FRESNO (KMJ) — The Assembly District 31 Special Election in full swing today, but it has made a financial dent. An estimated cost of $500,000, a tab which Fresno County is currently being forced to pick up. “These special elections for state seats historically, most recently, are the financial burden of the counties and so…… MORE
Calif. Population Growth Stalling
Aaron Abeytia Aaron Abeytia anchors afternoon newscasts on News/Talk 580 & 105.9 KMJ. Read More… Listen to the report as aired on News/Talk 580 AM & 105.9 FM KMJ FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Between 1900 and 2004, the Golden State saw it’s population grow by 3 percent each year, which is a rate more than…… MORE
Study: Choir Singing Boosts Immune System
Aaron Abeytia Aaron Abeytia anchors afternoon newscasts on News/Talk 580 & 105.9 KMJ. Read More… Listen to the report as aired on News/Talk 580 AM & 105.9 FM KMJ FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — One hour of choir singing appears to boost levels of proteins in the immune system, improve mood, and reduce stress. A new…… MORE
Man Arrested After Clovis Woman Stabbed Multiple Times
(KMJ) Clovis Police make an arrest after a woman is stabbed multiple times insider her home. Just after four o’clock in afternoon on Sunday April 3rd, officers were called to a disturbance in the 200 block of West Athens. Officers say they found a woman stabbed multiple times. She was taken to the hospital and…… MORE
Ag Equipment Sales Forecast to Rise in 2017
As commodity prices fall, one of the first places farmers cut costs is purchasing new equipment. A February report from Rabobank anticipates commodity prices will stabilize to near break-even levels. By 2017, they say the crop cycle should swing upward, and that will lead to a return of equipment purchasing. Rabobank says growers have been…… MORE
Suspect Wanted – Who Stabbed Victim With Garden Tool
Police have now recovered the garden tool that was used as a weapon to stab a man early Monday morning. Fresno Police say two men got into a fight around 6:00am – near Calaveras and Voorman Avenues – not far from downtown’s Lowell Elementary School. Police say 31 year old Sirvon Beasley stabbed the 62…… MORE
Lab Rescue’s Tent Stolen During Clovis Big Hat Days Event
(KMJ) Fresno – Who steals a tent from a dog rescue group? Someone did at Big Hat Days, this weekend. Sometime over Saturday night, someone stole the Labrador Retriever Rescue of Fresno’s easy-up tent – it even had their banner on it. “We had a bunch of different vendors – they heard about it and came…… MORE
ExxonMobil Reopening Torrance Refinery
Aaron Abeytia Aaron Abeytia anchors afternoon newscasts on News/Talk 580 & 105.9 KMJ. Read More… Listen to the report as aired on News/Talk 580 AM & 105.9 FM KMJ FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — ExxonMobil is reopening its refinery in Torrance, more than a year after a massive explosion. The South Coast Air Quality Management District…… MORE
Study: Heart Attack Patients Getting Younger, Heavier
Aaron Abeytia Aaron Abeytia anchors afternoon newscasts on News/Talk 580 & 105.9 KMJ. Read More… Listen to the report as aired on News/Talk 580 AM & 105.9 FM KMJ FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — The average age of heart attack patients is down from about 65 to 60. That’s according to a new study by the…… MORE
Gov. Brown Signs $15 Minimum Wage Into Law
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill into law Monday giving California the nation’s highest statewide minimum wage of $15 an hour by 2022. That and a similar effort in New York mark the most ambitious moves yet to close the national divide between rich and poor. Experts say other states may…… MORE
