The California State Capitol is preparing for it’s 85th Annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony. At 5:00 on Monday, December 5th, Governor Jerry Brown and the first lady Anne Gust, will appear on the west steps to flip the switch. Some call it the first proper Christmas tree lighting ceremony in three years, rain forced the…… MORE
MADERA, CA (KMJ) – The Christmas Light Show in Madera is going strong. In its 9th year, the Christmas Light Show for Charity offers 45,000 lights to drive by while listening to Christmas tunes on the radio. The lights are on from now through December 31st. On December 16th there will be a Christmas Pinata…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — A home away from home for people whose loved ones are in Fresno’s CRMC – is asking for your support. The Downtown Fresno site Terry’s House, gives those who want to be close by a place to stay while their family member is recovering. It was built in 2010, opened its doors…… MORE
UPDATE: Fresno Police announce they’ve booked 23-year-old Deandre Jean-Pierre into the Fresno County Jail on one count of misdemeanor sexual battery. (KMJ) Fresno Police say they’ve caught the man they believe is responsible for a rash of groping incidents near Fresno State. FPD issued only a brief e-mail Saturday: “No suspect information is being released at…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The Fresno County District Attorney’s office has announced that Daniel Wilson has been sentenced to four years in the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation for assaulting Amrik Singh Bal last December. In october Wilson was found guilty of attacking Bal in a hate crime – that was captured on video.…… MORE
A one day strike planned for Monday, December 5th by the California State Worker Union is canceled. “The strike is off,” those words written on the SEIU 1000 website by local 1000 President Yvonne Walker, who says “after weeks of preparing for a strike, we have been in conversations with the state, and we both…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — California gas prices have fallen for the fourth week in a row. Wholesale prices, according to the Southern California Automobile Club, are below what they were last month, and are expected to decline further. Statewide, the cost of a gallon is averaging $2.65; here in town, we’re at about $2.60. Modesto is…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Of the thousands of fake chargers for iPhones and iPads sold each year, an estimated 99 percent of them fail safety tests. According to a new study, commissioned by the United Kingdom’s protection body, the chargers lack sufficient insulation to protect users from shock, which also increases the risk of fire. However,…… MORE
CLOVIS (KMJ) — Firefighters in Clovis are asking local businesses to assist in the final part of their efforts for young burn survivors. Their drive began when crew members in the Central Valley, and California-wide, starting growing out their mustaches during the month of November to raise money in what’s called ‘Stache for Cash’. That…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The FDA has a recall out on rabbit food. The 50 pound bags of rabbit pellets were distributed by Intermountain Farmers Association by dealers out of Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Colorado and New Mexico. The pellets have high levels of Vitamin D which can harm and possibly kill the animals. The product…… MORE
