Ex-Senator Leland Yee
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A former California state senator charged in a sweeping organized crime and public corruption case centered in San Francisco’s Chinatown may have reached a plea deal with federal prosecutors. Ex-Sen. Leland Yee, who previously has pleaded not guilty to bribery, money laundering and other felony charges, was scheduled to go on…… MORE
Madera County Arrests Man Cleared of Murder
MERCED, Calif. (AP) – A central California sheriff has acknowledged the error of arresting a 19-year-old on a warrant for a murder charge he had been cleared of. Merced County Sheriff Vern Warnke says he’s looking into what went wrong. Jacob Tellez spent a night in jail over the weekend before he was…… MORE
Cooling Centers Open in Fresno
Cooling Centers in Fresno Open Again Tomorrow FRESNO – The National Weather Service in Hanford has forecasted that the high temperature in Fresno for Friday, June 26, 2015 will be at or above 105 degrees. As a result, the City of Fresno will open its cooling centers again tomorrow from noon to…… MORE
