Jodi Hernandez

California

Reporter at KNTV-TV (San Jose, CA)

News Reporter for NBC Bay Area, East Bay Native, Mom & Small Biz Owner

Articles

Woman's brother accused of slaying her husband in Fairfield

3 weeks ago | nbcbayarea.com | Jodi Hernandez

A Solano County family is demanding justice and answers after their loved one was allegedly stabbed to death by a relative who had previously been arrested for attempted murder but was released while the investigation unfolded. Jessica Plummer-Moore couldn't contain her emotions Friday as she went to court to see her 37-year-old brother, Kristopher Johnson, face murder charges for the stabbing death of her husband, Raymond Moore.
Walnut Creek officials to use tracking data to boost tourism

3 weeks ago | nbcbayarea.com | Jodi Hernandez

The Walnut Creek Chamber of Commerce is hoping to entice more people to visit by using data collected through tracking tourists. The chamber has teamed up with a location intelligence platform called Arrivalist, which uses mobile location data to let cities understand who is visiting.
New program aims to monitor air pollution in California

3 weeks ago | nbcbayarea.com | Jodi Hernandez

A first-of-its-kind program aims to track and ultimately improve California’s air. The program, which was announced on Tuesday, relies on mobile monitors and an innovative public-private partnership. Watch NBC Bay Area News free wherever you are “For years we've lived with toxic releases, unexplained, flaring odors,” said Daphney Saviotti Orozco with Rodeo Clean Air. Saviotti-Orozco described the conditions she's dealt with ever since she can remember.
Armed thieves hit Brentwood smoke shop, steal thousands of dollars in merchandise

3 weeks ago | nbcbayarea.com | Jodi Hernandez

A Brentwood smoke shop owner is angry and shaken up after his store was hit by robbers in broad daylight. Watch NBC Bay Area News free wherever you are It's the second time in a month the store's been targeted. But this time, the robbers were more brazen and dangerous. “It scared us, scared the girl. Scared my wife, everybody, and scared my customer,” said shop owner Gary Singh. He said four masked men wearing hoodies went into the store at around 12 p.m. Sunday.
High temps create extra challenge for Bay Area graduation ceremonies

4 weeks ago | nbcbayarea.com | Jodi Hernandez

High temperatures created an extra challenge on Friday for many looking to celebrate their graduations. Many are dealing with close to 100-degree weather as they walk across the stage to receive their diplomas. Some schools host their ceremonies inside, but others are held outdoors. Watch NBC Bay Area News free wherever you are Jodi Hernandez has the full report in the video above.
Pigs tear up Fairfield lawns, neighbors wonder where they came from

4 weeks ago | nbcsandiego.com | Jodi Hernandez

Residents in a Fairfield neighborhood are trying to figure out where a sow and her pack of piglets came from after they tore up several yards Wednesday night. "There was something I never seen before, big chunks of grass was everywhere," said David Gordon, who woke up to his front yard ripped apart. A neighbor's surveillance camera captured the culprits foraging for food. Now, neighbors are worried it could happen again. "My concern is, will they come back? Will they cause more damage?
Pigs tear up Fairfield lawns, neighbors wonder where they came from

4 weeks ago | nbcbayarea.com | Jodi Hernandez

Residents in a Fairfield neighborhood are trying to figure out where a sow and her pack of piglets came from after they tore up several yards Wednesday night. "There was something I never seen before, big chunks of grass was everywhere," said David Gordon, who woke up to his front yard ripped apart. Watch NBC Bay Area News free wherever you are A neighbor's surveillance camera captured the culprits foraging for food. Now, neighbors are worried it could happen again.
Missing parrot reunited with owner after 8 months since being stolen

1 month ago | nbcbayarea.com | Jodi Hernandez

An exotic bird was returned to a Concord woman after being stolen from a bird store eight months ago. "He was kidnapped. He was not stolen," said bird owner Carol Bassett. "He was kidnapped. He was my boy, and he was kidnapped." Watch NBC Bay Area News free wherever you are Bassett is getting re-acquainted with her African Red Belly Parrot, named Plato. She has boarded Plato at Featheed Follies while on vacation last September.
Pinole Valley High School teacher, students raise concerns over A/C issues

1 month ago | nbcbayarea.com | Jodi Hernandez

As temperatures warm up, students at one East Bay school is really feeling the heat. Richard Snaith, a teacher at Pinole Valley High School, said the school's Air conditioners have been pumping heat into classrooms instead of cool air on hot days. And he says it's been happening for years. Watch NBC Bay Area News free wherever you are “On the worst day it feels like you're in a sauna. You've got 38 kids in a class and heat is being pumped into that classroom,” he said.
Travel agent sentenced for scamming customers in Solano County

1 month ago | nbcbayarea.com | Jodi Hernandez

A Solano County travel agent who prosecutors call a "serial immigrant victimizer" has been sentenced to nine years in prison for his crimes. California Attorney General Ron Bonta said that 72-year-old Iqbal Randhawa preyed on immigrants across the Bay Area for years. Watch NBC Bay Area News free wherever you are Harman Singh said he and his family were among many who were scammed Randhawa. Singh said that his father found an ad for Randhawa's Fairfield travel agency in an Indian newspaper.