Category Archives: Local News

Fresno’s Bitwise Industries Is Expanding

Fresno’s Bitwise Industries Is Expanding

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno’s Bitwise industries – trailblazing the tech industry in Fresno – announces it’s expanding. The Fresno company set out to start a tech revolution in the city by building a tech campus in Downtown Fresno, teaching people to code, and build software with local talent. Bitwise CEO Jake Soberal says all of those…MORE

Homicide Investigation At Fresno Shopping Center

Homicide Investigation At Fresno Shopping Center

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Police are looking for tips after a man is killed in Northeast Fresno. The investigation began as a suspicious death and later turned into a homicide investigation. Police got the call at 8:08 Wednesday morning, that a security guard found a man with blood on his face lying in the parking lot at…MORE

More Snow Forecast For The Central Valley’s Higher Elevations

More Snow Forecast For The Central Valley’s Higher Elevations

FRESNO (KMJ) — The bands of precipitation forecast for the Central Valley have prompted both a Winter Storm Warning in the Sierra Nevada above 5000 feet, and a Wind Advisory in the lower elevations. Both are in effect from Wednesday evening until Thursday morning. The wet weather associated has also renewed flooding concerns in the…MORE

Free Water Contamination Testing for Calif. Public Schools

Free Water Contamination Testing for Calif. Public Schools

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Under a new rule announced by the State Water Resources Control Board, California public schools may now request that drinking water be tested for lead contamination, at no charge. Lead in drinking water is often caused by corroded pipes, and outdated fixtures. The Golden State’s 9,000 K-12 schools get water from more…MORE

Abortion Rates Fall to Multi-Decade Low

Abortion Rates Fall to Multi-Decade Low

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — A historic low, when it comes to the number of U.S. women having abortions. According to a new report from the Guttmacher Institute, there were 926,000 abortions in 2014, the latest year for which figures are available. That’s fewer than 15 abortions per women between the ages of 15 to 44, and…MORE

Blue Tech Valley Cluster Kicks Off At Fresno State

Blue Tech Valley Cluster Kicks Off At Fresno State

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno State  continues to position itself as a leader in water and AG technology. On Tuesday, it kicked off the Blue Tech Valley Cluster – which will expand plug and play space for entrepreneurs and 64 internships, The cluster is the result of a $5 million dollar grant from the California Energy…MORE

Fresno “Tacos” Adopt Taco Emoji

Fresno “Tacos” Adopt Taco Emoji

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The Fresno Grizzlies are pushing the “Fresno Tacos” brand even further in 2017. Just like last year, the Grizzlies will be the “Fresno Tacos” every Taco Tuesday home game. But, this year they will also be the “Fresno Tacos” if they’re on the road on a Tuesday. The team’s big announcement…MORE

Fresno CEO Embezzles $500,000

Fresno CEO Embezzles $500,000

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Mary Williams was the Chief Executive Officer of Aeroplate Corporation, an engineering and contracting firm in Fresno. According to court documents, from June of 2011 to last November, 70 year-old Williams embezzled over $500,000 from an employee pension plan. One plan asset was real estate appraised at over $900,000 in value. According to…MORE

Recreational Pot Banned In Tulare County Until December 2018

Recreational Pot Banned In Tulare County Until December 2018

TULARE (KMJ) — The ban on recreational marijuana in Tulare County has been extended until the end of 2018. The unanimous decision made by Tulare County’s Board of Supervisors Tuesday morning extended an interim ordinance prohibiting commercial non-medical marijuana activity. It also stops any outdoor cultivation of non-medical marijuana on private grounds, and indoor growing…MORE

Stone Soup Fresno Benefits From Kaiser MLK Day Clean-up

About 80 volunteers from both Kaiser Permanente and Hands On were painting, cleaning, organizing and landscaping the grounds of the non-profit Stone Soup Fresno. Scott Shimamoto is Kaiser’s Area Pharmacy Director, and was one of the volunteers. “They’ve been redoing some of the rooms, and we have been doing outside trim work and we redid…MORE