FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — The California Public Utilities Commission is handing out flyers this week, at the Washington, D.C. offices of the EPA and Dept. of Energy. The goal is to lure federal scientists, who are at odds with the Trump Administration and the Republican-led Congress, over climate change. Commission President Michael Picker says his message…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno police arrest three people from Stockton for stealing thousands of dollars worth of cigarettes from their victims. In all three Fresno-area robberies, the merchants were stocking up at Sam’s Club, spending up to $10k on cigarettes, and were then robbed at gunpoint back at their stores while unloading their trunks.…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — A $2.5 million project to improve services at Fresno’s Poverello House, has broken ground. The demolition effort on the old food storage building is scheduled to start this week, with an up-to-date 19,000 square-foot warehouse being built in its place. It’s all part of the “Raise the Roof” campaign, to bolster what’s…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – It’s pi day – 3.14. The earliest known celebration of pi day was organized by a physicist in 1988 at the San Francisco Exploratorium. March 14 used to be a holiday for just mathematicians as both the date (3/14) and the value of pi – the ratio of the circumference of…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — State officials repairing the stretch of Highway 41 north of Fishcamp, which had been hindering access into Yosemite National Park, anticipate it being fully open by the end of this week. The south route into the Central Valley attraction was previously closed after rain damage. Drivers were advised to go a different…… MORE
VALLEJO, Calif. (AP) – Vallejo Police Chief Andrew Bidou says he has ordered a complete investigation into the use of force by an officer seen punching and hitting a man with a flashlight in a video that has gone viral. Bidou said in a statement Monday that once the internal affairs division completes its probe,…… MORE
BIG SUR, Calif. (AP) – Officials say demolition work has been suspended on a crumbling bridge along the California coast that stranded residents in the popular Big Sur area and closed part of iconic Highway 1. California Department of Transportation spokesman Jim Shivers says a giant crane dropped a 6,000-pound wrecking ball on the Pfeiffer…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – A measure intended to impede President Donald Trump’s immigration policy has been amended in a futile attempt make it more acceptable to law enforcement. SB54 would now let California authorities notify the federal government 60 days before violent felons are released from state prison or local jails. The author, Democratic Senate…… MORE
The 34th Annual Fresno County History Day took place Saturday, March 11th at Fresno Pacific University. 500 students submitted entries for the competition. It was a bittersweet day for Elaine Sotiropolis, who announced on stage that this was her last year with the competition, after being the history day lead for the Fresno County Superintendent of Schools for decades.…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — California Assembly Democrats are proposing a new plan, aiming to make college more affordable. The $1.6 billion program would expand financial aid, in an effort to help low- and middle-income students graduate debt-free. Students would be required to work 15 hours a week to cover certain expenses; officials estimate over time the…… MORE
