Category Archives: Local News

Sheriff’s Detectives Searching for Valley I.D. & Credit Card Thieves
(KMJ) – Detectives with the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office is now asking for the public’s help to identify this quartet of suspects wanted for Central Valley credit card and identity...
Cumulus Media Mar 26, 2020

Nation Sees Record Filing for Unemployment Amid COVID-19 Crisis
(KMJ) – Nearly 3.3 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week. And that more than quadruples the previous record set in 1982. And these filings come amid the widespread econom...
Cumulus Media Mar 26, 2020

Gov. Newsom Announces Major Financial Relief Package: 90-Day Mortgage Payment Relief During COVID-19 Crisis
Gov. Gavin Newsom. Photo: File: Liz Kern /KMJ Governor Gavin Newsom Announces Major Financial Relief Package: 90-Day Mortgage Payment Relief During COVID-19 Crisis Governor Newsom announces financial ...
Cumulus Media Mar 25, 2020

Chukchansi Becomes Food Distribution Center in COVID-19 Pandemic
(COARSEGOLD, CA) - Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino announces it will become an official food distribution center to help Madera County residents who find themselves in need during the COVID...
Cumulus Media Mar 25, 2020

Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks Now Closed to Visitors
(KMJ) – The National Parks Service has announced the immediate closure of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks to all visitors until further notice. According to a message on its official twi...
Cumulus Media Mar 25, 2020

Madera County Expands 311 Service of COVID-19.
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Madera County Expands 311 Service of COVID-19. Madera County has extended the 311 Customer Service Center to 7 days a week to address concerns around the COVID-1...
Cumulus Media Mar 25, 2020

Fresno Closes All City Park Parking Lots
(KMJ) – Effective immediately, you can no longer park in ANY parking lot for City of Fresno-owned parks. But, the city says the parks themselves ARE STILL OPEN. Here is the release put out by th...
Cumulus Media Mar 25, 2020

CORONAVIRUS: US Senate Leaders & White House Reach Deal on $2 Trillion Economic Stimulus
BREAKING: Senate leaders and the White House have reached a deal on a 2 trillion dollar economic stimulus package. Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin and Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D...
Cumulus Media Mar 24, 2020

Valley Children’s Hospital is Accepting Masks
Photo: Courtesy Berh DeSalvo FRESNO, CA -Valley Children's is accepting COVID19 supplies donations, including homemade masks: “As we have a clearer view of the community transmissi...
Cumulus Media Mar 24, 2020

Former Bulldog Football Player Tests Positive for COVID-19
(KMJ) – The fourth of six confirmed coronavirus cases in Fresno County may be a name familiar to the Red Wave. Mindy Brown posted a message over the weekend on her Facebook page revealing her so...
Cumulus Media Mar 23, 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




