TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) — A 50-year-old man and woman are dead after running a stop sign and crashing in Tulare County early Friday morning. The California Highway Patrol says the crash happened just before 5:30 a.m. Friday on Avenue 48 and Road 160 near Earlimart. The man was driving on Road 160 in a…… MORE
4 Flu-related Deaths Reported in Fresno County
FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) — Officials are stressing the importance of vaccines after four flu-related deaths in Fresno County. The Fresno County Department of Public Health says the first death was an elderly person who caught the flu. Since then, three more deaths related to the flu have been reported in the county. The department…… MORE
California Gives Clearance For Santa’s Reindeer
The following is an announcement from the California Department of Food and Agriculture. California State Veterinarian Dr. Annette Jones has granted a 24-hour permit for nine reindeer scheduled to visit California on the evening of December 24 and in the early morning hours of December 25. The application was filed with Animal Health Branch staff…… MORE
Recent Flu-Related Deaths Reported In Fresno County Alarming Officials
FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Officials are stressing the importance of vaccines after four flu-related deaths in Fresno County. The Fresno County Department of Public Health says the first death was an elderly person who caught the flu. Since then, three more deaths related to the flu have been reported in the county. The department…… MORE
4 Injured After Several Fires Break Out In Fresno
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — It was a busy night for Fresno firefighters as they responded to several fires, including two that injured several people on Thursday. The first fire broke out around 4 pm at an apartment complex near Recreation and Olive. The Fresno Fire Department says a maintenance worker used a fire extinguisher to…… MORE
Fresno State Awarded $1.25 Million To Fund Scholarships For Future Special Education Teachers
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Fresno State is aiming to get more students in a cap, gown and hood with their Master’s Degrees in Special Education. Assistant Professor of Special Education Kristina Rios says there’s data showing many schools are struggling to fill the special education positions. “When we look at California alone, about eight out…… MORE
Listen: MLB Legend Steve Garvey’s Senate Bid Gains Steam
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) In an exclusive interview Thursday with KMJ’s Ray Appleton, Major League Baseball legend Steve Garvey said he’s not surprised that he’s quickly climbing in the polls in the contentious race for US Senate. A new poll released this week from Politico shows Garvey trailing only Rep. Adam Schiff (D) 28% – 19%.…… MORE
Holiday Travelers, Beware of Wicked West Coast Weather
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP/KMJ) — Torrential rain flooded homes and streets in Southern California’s coastal cities Thursday, stranding some drivers in typically idyllic Santa Barbara and compounding holiday travel headaches. The downpours targeted Ventura and Santa Barbara counties northwest of Los Angeles County overnight, swamping areas in the cities of Port Hueneme, Oxnard and Santa…… MORE
Listen: DA Smittcamp Talks Crime, Slams Newsom & Bonta
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) In an exclusive interview with KMJ’s Broeske & Musson on Thursday, Fresno County District Attorney Lisa Smittcamp discussed the current state of affairs when it comes to crime in California. Smittcamp did not hold back when asked about the soft-on-crime attitudes of Gov. Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta. Listen below:… MORE
Federal Judge Blocks California Law That Would Have Banned Carrying Firearms In Most Public Places
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday blocked a California law that would have banned carrying firearms in most public places, ruling that it violates the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and deprives people of their ability to defend themselves and their loved ones. The law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom in…… MORE
