Category Archives: Local News

Grid Operator: 3.3 Million Calif. Homes Could Lose Power
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – The operator of California’s electric grid says up to 3.3 million homes may lose power as part of rolling outages to ease pressure on the state’s energy grid. Th...
Cumulus Media Aug 17, 2020

Visalia Man Accused of Distributing Child Pornography
PornArrest.jpg VISALIA, CA. (KMJ) - A Visalia man is being held on more than $1.7 million bail after he was arrested for the suspicion of distributing child pornography. The Tulare County Sheri...
Cumulus Media Aug 13, 2020

FUSD Board Extends Censure of Trustee Terry Slatic
(KMJ) – The Fresno Unified School Board votes to extend the censure of Trustee Terry Slatic. The board took that action Wednesday Night, voting 6-0, to extend punishments against him as they wer...
Cumulus Media Aug 13, 2020

Divers Recover Body of Lake Kaweah Drowning Victim
(KMJ) – Tulare County Sheriff Rescue Divers have located the body of man in the waters of Lake Kaweah. Deputies were told 35-year-old Joshua Leever of Springville was swimming around Noon Wednes...
Cumulus Media Aug 13, 2020

Search Crews Recover Body of Hiker on Mount Humphreys
(Photo courtesy: Fresno County Sheriff’s Office) (KMJ) – The Fresno County Search and Rescue team, with help from the California Air National Guard, recovers the body of a hike who fell to...
Cumulus Media Aug 05, 2020

All Remaining 2020 Events Canceled In Downtown Visalia
(Photo courtesy: Downtown Visalians) (KMJ) – The board of Downtown Visalians announces the cancellation of its remaining 2020 events. In its announcement Monday, the board says, though a tough d...
Cumulus Media Aug 04, 2020

Pregnant Woman, 19, Killed in Northwest Fresno Crosswalk, Alleged Driver Turns Himself In
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A 19-year-old Fresno woman who was seven-months pregnant was killed by a driver in Northwest Fresno on Sunday night. Fresno police say Autumn Frank was walking with fri...
Cumulus Media Aug 03, 2020

California Officials Report First Virus Death of a Teen
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A teenager from the Central Valley is now the first teen to die from COVID-19 in the state of California. On Friday, the California Department of Public Health reported...
Cumulus Media Jul 31, 2020

Madera Ranchos Man Arrested for Sex Trafficking
(Photo courtesy: Madera County Sheriff’s Office) (KMJ) – Madera County Sheriff’s Deputies arrest a Madera Ranchos man for allegedly trafficking a 22-year old woman for sex. Tuesday, ...
Cumulus Media Jul 30, 2020

Big Fresno Fair to be “Drive-Thru” Only This Year
(KMJ) – The Big Fresno Fair says it will “reinvent” itself this year as it adapts its traditional event into a series of drive-thru and virtual experiences in response to the ongoing...
Cumulus Media Jul 29, 2020
Poll
Daily Buzz Question: 11.6.2025
Should California provide single-person cells to all prisoners, even if it means higher costs and fewer available beds?
Yes — single cells improve safety, mental health, and rehabilitation outcomes
No — it’s too expensive and reduces capacity in an already strained system
Not sure — I’d need to see data on cost and impact
Voting Ends: Nov 6, 2025 | 7:00 PM




