FRESNO, CA (KMJ) -The search is over for the prisoner who escaped a minimum-security facility in Mariposa County. The Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office says missing inmate Blake Castro was captured around 8:30 am, Tuesday Morning. Castro was reported missing from the Sierra Conservation Center Mount Bullion Conservation Camp, during an inmate count Monday, March…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The Fresno Grizzlies are taking a MiLB rivalry to the next level. For the last few years the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs and the Fresno Grizzlies have gotten into it on social media – an argument that allegedly began over hats. Grizzlies’ General Manager Derek Franks says the pigs had a…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — A massive project to move a section of Highway 99 west of Fresno could mean disruption for everyone who drives in that area. The work will mean the Clinton Avenue overpass will have to be closed off while crews shift the highway underneath to create room for the new high speed rail…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — A Fresno City Councilmember wants his fellow representatives to collectively oppose California’s “sanctuary state” bill. Senate Bill 54 is currently making it’s way through the State Capitol, and if passed would declare the entire state a sanctuary for those in the country illegally. The proposal would stop local law enforcement from cooperating…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — The California Assembly has approved the placement of a $3.1 billion bond to fund state parks, on the 2018 ballot. AB 18 has narrowly received the necessary two-thirds majority vote. Democratic Assemblyman Eduardo Garcia, the measure’s author, says the goal is to improve access to parks and open spaces, especially in disadvantaged…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Democratic Assemblywoman Susan Eggman of Stockton has introduced legislation, calling for additional taxes on the wealthiest Californians. Imposing a 1 percent tax on household incomes at or above $1 million, would generate an estimated $2.2 billion, which Eggman is advocating be used for free public college tuition. Between 1969 and 2015, the…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — The City of Carlsbad is planning to install cameras at major intersections, in an effort to bolster public safety. The San Diego County municipality says it’s experienced an increase in property crimes, which law enforcement believes are being committed by suspects from other cities. The plan being considered by the city council…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – There’s a voluntary recall on Blue Buffalo Dog Food because it could have an elevated level of beef thyroid hormones. The Blue Buffalo Company has issued a voluntary recall for its Blue Wilderness Rocky Mountain Recipe Red Meat Dinner wet food for adult dogs. The FDA says the recall’s limited to…… MORE
[PHOTO:CA Dept.of Corrections] FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The search is on for a prisoner who escaped a minimum-security facility in Mariposa County. 31 year-old Blake Castro walked away from the Sierra Conservation Center Mount Bullion Conservation Camp, where he’s serving four years for domestic violence. The Camp’s Commander, Lieutenant Christopher Dean says that CHP, Cal…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — The City of Fresno’s credit rating is on the up. Standard and Poor now gives the city an ‘A+’ investment rating for 2017, a five-level improvement compared to 2016’s ‘BBB-‘. Both Moody’s ‘A3’ rating, and Fitch’s ‘A’ rating, are unchanged from 2016. “It means overall savings to both ratepayers and to taxpayers…… MORE
