Category Archives: Local News

Report: Calif. Among Most Expensive States for College

Report: Calif. Among Most Expensive States for College

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — California is the second most expensive state in the nation, when it comes to college education. According to a new GOBankingRates.com report, a family needs nearly $107,000 a year to send one child to a 4-year university, and still live a comfortable life. The state is only cheaper than Hawaii, where a…MORE

SE Fresno Gun Battle Leaves 3 Dead

SE Fresno Gun Battle Leaves 3 Dead

FRESNO, CA (KMJ)  A gun battle inside a Southeast Fresno home on Tuesday left three men dead and another wounded. Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer says two armed African American males entered a home on Hammond Ave, possibly to rob the residents. That’s when a 30 year old Asian male came out of a bedroom…MORE

Missing Elderly Visalia Woman Found Dead

Missing Elderly Visalia Woman Found Dead

VISALIA (KMJ) — An elderly woman from Visalia has been found dead, hours after she was first reported missing. Eunice Collins was last seen in the Walnut and Chinowth area of the city, and detectives with Visalia PD found her on a canal bank close by. Officers were alerted to her disappearance Monday afternoon, after…MORE

WalletHub: Calif. Economy is Nation’s Second-Best

WalletHub: Calif. Economy is Nation’s Second-Best

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — California is the nation’s second-best economy, according to WalletHub, whose latest analysis gives a different view of the often criticized state, which many consider unfriendly to business. Being the 6th largest economy on the planet, California ranks 5th when it comes to startup activity and high-tech industries. When examining GDP and the government…MORE

FUSD Re-Printing Yearbooks After Offensive Symbols Published

FUSD Re-Printing Yearbooks After Offensive Symbols Published

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno Unified says the district is re-printing Computech Middle School yearbooks after the KKK symbol and confederate flags were printed in the lettering on one of the pages.  They say the re-printing will be done at no additional cost for students and families.      (Photos: Computech Yearbook Cover and page…MORE

Forecast Warmer Temperatures Could Threaten Local Roads

Forecast Warmer Temperatures Could Threaten Local Roads

FRESNO (KMJ) — Warmer temperatures could lead to more roads being washed away in the Central Valley. The National Weather Service is forecasting above normal heat over the coming week, and that could mean more melting snow and a boost to amount of water coming downstream. “I would say that this year is an anomaly,”…MORE

AAA: Summer is Deadliest Time of Year for Teen Drivers

AAA: Summer is Deadliest Time of Year for Teen Drivers

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Drivers hitting the road for the first time between the ages of 16 and 17, are three times more likely to be involved in a fatal collision. That’s among the findings of a new AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety study, which also says that summer is the deadliest time of year for…MORE

St. Helen’s School To Remain Open

St. Helen’s School To Remain Open

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – St. Helen’s primary school in southwest Fresno will remain open after Bishop Armando Ochoa says enough funds were raised to cover the more than $580,000 the school owed to the diocese. (Photo: St. Helen’s School) St. Helen’s had previously announced in March the school would have to close at the end…MORE

Fresno State Sweet Corn Now On Sale – Customers Line Up For “Corn Fix”

Fresno State Sweet Corn Now On Sale – Customers Line Up For “Corn Fix”

FRESNO (KMJ) — Fresno State sweet corn is now on sale, with hundreds of people gathering early Friday morning to be the first in the Central Valley to get their hands on some of the locally grown produce. The crowd in front of the Gibson Farm Market was described as a “madhouse” by the first…MORE

Family Honors Missing Squaw Valley Man

FRESNO, CA (KMJ)  A family’s desperate search continues for a missing Squaw Valley man. Donnie Dale Lee was last seen in November. Friday marks his 62nd birthday so family and friends are gathering for a candlelight vigil. If you know anything about the case – you’re asked to call the Fresno County Sheriffs Department or…MORE