FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — The majority of employees in the Central Valley are earning wages below the national average. That’s according to a new Bureau of Labor Statistics report, which shows valley metropolitan areas are noticeably behind the country’s average of $23.86 an hour. Here in Fresno, average hourly wages are around 9 percent lower, at…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — According to a new Banfield Pet Hospital study, Americans aren’t the only ones with a weight problem. Their pets are also struggling with obesity. More than one-third of dogs and cats are overweight, which is up over the past decade by 158 percent and 169 percent, respectively. Vets say the owners of…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno Police opened a new satellite office on Wednesday in the Tower District. The police satellite station at 1302 N. Wishon Ave. is supposed to serve as a deterrent for crime against the residences and businesses in the area. Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer says that for 25 years, the Tower…… MORE
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KINGSBURG (KMJ) — A number of Tulare County residents forced out of their homes by flooding can now start to return. Officials have downgraded the evacuation orders for impacted regions around the Kings River Golf & Country Club, meaning locals can return to areas which were once threatened by the the expanded flows (click here…… MORE
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt told lawmakers this week that the EPA has sent its repeal of the Waters of the U.S. rule to the federal register, beginning the process of ending the regulation. During a Senate budget hearing, Pruitt told lawmakers the measure was being sent to the federal register the same…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Nearly half of Americans are spending virtually all of their income on living expenses. According to the Center for Financial Services Innovation, the figure is even higher, at 54 percent, among those between the ages of 18 and 25. Researchers cite rising rents and higher transportation costs, along with irregular income. Almost…… MORE
[File: KMJ Liz Kern} FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A coalition of consumers, advocates and health care experts are gathering Wednesday morning, talking about saving health care for thousands of Central Valley residents. Some members are from groups including the Latino Coalition for a Healthy California, and the Having Our Say Coalition, and Mi Familia Vota. “We’re…… MORE
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CLOVIS, CA (KMJ) — A Clovis man has been jailed, for allegedly exposing himself to young children, at Wild Water Adventure Park. The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office says 52-year-old Robert Jack King was touching himself inappropriately Monday, near the wave pool. A citizen’s arrest was made, and King was taken into custody on charges of indecent…… MORE
