FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A man is shot outside a gas station in Central Fresno, early Tuesday morning. Fresno Police say it happened around 2:30am on Blackstone and Garland Avenues. A man and a woman were standing together outside the Arco when another man approached and fired at them. The man was hit in…… MORE
CalSTRS Fails to Meet Investment Goals for 2018
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — The California State Teachers’ Retirement System has reported a 6.8 percent return on investments for 2018. The pension fund, which covers more than 600,000 educators, is valued at a record high figure of $236.9 billion. However, its yearly ROI goal is 7 percent. CalSTRS says it has only 64…… MORE
Lemoore Officer Injured in Car Chase
FRESNO (KMJ) – It started at the Hanford Home Depot on Monday. Lemoore police responded to a shoplifting report, officers tracking down the getaway car driving westbound on State Route 198 at 19th Ave., the driver wouldn’t pull over and a 20-minute chase was on. 26-year-old Sean Frain of Visalia was driving, he finally stopped…… MORE
Chinese Buyers Seek Tariff Exemptions
Bloomberg says some Chinese companies are applying for U.S. tariff exemptions as they inquire about the possibility of buying U.S. agricultural goods. That announcement comes over a week after President Donald Trump had complained about China not increasing its purchases of U.S. products. The exemption applications will be evaluated by experts that are appointed…… MORE
Clovis Man Killed, Wife Injured in San Francisco While Crossing Street
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ News) — A Clovis man is dead, and his wife is in the hospital, after they were struck by a red-light runner in San Francisco. KMJ’s Matt Otstot reports:… MORE
Sonoma Pig Race Greased
SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) – Watermelons are set to replace piglets in an annual event celebrating agriculture at a California fair. The Press Democrat reported Saturday that the Sonoma County Fair has eliminated the pig scramble from Farmers Day due to rising public concern and protests over animal welfare. In the long-running event at the…… MORE
Report: Valley Cities Among Nation’s Least-Educated
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — While formal education doesn’t inherently yield intelligence, a degree may help optimize natural intellect. A new WalletHub analysis looks at degree attainment, as a measurement of the smartest and dumbest cities, along with university quality, the racial education gap, and the gender education gap. The valley doesn’t score particularly well, with Fresno…… MORE
Kamala Harris Proposes Drinking Water Fix
WASHINGTON (AP) – Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris is introducing a bill responding to water crises across the country. The senator from California says the “Water Justice Act” being introduced Monday is meant to ensure the country’s water supply is safe, affordable and sustainable. Harris would invest nearly $220 billion in clean and safe drinking…… MORE
HSR Documents Disappear, Patterson Cries Foul
FRESNO (KMJ) – Important High Speed Rail documents disappear, now a local assemblyman is asking why, and demanding their return. Fresno Assemblyman Jim Patterson is demanding the return of thousands of pages of public records that were removed from the California High Speed Rail Authority website last month. “In the dead of night, without notifying…… MORE
Manslaughter Charge Filed After Fatal Fresno DUI Collision
(KMJ) – A collision Sunday Night in Southeast Fresno kills a father of five and lands a 31-year old behind bars. Fresno Police say this all happened just before 10 p.m. Sunday at Kings Canyon and Maple. There, officers say a vehicle driven by 31-year old Gustavo Blanco ran a stop sign and collided with…… MORE
