SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A jury trial is beginning for a former California fire battalion chief charged with murder in the death of his 26-year-old girlfriend. Orville Fleming was arrested following a 16-day manhunt in May 2014 after Sarah June Douglas was found fatally stabbed in the south Sacramento home they had shared. Opening statements…… MORE
Teens, Woman Held in Dinuba Murder
Fresno, CA (KMJ) Two young boys and a woman are facing murder charges after a weekend shooting near Dinuba. 24-year-old Ashley Rodriguez and two boys ages 14 and 17 were arrested Saturday. Detectives say they were involved in the fatal shooting of 29-year-old Haro Sanchez, of Kings County. Sheriff’s deputies found Sanchez lying on a…… MORE
Hyperloop Design Contest Announced
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Billionaire Elon Musk wants to jump-start his Hyperloop high-speed transit system. Musk’s rocket-building company, SpaceX, announced Monday that it plans to build a 1-mile test track next to its headquarters in the Los Angeles suburb of Hawthorne and will hold a competition there next year to test designs for passenger-carrying Hyperloop…… MORE
Girl Dies After Ride at Magic Mountain
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a 10-year-old girl who was found unconscious last week after riding a roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Southern California has died at a hospital. Coroner’s Assistant Chief Ed Winter said Monday that Jasmine Martinez of Somis died Saturday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.…… MORE
Rep. Valadao Introduces Water Storage Bill
Valley Congressman David Valadao introduced legislation to increase water storage in California. The bill amends the reclamation safety of dams act of 1978 and it authorizes the interior department to develop additional projects. Congressman Valadao says our state’s water crisis is an issue caused by naturally occurring weather patterns, he also points out that destructive…… MORE
American Cancer Society’s Discovery Shop Celebrates 50 Years In Fresno
A long, colorful history as the American Cancer Society’scelebrating 50 years in Fresno. “We started in 1965, in a little shop in San Fernando Valley and we have 40 shops throughout California and we”ve raised over 308 million dollars in those 50 years.” -Manager Bonnie O’Neal. It all began with a Hollywood socialite. “It was…… MORE
High School Football Athletes Visit Valley Children’s Hospital
High School football players, who will be playing in the 60th Annual City / County All-Star Football Game, visited Valley Children’s Hospital on Friday, June 12, 2015. Players were passing-out official “game-day” t-shirts to patients in anticipation of this year’s City / County All-Star Football Game on June 19, at 7:30 p.m. The All-Star game…… MORE
California Issues Largest Water Cuts on Record
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — The California Water Resources Control Board has issued the largest cuts on record, to farmers with some of the strongest water rights. 114 senior rights holders in the Sacramento, San Joaquin and Delta Watersheds, are being ordered to stop pumping. However, some of those growers, whose rights were staked more than…… MORE
Healthcare Disparities Remain Among Undocumented Californians
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) — About 1.5 million undocumented Californians lack access to medical services, according to the Heath Access Foundation. However, the problem is more prominent in…… MORE
More Efforts to Derail the Bullet Train
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) — Republican Congressman Jeff Denham has successfully pushed a measure through the U.S. House of Representatives, which would nullify an agreement…… MORE
