FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The Fresno Chaffee Zoo announced Wednesday that a California Sea Lion died over the weekend. Catalina, an 8-year-old sea lion, died on Saturday after zoo keepers found the animal unresponsive in the sea lion cove. The Chaffee Zoo says CPR was performed, but to no avail. A necropsy was performed, and…… MORE
Parents of Cal Berkeley Student Killed in Nice Speak Out
(CNN) – Conrad and Paola Leslie were on their way to Nice, France, when they found out that their son Nicholas had died in last week’s terror attack. They hadn’t heard from him since a truck plowed through a crowd celebrating Bastille Day and killed 84 people. They hoped he was just missing and in…… MORE
PG&E Training 300 At Fresno Fire Department
FRESNO (KMJ) – Pacific Gas and Electric Company and the Fresno Fire Department are holding joint first responder training for gas and electric emergencies. 300 firefighters are attending the classes being held at Fresno Fire Department Headquarters in Downtown Fresno. First responders across Central and Northern California are training with PG&E to ensure that they…… MORE
Monsanto Calls Bayer’s Revised Proposal Inadequate
The Monsanto Board of Directors announced its unanimous conclusion that Bayer’s revised proposal of $65 Billion to take over Monsanto was financially inadequate and won’t provide for certainty in the deal. The Board did say it remains open to continuing conversations with Bayer and other parties to see if a deal can be reached that…… MORE
Search Underway for Missing Hiker in Maggie Lakes
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — The Tulare County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue team is looking for a missing hiker in Maggie Lakes, near the Balch Park area. Authorities were called Tuesday, when 56-year-old Frank Wolsko of Bakersfield did not report to work. Wolsko is believed to have a yellow or black Labrador dog with him. If…… MORE
Malos Hechos Motorcycle Gang Decimated By Fresno PD
FRESNO (KMJ) – Fresno Police continue to target leaders of major gangs. Chief Jerry Dyer and the gang enforcement consortium called MAGEC – has decimated the Malos Hechos Motorcyle Gang, involved in illegal drug and gun sales. The operation was conducted by officers from the ATF, DEA, HSI, FBI, USMS, the Fresno Police Department, the…… MORE
Trump Now Officially the GOP Nominee
CLEVELAND (AP) — United for a night, Republicans nominated Donald Trump Tuesday as their presidential standard-bearer, capping the billionaire businessman’s stunning takeover of the GOP and propelling him into a November faceoff with Democrat Hillary Clinton. Trump’s campaign hoped the formal nomination would both end the discord surging through the Republican Party and overshadow the…… MORE
Autism Rates Increase in Calif. Public Schools
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — More than 97,000 students in California public schools have been diagnosed with autism. The latest statistics from the CA Department of Education show that the figure has risen seven-fold, in the past 15 years. The increase is most prominent among kindergartners, in whom autism cases climbed by 17 percent last year.…… MORE
Bakersfield: The Most Stressed City in Calif.
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Stress is probably not what Dwight Yoakam and Buck Owens were looking for on the “Streets of Bakersfield.” However, according to WalletHub, Bakersfield is the most stressed city in the State of California, and ranks 38th on the list of 150 cities examined throughout the nation. Analysts took into account several…… MORE
Covered California Premiums to Rise 13.2%
Covered California premiums will rise 13.2% on average in 2017, according to Kaiser Health. The sharp increase comes after major insurers around the country seek bigger rate increases for open enrollment.California only had 4 percent increases the last two years. However, that could not continue as overall medical costs climb. These rate increases apply to…… MORE
