FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The 500 Club Casino in Clovis is still fighting its closure will be reopening its bar and restaurant portion, early Tuesday morning. Agents from the State of California’s Bureau of Gambling Control came in August 16th with an emergency order to temporarily shut down the business for inadequate financing on their…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Ambulance response times have been delayed by about 19 percent, or two minutes, following the implementation of the Affordable Care Act. That’s according to a new study from the National Bureau of Economic Research, which confirms that reducing the uninsured population by more than 21 million nationwide, has led to greater demand…… MORE
[PHOTO: Courtesy- Steve Skibbie] FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A Fresno family makes the trip to Oregon to see the solar eclipse. Local photographer Steve Skibbie drove up with his wife, Shiela and two kids, Katie and Weston and watched in Molalla, Oregon. “We found a spot, tons of people, lots of people around. We were…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) The South Fork Fire had been burning for a week in Yosemite National Park with no major emergencies, but on Saturday things changed for the worse. The small mountain town of Wawona was ordered to evacuate after winds changed course, blowing the wildfire closer to residences and camping locations. The Red Cross…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno County has its first case of West Nile virus, this year. A 50 year old man from Central Fresno is out of the hospital now, after being treated as Fresno County’s first positive West Nile virus case. In 2016, a total of 442 cases with 19 deaths were reported in…… MORE
MORRO BAY, Calif. (AP) – Authorities say two California transients were arrested after they were found with a decomposing body in their SUV. The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office says the couple’s 13-year-old daughter was also in the vehicle when the couple was arrested Tuesday in the beach town of Cayucos. She was handed…… MORE
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – The state auditor says suicides spiked at a California women’s prison after officials failed to properly prepare for the transfer of 400 of the state’s most dangerous female inmates to the facility. In a report published Thursday, the auditor also found flaws in suicide prevention plans. Female inmates comprise 4 percent…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – The only Republican in the California Legislature’s Jewish Caucus has resigned from the group the same day it criticized President Donald Trump’s response to the white nationalist rally in Virginia. Sen. Jeff Stone of Temecula said Thursday he left the caucus because of its criticism of Trump and because it had…… MORE
LOS ANGELES (AP) – State officials say 157 people died during encounters with police in California last year. A report from Attorney General Xavier Becerra marks the first time California has publicly released statewide statistics on police use of force. The report released Thursday said there were 782 incidents in 2016 where a police officer…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — Central Valley school districts are warning their students not to look directly into the sun, without proper eye protection, during the upcoming solar eclipse. The August 21st event, which is scheduled to start at around 9am and end at around 11.40am in the Fresno area, is described as an “awe inspiring sight”…… MORE
