Yearly Archives: 2017

Ashjian Rejects Call To Resign As FUSD Board President

Ashjian Rejects Call To Resign As FUSD Board President

FRESNO (KMJ) — Facing a demand to quit his position, the President of Fresno Unified’s Board of Education fires back at his critics with one word: “no.” The response came Friday morning after a week of angry words directed at Brooke Ashjian following comments published in the Fresno Bee, appearing to depict his concern that…MORE

Sanger PD Says Seatbelts Likely Saved Two People In Fiery Crash

Sanger PD Says Seatbelts Likely Saved Two People In Fiery Crash

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Two people survive a fiery crash in Sanger It happened just after midnight, Thursday night. Police say the 17 year-old driver of a pick-up truck fell asleep and struck a tree on Newmark at North streets. Sanger Police say the driver had been traveling at approximately 60 mph when it hit…MORE

Fresno Sheriff’s Office Asks For Prior Whereabouts Of Man Struck By Train

Fresno Sheriff’s Office Asks For Prior Whereabouts Of Man Struck By Train

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A man struck by a train in Laton has been identified. The Fresno County Sheriff – Coroner’s Office says 24 year old Frank Rocha Vaz of Riverdale was hit around 11:45, Wednesday night. An engineer from Burlington Northern Santa Fe saw a person laying across the tracks as they approached Fowler…MORE

Parents Need To Know About “The Hot Water Challenge”

Parents Need To Know About “The Hot Water Challenge”

FRESNO, CA (KMJ ) – A warning for parents about something called “The Hot Water Challenge.” It’s gaining exposure on social media, the “The Hot Water Challenge” a game when someone either willingly on by surprise is hit with a bucket of scalding water thrown on their body. a 12-year-old girl in New York now…MORE

FUSD Board President Calls For Colleagues’ “Civility” Following LGBT Uproar

FUSD Board President Calls For Colleagues’ “Civility” Following LGBT Uproar

FRESNO (KMJ) — Fresno Unified School Board President Brooke Ashjian is now asking his colleagues behind the dais for civility, following an evening which showed an apparent split between members. In a statement sent Thursday morning, he both expressed his gratitude to the community, and chastised those behind the dais. “I wish to thank each…MORE

Foreign Investment in U.S. Farmland Rising

A Chinese firm made big news in 2013 by spending $4.7 billion to acquire U.S. processor Smithfield Foods. In that same deal, the company also acquired over 146,000 acres of U.S. farmland worth more $500 million. The group, now known as WH Group Limited, became one of the largest foreign owners of U.S. land. That…MORE