Mederios Babb

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Selma, Calif. (KGPE) – This week on Meeting with the Mayors, CBS47’s Mederios Babb sat down with Selma Mayor Scott Robertson to talk about a busy summer for the city. On June 27, Food Truck Fridays is back with a Block Party theme at Lincoln Park. There will be activities, over 20 vendors, and a beer garden. The Marie Wilson Band will also be performing. Then, on July 3rd, there will be a fireworks show at Selma High School, with food vendors and music.

2 weeks ago | yourcentralvalley.com | Mederios Babb

by: Mederios Babb Posted: Jun 12, 2025 / 01:18 PM PDT Updated: Jun 12, 2025 / 01:18 PM PDT FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE)-This week for Meeting with the Mayors, Anchor Mederios Babb sat down with Fowler Mayor Juan Mejia. The two discussed the new Police and Senior Center upgrades to the fire department, and allegations of sexual assault involving former Mayor Daniel Parra.

3 weeks ago | yourcentralvalley.com | Mederios Babb

PORTERVILLE, Calif. (KGPE) – Tulare County Judge Juliet Boccone sentenced 38-year-old Erika Sandoval to 50 years to life for 1st degree murder and firearms enhancements on Thursday. Sandoval killed her ex-husband and Exeter Police Officer Daniel Green in 2015, after breaking into his Goshen home. Green’s family read statements to Judge Boccone that described the fear they have over the possibility of Sandoval getting out one day.

3 weeks ago | yourcentralvalley.com | Mederios Babb

VISALIA, Calif. (KGPE) – The family of Exeter Police Officer Daniel Green is pleading with a South Valley judge to give his ex-wife the maximum sentence for his murder. 38-year-old Erika Sandoval will be sentenced in Porterville at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday. Last month, a jury found her guilty of 1st degree murder for Green’s death. “I wouldn’t say we are nervous,” said Matthew Green, Daniel’s identical twin brother. “But we are anxious to hear what the court says.

4 weeks ago | yourcentralvalley.com | Mederios Babb

AVENAL, Calif. (KGPE) – A new partnership between Avenal State Prison and CrossFit is giving inmates a second chance. In rural Kings County, barbed wire lines the Avenal State Prison. Inside, time passes slowly. Hours feel like weeks and days feel like years. “When I first got incarcerated, I lost everything. My daughter was on the way to be born. I lost the opportunity to be a father to her out in the streets,” said Freddy Avalon, an inmate. In 2011, Avalos hit rock bottom.