FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – High-Speed Rail is reporting delays and costs overruns in the billions. The California State Rail Authority announced on Friday that the bullet train’s price tag has gone up. It’s now $77.3 billion dollars, an increase of $13 billion from estimates two years ago to connect Los Angeles to San Francisco.…… MORE
UPDATE: 1:40pm – SWAT, ATF responding to active shooter situation in Yountville at the largest veterans’ home in the US. Three hostages are being held near the dining hall of the 6,000 acre campus. The man was wearing body armor and armed with an automatic weapon. He fired as many as 30 shots. CHP is…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — Two bands of wet weather are currently forecast for the Central Valley, but meteorologists say the coming week could bring even more. The first bout of precipitation is due over the weekend, with as much as half and inch of rain in the Fresno area. “Right now the timing has that storm…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The District Office for the State Center Community College District is moving to downtown Fresno. At its March 6, 2018 Board of Trustees meeting, the SCCCD Board approved the $10,685,000 purchase of a 12-story building located at 1177 Fulton Street. Pending a successful escrow, the 82,000 sq. ft., historic office building…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — A bill introduced in the California Assembly would require that manufacturers of electronic devices make repair parts and information, available to product owners and third-party shops. California joins 17 others in considering such legislation. However, companies like Apple and Microsoft are staunchly opposed. They argue that allowing users to fix their own…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A Strathmore man is sentenced to life in prison for child molestation. On Thursday, March 8th, Tulare County Superior Court Judge Kathryn Montejano sentenced 40 year-old Steven Curbow, of Strathmore, to 38-years-to-life. In December, Curbow pleaded no contest to two counts of forcible rape against a female victim who was…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — Fresno City Council has given the green light to allow $1.2 million of improvements to Downtown’s Chukchansi Park. The collective decision was made Thursday morning. The money will be coming from the stadium’s capital reserve fund and is destined for non-structural work. “So the first step is to extend the safety netting…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A ribbon cutting took place Wednesday for the Fresno Police Department’s new Northwest station on Shaw. Fresno Mayor Lee Brand was joined at the ribbon cutting ceremony by City Manager Wilma Quan Schecter, Police Chief Jerry Dyer, Council President Esmeralda Soria, Council Members Luis Chavez, Steve Brandau, Paul Capriolo and…… MORE
SACRAMENTO (KMJ) — The Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against the State of California alleging that three pieces of legislation interfere with federal law enforcement efforts. The paperwork was submitted to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California on Tuesday. According to the DOJ, Senate Bill 54 restricts state and…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A man was arrested after he led Fresno police on a high-speed pursuit through two counties. It started Wednesday morning in Fresno near Belmont and Broadway, when an officer pulled the man over for speeding and failing to yield in downtown Fresno. Police say he took off onto…… MORE
