Yearly Archives: 2017

Fresno County Sheriff’s Deputies Investigate Suspicious Death of Calwa Toddler

Fresno County Sheriff’s Deputies Investigate Suspicious Death of Calwa Toddler

[PHOTO: FSO] FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating the suspicious death Wednesday of a toddler in Calwa. The call came in to Fresno Police at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday morning about an unresponsive baby boy from a home on the 24 block of South 9th Street. Police handed the case over to…MORE

Villaraigosa Says HSR “Can Leverage Economic Development” In The Valley

Villaraigosa Says HSR “Can Leverage Economic Development” In The Valley

FRESNO (KMJ) — One of the candidates vying to become the next Governor of California says the High Speed Rail project needs to drive down costs to win public support. Antonio Villaraigosa’s visit to Downtown Fresno Wednesday morning also gave him the opportunity to tour the construction site. “I wanted to come because I have…MORE

Feds: Undocumented Immigrants Increasingly Choosing Texas Over Calif.

Feds: Undocumented Immigrants Increasingly Choosing Texas Over Calif.

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — More of those coming to the United States illegally are avoiding California and settling in Texas, according to the latest federal data. The Golden State’s undocumented population expanded by 16 percent, between 2000 and 2014. Meanwhile, in Texas, the figure was 75 percent, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Greater immigration…MORE

Calif. AG Sues Trump Administration Over Proposed Border Wall

Calif. AG Sues Trump Administration Over Proposed Border Wall

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s attorney general has sued the Trump administration over its plan to construct a wall along the country’s border with Mexico. The suit filed Wednesday by Attorney General Xavier Becerra makes arguments similar to those in a lawsuit filed by advocacy groups last week arguing the federal government is overstepping its…MORE

Westlands Votes Against Controversial Twin Tunnels Plan

Westlands Votes Against Controversial Twin Tunnels Plan

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Board members of a key California farming district have voted not to participate in Gov. Jerry Brown’s $16 billion water tunnel proposal. Farmers in Westlands Water District – the nation’s largest irrigation district – said Tuesday the cost was too high to sign on to California’s biggest water project in a…MORE

Vegetation Fire Outside Clovis Turns Vehicles Into Scorched Shells

Vegetation Fire Outside Clovis Turns Vehicles Into Scorched Shells

CLOVIS (KMJ) — The cause of a fire outside Clovis Tuesday morning is now being investigated by Fresno County Fire. The blaze sent a torrent of black and gray smoke up into the air. Crews were told it was a quarter-acre grass fire with vehicles involved. “First crews arrived, had a small grass fire working…MORE