Category Archives: Local News

‘County Fire’ Sparked by Electric Livestock Fence
(CNN) - A fast-moving blaze that's burned for nearly two weeks in Northern California was started by an improperly installed electric livestock fence, fire officials said. The County Fire, which start...
Cumulus Media Jul 12, 2018

One Person Sent To Hospital After Officer Involved Shooting In Los Banos
FRESNO,CA (KMJ) – One person was flown to a Modesto hospital Wednesday, after an officer involved shooting involving Los Banos Police Los Banos Police say it happened just after 12:30p.m. near t...
Cumulus Media Jul 11, 2018

Fresno Crime View Shows Downward Trend Continues
FRESNO CA (KMJ) – Fresno Police release crime numbers that show a continued downward trend. Homicides are down in the city 47.4 percent, said Police Chief Jerry Dyer, last year at this time ther...
Cumulus Media Jul 11, 2018

Failed Fresno City Council Candidate Calling For Election Reform
Image courtesy of Elect Darren Miller FRESNO (KMJ) — A candidate in the Fresno City Council District 3 race, who missed out on November’s runoff election by six votes, is now calling for c...
Cumulus Media Jul 11, 2018

Fresno County’s First West Nile Case of 2018 Confirmed
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — The Department of Public Health confirmed the first case of West Nile virus in Fresno County for 2018 Friday. Officials say there have been 9 symptomatic cases throughout ...
Cumulus Media Jul 06, 2018

BREAKING: Arrest Made in Murder of Nick Kauls
(KMJ) Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims on Friday announced the arrest of a suspect in the shooting death of San Joaquin Memorial High School student Nick Kauls. Kauls, 17, was shot twice in the hea...
Cumulus Media Jul 06, 2018

Busy July 4th For Fresno Fire – But Calls Down Compared To Last Year
Deputy Chief Ted Semonious (right) FRESNO (KMJ) — Figures from Fresno Fire show fewer calls for service on July 4th 2018 compared to the same day in 2017, but the overall number remained above a...
Cumulus Media Jul 05, 2018

CA Pot Shops Urge Brown to Postpone Strict Testing Requirements
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Nearly 150 marijuana businesses in California are warning that they could face steep financial losses unless the state extends a July 1 deadline imposing strict standards for ...
Cumulus Media Jun 29, 2018
12 Year Local Soda Tax Ban Signed Into Law
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a measure blocking new local taxes on soda and other sugary drinks for the next 12 years. Beverage companies such as Coca-Cola and PepsiCo h...
Cumulus Media Jun 28, 2018
Gov. Brown Signs Far-Reaching Data Privacy Bill
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California will soon have what experts call the nation’s most far-reaching law to give consumers more control over their personal data. A law Gov. Jerry Brown sig...
Cumulus Media Jun 28, 2018
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