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Tulare County suspect dies while in custody, deputies say
TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – An investigation is underway after a suspect who was arrested Sunday died while in custody, the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office announced. Deputies say they were called to a home invasion in Strathmore where they learned people inside the home were able to restrain the suspect until their arrival. Investigators say […]
American Kids Sports Center encourages kids to dream BIG
Two facilities located in Northwest & Southwest Bakersfield!. NW location is a newly constructed, 40,000 sq ft. facility, designed specifically for kids sports and activities. Spacious air conditioned gym for activities such as, gymnastics, dance, swim lessons, Ninja Zone, cheerleading, tumbling, trampoline, martial arts and more. Equipped with the most advanced equipment, such as in-ground trampolines and tumble tracks, spring & rod floors, high quality mats and even special equipment designed for Pre-k age kids!
Trader Joe’s expanding into neighboring pet store, adding 5,000 extra square feet
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The only Trader Joe’s in Bakersfield is on its way to become a whole lot bigger. Trader Joe’s, located at Town and Country Village Shopping Center will be taking over Village Pet Market next door. The expansion project will be adding a total of 5,000 extra square feet to the grocery […]
Woman dead after Coulterville fire, over a dozen residents displaced
Residents in Coulterville are in shock after a fire tore through their mobile home park, leaving one woman dead."Devastating, not very good," said Lulu Brown.She shared her pain after a fire tore through her small RV home community."I went all the way down to the side of my trailer park, on the driveway, knocked on everyone's door, I saved three lives, they got out. It's really sad, but I got them out," said Brown.Remnants of books, cars and home appliances are all that's left after the fire spread rapidly early Sunday morning.Video from ABC30 insider Jim Patton shows flames and...
Business support enables Fresno Little League ballpark renovation
A community joined to build a ballpark and establish the Sunnyside Lone Star Little League in 1962. Today, the league The post Business support enables Fresno Little League ballpark renovation appeared first on The Business Journal.
Orange Cove Lions Club looks for roaring comeback
ORANGE COVE – In the party room of the Orange Cove YR Pizza Planet, four individuals gathered for a lunch meeting, hoping to make their community a better place to live. The fact that only three members of the Orange Cove Lions Club attended their meeting July 18 did not deter the members’ drive to get the service club up and running again. Joined by Rod Buckley from the Reedley Lions Club, the members chatted about coastal vacations, retirement and, above all, community engagement.
Selma, Mid Valley Disposal address resident complaints
SELMA – As Mid Valley Disposal (MVD) continues its service rollout in the city of Selma, residents are adamant about rolling their trash bins back into the alleyways. More than a dozen Selma residents continued to voice their displeasure at the city’s change in garbage collection contractors during the Selma City Council meeting July 15. Those who spoke insisted MVD return trash pickup to the alleys immediately and cast doubt on the reasons MVD provided for the change to curbside pickup citywide.
Shohei Ohtani Breaks The Internet After Hitting A Baseball OUT Of Dodger Stadium
Los Angeles Dodgers superstar, Shohei Ohtani, ceases to amaze the baseball world, whether it's his elite play on both sides of the ball, or his ability to hit baseballs seemingly into orbit. Well, on Sunday Night Baseball against the Boston Red Sox, Ohtani hit a ball that cleared the roof beyond ...
California Woman Dies in Sherburne County Crash
ELK RIVER (WJON News) -- A two-vehicle crash in Elk River killed a California woman and injured four others. The crash happened on Highway 10 at the intersection of Gary Street on Friday afternoon. The Minnesota State Patrol says an SUV was eastbound on Highway 10 and a car was...
Kamala Harris-backed bail fund that freed violent criminals back in spotlight
Vice President Kamala Harris is coming under renewed scrutiny as she embarks on her second White House bid over her promotion in 2020 of a bail fund that helped free convicts, including murderers and serial domestic abusers. Facing heightened pressure from his fellow Democrats, octogenarian President Joe Biden on Sunday dropped out of the 2024 […]
The Switch Up Election Series: BlackPAC director highlights ‘essential’ role of Black voters
Adrianne Shropshire began her political work as a community organizer in California, focusing on police accountability, economic justice and youth empowerment in the South Los Angeles neighborhoods. In 2016, Shropshire founded BlackPAC, an organization dedicated to educating and mobilizing African American voters. Through that work, she has designed programs to engage hundreds of thousands of…
KamalaCare: Harris backed ‘Medicare for All’ and abolishing private insurance
Vice President Kamala Harris’s past support for “Medicare for All” places her well to the left of President Joe Biden and is likely to prove a liability for her as she seeks to win the 2024 presidential race. As senator from California, Harris supported Sen. Bernie Sanders’s (I-VT) Medicare for All plan, which would have […]
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