SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Efforts to tax sugary drinks and limit how much soda can be sold in a single cup have stalled in the California Legislature. Assemblyman Richard Bloom on Monday pushed his soda tax bill off to next year. Assemblyman David Chiu’s has similarly delayed his bill that would ban the sale of…… MORE
Fresno Police Search For Suspects & Dark SUV Tied to Liquor Store Murder
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno police are looking for suspects after liquor store shooting in the Southeastern part of the city. Police continue to piece together the details after a man is shot multiple times and killed on Sunday, April 21, 2019. Fresno Police Lieutenant Gerardo Chamalbide said a 52-year old man was gunned down…… MORE
EU Targets U.S. Ag in Proposed Tariff List
The European Union revealed a list of $12 billion in potential tariffs on American imports. The announcement came out in response to the U.S. not removing subsidies on Boeing aircraft. That move comes a week after the U.S. threatened to impose tariffs on EU imports worth $11 billion because of European Union subsidies given…… MORE
Merced Second Grader “Hero” Helps Save Lives of Mother, Newborn Sister
MERCED COUNTY, CA (KMJ) — A second grader at Rivera Elementary School in Merced is being called a hero after he helped save the lives of his mother and newborn sister. The Merced County School District says on April 11th, 8-year-old Tyson Sanchez saw his mother, who was eight months pregnant, having a…… MORE
Woman Arrested for Attempted Murder in Lemoore
LEMOORE,CA (KMJ) – A woman is arrested for attempted murder in Lemoore. Police say it happened Thursday after a domestic dispute at 150 S. 19th Avenue. Officers responded to a report of people arguing at the front of the apartment complex. They arrived and met with 37-year-old Farah Gonzalez, a man, and another woman. After…… MORE
Holiday Schedule for Fresno’s Regional Parks
FRESNO, CA – The entry fee for the City of Fresno Regional Parks – Woodward Park, Roeding Park and the Regional Sports Complex – will be $7 on Sunday, April 21, 2019 due to the Easter Holiday. The Parks, After School, Recreation and Community Services (PARCS) Department institutes the $7 fee as part…… MORE
Fed Report Shows Tough Conditions in Ag Country
The latest outlook from the Federal Reserve regional surveys shows low prices, severe weather, and trade tensions continue to weigh heavily on large segments of the agricultural economy. Politico says the Fed gathers information eight times a year on economic conditions in its 12 districts to make up its Beige Book Report. For example,…… MORE
Police, DA & Fresno Rescue Mission Tackle Substance Abuse Problem
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – City leaders are tackling the problem as more people drunk or on drugs are dying in the streets of Fresno after being hit by vehicles. Fresno’s Police Chief Jerry Dyer and partners held a press conference Thursday in front of the Fresno Rescue Mission, downtown. He said with Prop 47 decriminalizing…… MORE
Kings County Sheriff’s Office SkyKing1 Makes Emergency Landing, No One Injured
VISALIA, CA (KMJ) — A volunteer pilot and flight officer escape injury after Kings County Sheriff’s Office patrol plane makes an emergency landing. SkyKing1 was on routine patrol Wednesday evening over the area of State Route 43 and Oregon Ave, when they radioed they were experiencing problems with the single engine on the…… MORE
Unpaid Rent Behind Abrupt Hooters Closure
FRESNO (KMJ) — Records from Fresno County Superior Court state that the abrupt closure of Fresno’s Hooters restaurant was due to thousands of dollars in unpaid rent. A three-day notice to pay, dated February 13th, stated that $31,752 in rent remained unpaid for between January 1st and February 28th 2019. It appears that the restaurants’…… MORE
