FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno State announced the opening of its new Transportation Institute. The reception was held Tuesday in the Henry Madden Library on Sept. 12th, exactly one year after the Fresno Council of Governments Policy Board approved the use of nearly $3 million of Measure C New Technology Reserve funds. Over the next…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno State ranks among the top three best public universities in graduation rate performance, nationwide. The U.S. News and World Report’s 2017 Best College rankings came out on Tuesday. Fresno State scored third highest among public national universities and was No. 4 overall this year. The graduation rate performance category uses…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — California lawmakers are considering a last-minute measure, which would require state regulators to draft a means of determining whether automakers treat their employees fairly and responsibly, before their clean vehicles are eligible for rebates. It comes as luxury electric automaker Tesla, and Nissan, are engaged in labor disputes. If the bill were…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — An effort to reduce the number of former service members taking their own lives every year will soon be underway in California, after bipartisan legislation from two Central Valley State Assemblymen is signed by Governor Jerry Brown. AB242 will make California one of 22 states to accurately report veteran suicide rates by…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — The question of whether or not the alleged Downtown Fresno shooter is mentally able to face a criminal trial will now be decided by a jury. Two court appointed doctors have both established Kori Ali Muhammad is mentally unable to answer to the charges, but Fresno County District Attorney’s Office disagrees with…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Believing the current structure is “draconian” to low-level sex offenders, Democratic Calif. State Senator Scott Wiener is proposing a three-tired registry, which would remove California from a group of merely 4 states, that require lifetime registration. A criminal convicted of a misdemeanor or nonviolent felony would be able to seek removal from…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ ) – A wildfire burning near Shaver Lake, on Monday causes evacuations. The fire began in an area by Indian Rock Road and Musick Creek Lane near Shaver Lake before noon. By 2:00pm, the fire had grown to seven acres prompting Cal Fire to issue a mandatory evacuation order for homes west…… MORE
CLOVIS (KMJ) — The 16th anniversary of the September 11th attacks has been marked in Clovis, in a ceremony Monday morning which included numerous members of the Central Valley’s police and fire departments. The annual event on the campus of Pelco by Schneider Electric was also attended by hundreds of members of the public. Those…… MORE
(KMJ/CBS) – A major earthquake off Mexico’s southern coast has reportedly killed dozens people. And the president of that nation is calling it the biggest quake in a century to hit the country. Houses toppled and the quake produced tsunami waves and sent people running into the streets in panic. The U.S. Geological Survey reported the…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Governor Jerry Brown issued an emergency proclamation Thursday for Madera, Mariposa and Tulare counties due to the effects of the Railroad, Pier, Mission and Peak fires. The fires have caused evacuations and burned thousands of acres, threatening homes and critical infrastructure. As of 5:30pm Thursday, the Pier Fire had grown to…… MORE
