FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno police arrest three people from Stockton for stealing thousands of dollars worth of cigarettes from their victims. In all three Fresno-area robberies, the merchants were stocking up at Sam’s Club, spending up to $10k on cigarettes, and were then robbed at gunpoint back at their stores while unloading their trunks.…… MORE
Poverello House Breaks Ground On “Raise The Roof” Project
FRESNO (KMJ) — A $2.5 million project to improve services at Fresno’s Poverello House, has broken ground. The demolition effort on the old food storage building is scheduled to start this week, with an up-to-date 19,000 square-foot warehouse being built in its place. It’s all part of the “Raise the Roof” campaign, to bolster what’s…… MORE
Celebrating Pi Day – 3.14
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – It’s pi day – 3.14. The earliest known celebration of pi day was organized by a physicist in 1988 at the San Francisco Exploratorium. March 14 used to be a holiday for just mathematicians as both the date (3/14) and the value of pi – the ratio of the circumference of…… MORE
Highway 41 To Yosemite Set To Open Fully “This Week”
FRESNO (KMJ) — State officials repairing the stretch of Highway 41 north of Fishcamp, which had been hindering access into Yosemite National Park, anticipate it being fully open by the end of this week. The south route into the Central Valley attraction was previously closed after rain damage. Drivers were advised to go a different…… MORE
5 Ways the GOP Bill Could Change Your Health Insurance
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) – If the Republicans’ bill to repeal Obamacare becomes law, it could affect millions of people across the employer, individual and Medicaid markets. The headline figure out of Monday’s Congressional Budget Office’s review of the American Health Care Act was that 24 million people would lose their coverage by 2026. But the…… MORE
Vallejo PD to Investigate Flashlight Beating
VALLEJO, Calif. (AP) – Vallejo Police Chief Andrew Bidou says he has ordered a complete investigation into the use of force by an officer seen punching and hitting a man with a flashlight in a video that has gone viral. Bidou said in a statement Monday that once the internal affairs division completes its probe,…… MORE
Demolition Delayed on Crumbling Big Sur Bridge
BIG SUR, Calif. (AP) – Officials say demolition work has been suspended on a crumbling bridge along the California coast that stranded residents in the popular Big Sur area and closed part of iconic Highway 1. California Department of Transportation spokesman Jim Shivers says a giant crane dropped a 6,000-pound wrecking ball on the Pfeiffer…… MORE
Calif. Sanctuary City Measure Amended, Heads to Senate Vote
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – A measure intended to impede President Donald Trump’s immigration policy has been amended in a futile attempt make it more acceptable to law enforcement. SB54 would now let California authorities notify the federal government 60 days before violent felons are released from state prison or local jails. The author, Democratic Senate…… MORE
Calif. Democrats Introduce Debt-Free College Plan
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California lawmakers have announced what they call the most ambitious proposal in the country to reduce student loan debt. Assembly Democrats on Monday proposed a plan that would create a new scholarship for students in the University of California and California State University systems. According to the Democrats’ plan the scholarship…… MORE
U.S. Lacking in Organic Meat Processors
A report from the Organic Farming Research Foundation says the United States lacks enough organic meat processors. In the National Organic Research Agenda Report, the group concluded that although sales of U.S.-produced organic food exceed $6 billion annually, federal funding into organic production has not kept pace. The report says the reason for the funding…… MORE
