FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — States who’ve legalized recreational marijuana have seen an increase in car crashes. That’s according the Highway Loss Data Institute, who says collision claims have gone up about 3 percent in the years following legalization. Eight states — including California — as well as Washington, D.C. have made the drug legal for both…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — A new suspect in the theft of thousands of bee hives may have no idea he is wanted. A warrant is now in effect for Vitaliy Yeroshenko, named as one of the two alleged to have stolen over 1,200 bee hives from 10 different beekeepers over the course of two years. The…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Animal activist group PETA is protesting National Dairy Month. Demonstrators were campaigning at lunchtime Thursday in Downtown Fresno, standing with a life-sized cow statue and a model suckling from it. “So June is National Dairy Month, and PETA is here to show people the disturbing truth behind drinking milk, but on…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – A California Republican Assemblyman is jumping in the race to be California’s next governor. Assemblyman Travis Allen of Huntington Beach said Thursday he’s entering the 2018 contest that has largely been dominated by Democrats. Allen says he’s running because Democrats have controlled California for too long, enacting burdensome tax increases and…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) Derek Carr, according to an NFL Network report, is becoming the highest-paid player in the NFL. The former Fresno State star has inked a new 5-year deal worth $125 million. Carr tweeted a confirmation of the new deal Thursday: “Now it’s done! From the jump I’ve wanted to be a Raider 4 life.…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno City Council approves Mayor Lee Brand’s 1.1 billion dollar budget for 2018, on Thursday. City Council approved it on a 7-0 vote. This is Mayor Lee Brand’s first budget as Fresno’s Mayor. “My vision for Fresno is to transform our economy.” -Fresno Mayor Lee Brand. The 1.1 billion…… MORE
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A report of a major earthquake off the California coast has turned out to be a false alarm based on a quake that happened in 1925. The US Geological Survey sent out an email alert Wednesday afternoon saying a magnitude 6.8 quake had struck in the Pacific Ocean 10 miles west…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno Mayor Lee Brand delivered his 2017 “State of the City” address on Wednesday in downtown Fresno. He spoke about public safety, new community services, and an improving economy. Mayor Brand announced a “10 Years to Prosperity” plan that he says will ultimately bring 10,000 new jobs to Fresno by the year…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — The use of no-bid contracts for government jobs is being strongly criticized by the California state auditor. In a new report, Elaine Howle is blasting the use of such deals, which have cost taxpayers major sums of cash. Howle says California spent around $44 billion on non-competitive arrangements for work, between 2011…… MORE
SANGER (KMJ) — Triple-digit heat is now melting the snow, increasing the amount of water flowing through the Kings River, and flooding a Sanger based mobile home park. Residents in the front portion of the Riverbend Mobile Home Park are currently subject to an evacuation warning, while those living in the approximately 15 homes to…… MORE
