(FRESNO, Calif.) – Fresno Chaffee Zoo officials are excited to announce the newest addition to the Zoo’s growing team – a mascot! Taman the tiger is the Zoo’s first official mascot and guests can expect to see him out on Zoo grounds starting this week! Taman is a male, Malayan tiger named after the Taman…… MORE
Wildfires In Madera County Slowly Coming Under Control
NORTH FORK (KMJ) — Although there are three wildfires all burning in Madera county right now – only one mandatory evacuation still stands. It’s positive sign coming out of the extinguishing effort and things are looking good for fire crews battling the flames. In order of magnitude, the Corrine Fire near Auberry is the largest.…… MORE
Special 15 City County Summit Invites Public Comment
If you’ve got an opinion about how local cities manage groundwater or farmland or even thoughts about laws involving marijuana, you’re invited to share your thoughts at a Summit, tonight. Fresno, Clovis, Fowler, and Reedley are just some of the cities gathering for the special 15 City County Summit. “Its going to bring together leaders…… MORE
Labor, Medical Groups Push New Tobacco Tax
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) — A coalition of labor and medical groups is putting up $2 million to boost an initiative, which would impose a…… MORE
Personal Income Rises in Calif.
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) — Non-farm earnings grew by 1.2% in the first quarter of 2015. According to U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, that’s one…… MORE
Suspect Sought In Officer Involved Shooting Incident
Fresno County Sheriff’s Detectives are investigating California Highway Patrol Officer Involved Shooting Around 4:30 Monday morning, the California Highway Patrol and Fresno County Sheriff’s Office received information of a stolen Ford work pickup being in the area of E. Shaw Ave. and N. Zediker Ave. near Clovis. The owner of the stolen truck used a…… MORE
Suspects Nabbed in Officer Involved Shooting
Fresno (KMJ) An officer-involved shooting is under investigation east of Clovis, and both suspects are in custody. Investigators say around 4:30am Monday, a CHP officer pulled over a stolen pickup truck near E. Shaw and N. Zediker Ave. According to the Fresno Co. Sheriffs Department, at one point during the stop, the officer feared…… MORE
2 Visalia Women Held on Abuse Charges
Fresno (KMJ) Two Visalia women are in jail and four young children are in protective custody. Over the weekend, the mother of the girl, 30-year-old Isabel Sanchez, was arrested on suspicion of one count of child abuse. Her live-in girlfriend, 26-year-old Corina Avalos, was arrested on four counts. According to the Visalia Police Department, police…… MORE
East Porterville’s Dry Situation Worsening
EAST PORTERVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Residents of East Porterville and experts say not having running water and breathing increasingly dusty air because of the drought is worsening health issues. The town of 7,500 people has no central water system and families rely on shallow private wells, which have been drying out as the drought worsens.…… MORE
Popular Avila Beach Pier Closed
AVILA BEACH, Calif. (AP) — The Avila Beach pier, a popular whale-watching spot, has been closed indefinitely while structural engineers evaluate how much weight it can carry and what repairs need to be made. The San Luis Obispo Tribune reports (http://bit.ly/1SC99Jt ) that large crowds have been flocking to the pier in recently days as…… MORE
