(KMJ) Numerous brush fires erupted along Highway 41 Thursday afternoon threatening homes and bringing traffic to a standstill – for a time – as thick smoke enveloped vehicles. At the same time, firefighters battled a 3-alarm house fire on N. Fresno St. Fresno Fire was stretched so thin that the department had to stop responding…… MORE
Two California Babies Born With Zika Related Birth Defects
FRSNO (KMJ) – Two babies are born in California with a birth defect relating to the Zika Virus. The State Health Department confirmed Thursday, that two babies have been born in California with Microcephaly, a neurological defect relating to the Zika Virus. “We’re still learning a lot more, how it’s affecting people differently, and traditionally.…… MORE
Calif. to Draft Guidelines for Lane-Splitting
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Lane-splitting, the practice of passing other vehicles on a motorcycle by riding between them along the painted line, has been a gray area in the Golden State. It’s not been deemed legal or illegal. However, last year when the CHP published safe strategies on lane-splitting, there were complaints that the agency should not…… MORE
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Implements New Foreclosure Rules
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is implementing new measures, aiming to guarantee that homeowners are treated justly by mortgage lenders. The changes include mandating that certain borrowers be given foreclosure protections more than once during the duration of their loan, and ensuring that those who inherit property, have the same protections as the…… MORE
Suspect in Custody After Fleeing Shooting, Car Accident
(MADERA, CA (KMJ) – An active shooter scene in Madera County ended Thursday morning after the suspect sent Sheriff’s Deputies on a search for hours. 25-year-old Alvaro Molina is now in custody after fleeing on foot after a shooting and a car accident, where his car overturned. The Madera County Sheriff’s Office says Molina allegedly shot…… MORE
Two Arrested After Carjacking, Crash
Fresno Police take one man and one woman into custody after a carjacking and crash near downtown Fresno. Officers say 22-year old Felipe Garcia took a car at knife-point from a man around 11 a-m on south Chance Avenue. Garcia drove off with a 36-year old woman still inside the vehicle, identified at 36-year-old Kastina Miller. Not…… MORE
Merced Co. CHP and NTSB Investigating Cause of Fatal Bus Crash
ATWATER, CA (KMJ) – Merced County CHP and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) held a joint press conference to say what they could about Tuesday’s fatal bus crash. CHP confirmed that 4 people died in the bus crash on Highway 99 north just north of Atwater. Originally that number was 5 dead – but with…… MORE
EPA Aware Of “Slightly Elevated” Level Of Lead In Fresno Patient
FRESNO (KMJ) – An email was passed on from the EPA to the California State Water Resources Control Board – about a “slightly elevated” level of lead in a patient’s urine sample. The person is from the Northeast side of Fresno. The City of Fresno says their officials are working closely with the County Health…… MORE
She Makes A Difference” Award Final Day For Nominations
FRESNO (KMJ) – Wednesday, August 3rd is the last day to nominate area women for the “She Makes A Difference” Award One woman will be selected and a $5,000 grant will be given to the community benefit organization of the winner’s choice. California Women’s Conference Marketing Director Jan Edwards says PG&E and CCWC will acknowledge this…… MORE
Calif. DWR Releases Biological Assessment for Twin Tunnels Plan
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — The California Department of Water Resources is disseminating a biological assessment, for Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposed twin tunnels. The $15.5 billion plan calls for two 30-mile tunnels, to bring fresh water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, to the Central Valley and down to Southern California. Critics are questioning the environmental impacts, but according…… MORE
