Central Unified Teacher Arrested for Unlawful Sex With Minor

Posted on March 16, 2017

(KMJ) – A Central High West campus teacher has been arrested for unlawful sex with a minor.  The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office says they arrested 40-year-old Michael Dean Morton on the felony charge Thursday. Deputies say the alleged incident happened in 2015 with a 17-year-old girl who had graduated from the school.  They say none…… MORE

Council Approves Resolution Supporting Brand’s Citizens Public Safety Board

Posted on March 16, 2017

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — In a 5-2 vote, the Fresno City Council approved a resolution Thursday, supporting Mayor Lee Brand’s proposed Citizens Public Safety Board, which will include 9 appointees, who monitor the actions of officers and issue recommendations. Brand did not need the council’s approval. Councilmen Steve Brandau and Gary Bredefeld were the two “no”…… MORE

PPIC: Cost of Furnishing Higher Education Declining

Posted on March 16, 2017

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — A new report from the nonpartisan Public Policy Institute of California says the expense of producing a college degree has dropped substantially, over the past few decades. Between 1987 and 2013, institutional costs per degree declined by 17 percent, in the UC and CSU systems. The reduction in the California State University…… MORE

Visalia Pancake Breakfast Raises Thousands For Babies

Posted on March 16, 2017

VISALIA (KMJ) — Three of Tulare County’s top officials spent Thursday morning making breakfast outside for hundreds of hungry local workers. Their efforts were to raise money for the “March for Babies” campaign, managed by non-profit March of Dimes. Organizers set up shop on the grass near the Peace Officers Memorial in Visalia, and the…… MORE

Feds Charge Man for Hundreds of Crank 911 Calls

Posted on March 16, 2017

HAYWARD, Calif. (AP) — U.S. attorneys have filed criminal charges against a San Francisco Bay Area man who they say made hundreds of threatening and harassing phone calls to police departments in 18 states. The East Bay Times reports Sammy Sultan, of Hayward, faces five years in prison if convicted of making obscene or harassing calls…… MORE

Federal Reserve Makes Expected Interest Rate Increase

Posted on March 16, 2017

  The U.S. Federal Reserve has again elected to move forward with interest rate increases following a meeting Wednesday. Widely expected, the decision raises the Fed’s benchmark rate to a range between 0.75 percent and one percent. The Fed attributed the change to a continued “moderate pace” of the U.S. economy. For agriculture, a Department of…… MORE