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) — Farmers in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta system are willing to cut their water use, or leave a quarter of their…… MORE
Helmet Cam Reviewed in Yosemite Wingsuit Deaths
(KMJ) Investigators are using GoPro footage to help determine what led to the death of extreme athlete Dean Potter and his friend in a base jumping accident in Yosemite. Potter and 29-year-old Graham Hunt jumped from Taft Point in Yosemite on Saturday wearing wingsuits when they were killed. BASE jumping is illegal at Yosemite. The…… MORE
Carjacker Has Trouble with a Stick
(KMJ) This alleged carjacker apparently needs driving lessons. Fresno PD says just before 2:30 am Wednesday, an armed carjacking took place in the Denny’s Restaurant – near Abby and Divisadero. The victim told officers the suspect was armed with a knife and stole his 1997 Saturn. Investigators say a witness to the robbery followed the…… MORE
Valley Congressman Jim Costa Helps Move to Repeal COOL
House Ag Committee Chair Mike Conaway introduced legislation to repeal Country of Origin Labeling, which has been ruled as non-compliant by the World Trade Organization. In light of the WTO’s decision and the certainty that the U.S. faces significant retaliation by Canada and Mexico, Conaway says action cannot be delayed. He says the legislation is…… MORE
Behold A New Portrait of Shakespeare
(KMJ) A British magazine says it has published an image it claims is the first and only known authentic portrait of William Shakespeare made in his lifetime. The picture, of a young, bearded man wearing a Roman-style laurel crown and holding an ear of sweetcorn was identified by botanist and historian Mark Griffiths and will…… MORE
Suspects Sought in Fresno Coin Theft
(KMJ) On May 7th, a burglary occurred at a home in the area of Shaw and Fruit Avenues in Fresno. The suspect(s) took three olive green colored, military ammunition boxes. Each box contained many rare, valuable coins from the late 1800s and early 1900s. Some of the coins in plastic tubes included: Morgan Silver Dollars,…… MORE
Oil Spill Darkens Santa Barbara Beach
(CNN)A pipeline leaked about 21,000 gallons of crude oil near a beach in California, authorities said, creating a dark sheen that stretched for miles. The 24-inch pipeline ruptured along the Santa Barbara coast Tuesday, according to Capt. Jennifer Williams of the U.S. Coast Guard. Houston-based Plains All American Pipeline, which owns it, said it shut…… MORE
SD Cop Released from Hospital After Being Shot
SAN DIEGO (AP) – The San Diego police officer who was wounded in a shootout with a suspect Sunday was released from the hospital. The U-T San Diego reports that Officer Heather Seddon, a five-year veteran with the department, was shot in the neck during a firefight with 34-year-old Dennis Richard Fiel. Fiel died in…… MORE
Delta Farmers Propose Voluntary Water Cuts
(AP) Farmers in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta are proposing voluntarily cutting their water use to avoid even harsher restrictions later this summer as the state’s record drought continues. Under the deal expected to be presented to state officials Wednesday, farmers would either take less river water for irrigation or leave a quarter of their…… MORE
‘Hunger Heroes’ Out In Force In Fresno
FRESNO (KMJ) — Teams of fund raisers – in pale blue baseball caps carrying ‘Hunger Heroes’ signs – are on intersections across the valley today. They’re asking for your cash donations to help people who would otherwise go hungry. There are 27 groups dotted around the area – all asking for money to help the…… MORE
