Category Archives: Local News

CA Halts Fracking Permits in Oil Producer Crackdown
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California Gov. Gavin Newsom is cracking down on oil producers by halting the approval of hundreds of fracking permits until independent scientists can review them. Als...
Cumulus Media Nov 19, 2019

Central Valley’s Karen Musson Named Recipient of Leon S. Peters Award
Karen Musson, GAR Tootelian, Inc. Photo: PBS FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The Fresno Chamber of Commerce awards its top honor to a woman who heads up a Valley AG company. The Fresno Chamber&...
Cumulus Media Nov 19, 2019

Gov. Newsom Blocks New Hydraulic Fracking Until Permits Reviewed By Scientists
Oil flows at a Chevron oil field in Kern County, Calif., May 10. Photo: California Dept. of Fish and Wildlife's Office of Spill Prevention and Response. SACRAMENTO, CA (KMJ) – Governor Ga...
Cumulus Media Nov 19, 2019

Fresno Council Approves Retail Cannabis Ordinance
Photo: Pixabay Fresno, CA (KMJ) – Fresno City Council approves a new cannabis business ordinance on Thursday. Fresno had been a holdout as one of the last big California cities to ...
Cumulus Media Nov 14, 2019

Calif. to Overhaul Insurance Plan After Wildfires
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California residents who lost their home insurance because of the threat of wildfires could soon buy comprehensive policies from a state-mandated plan funded by the ins...
Cumulus Media Nov 14, 2019

EXCLUSIVE: Two Valley-Based Ag Companies Set to Merge
(KMJ) – Two leading, women-owned Central Valley agriculture companies confirm they are merging their operations. Gar Tootelian, Incorporated of Reedley will combine its operations with Be...
Cumulus Media Nov 14, 2019

Closing Arguments To Begin In Capital Murder Trial of Alleged Cop Killer
Erika Sandoval, 26, Photo: TCSO. TULARE COUNTY, CA (KMJ) – Closing arguments begin Thursday in Tulare County in the capital murder trial of alleged cop killer, Erika Sandoval. The five me...
Cumulus Media Nov 13, 2019

Suspect In 2008 Fresno County Double Homicide Arrested in Bakersfield
FRESNO COUNTY, CA (KMJ) – A suspect is arrested in Bakersfield in connection to double homicide in Fresno County more than a decade ago. U.S. Marshals arrested 42-year-old Jose Zepeda Jr....
Cumulus Media Nov 13, 2019

VIDEO: 100th Central Valley Veterans’ Day Parade
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — The 100th Central Valley Veterans’ Day Parade got underway Monday in Downtown Fresno. KMJ’s Aaron Abeytia reports: https://cdn.socast.io/6616/sites/461/2019/11...
Cumulus Media Nov 11, 2019

Fresno County Sheriff’s Office Thanks Restaurant for Customer Service
(Photo courtesy: Fresno County Sheriff’s Instagram) (KMJ) – The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office takes to social media to thank the employees of Harris Ranch for going “over and ...
Cumulus Media Nov 11, 2019
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