(KMJ) A local gang member is behind bars for breaking into several Fresno Fire Department fire trucks. Fresno PD says 30 year old Arthur Howlin was found with more than $8,000 worth of stolen equipment. Howlin (pictured) was arrested Tuesday afternoon at a homeless encampment on Mariposa Street.… MORE
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FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — State Senate President Pro Tem Kevin de Leon has introduced legislation calling for 100 percent of retail energy sold in California to come from renewable sources by 2045. The target of 50 percent, currently set for 2030, would also be moved to 2025. De Leon says the previous goal was faulty, because…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — If half of 8- to 11-year-olds in the U.S. got 75 minutes of physical activity a week, nearly $22 billion in medical costs and lost wages would be saved over their lifetimes. That’s according to a new John Hopkins University study, which says that would also lead to fewer obese youth. In…… MORE
The Fresno PD’s Vice unit is cracking down on prostitution in the city. Five search warrants were served Tuesday morning on a group of six massage parlors at the Southeast corner of First & Dakota. Fresno Police Sergeant Curt Chastain says they were tipped off to the illicit activity. “One was an actual letter that…… MORE
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Over 80 organizations recently sent letters to both the Senate and House of Representatives, calling on lawmakers to fix the government’s “failed commodity tax support programs.” Those organizations represent over 250,000 farmers, ranchers, and businesses that want recently introduced legislation passed by both chambers and signed into law. The letters say the legislation would…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — The vaccination rate in California’s kindergarten children is at its highest point in more than 15 years. Figures from the state’s Department of Public Health shows the level of immunized students attending their first official year of school in the 2016 – 2017 year stands at 96%. That’s up from the 2015…… MORE
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FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The Trump Administration announces it is changing nutrition standards for school lunches. The USDA is lowering whole grain and sodium requirements for schools that have trouble getting foods that meet the standards and that kids want to eat – like allowing flavored one percent milk instead of just non-fat. Ag Secretary…… MORE
