FRESNO (KMJ) — After weeks of voting, the new lion cub at Fresno Chaffee Zoo now has a name. The recent addition, born on October 11th 2016, will be known as ‘Kijani’ which means ‘warrior’ in Swahili. The choice of six names was put to the public vote between November 11th and November 27th. The…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — Tuesday is the day to give back, on a day of celebrating global philanthropy. It’s powered by social media, focused on collaboration, and follows some of the biggest shopping days of the year. November 29th’s ‘Giving Tuesday’ is all about redirecting the seasonal flow of money towards good causes. “So this is…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Shopping addiction – it’s real, and damaging. People may joke about it – but a shopping addiction is actually an impulse control disorder. Like compulsive video gaming, internet use, pornography, stealing and sex – compulsive shopping is a situation where the behavior controls you rather than you control the behavior. Shopping addiction…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno State announced Monday that new football coach Jeff Tedford has opted to not keep any of the assistants on the 2016 staff, that went 1-11. That means that the school will not retain Eric Kiesau who was the school’s Offensive Coordinator – and served as the interim Head Coach after…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Staging car accidents lands a Stockton man in prison. Cristopher Sanchez-Becerra was sentenced to 21 months in behind bars for his role in a scheme to defraud insurance companies. From October 2011 until August 2014, the 32 year-old Stockton man conspired with at least six other people, staging dozens of car…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — 74 percent of African-American voters expect race relations in the U.S. to get worse. That’s according to a new Pew Research Center Survey, following the victory of President-Elect Donald Trump. Among white voters, 43 percent predict a decline in race relations, with 27 percent believing they’ll improve. The survey is virtually inversed…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — A record 112 million shoppers visited America’s so-called mom-and-pop shops on Small Business Saturday. According to the National Federation of Independent Business, that’s a 13 percent increased from 2015. However, spending at such retailers was only about $15.4 billion; that’s about $800 million below last year’s figure. Still, researchers say the country…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — Cyber Monday is now underway, and with it people all over the Central Valley will be switching on their computers and checking their smartphones for the latest deals. It comes on the back of Thanksgiving, which was followed by Black Friday, then Small Business Saturday. “The next big day to shop”, says…… MORE
UPDATE (KMJ) – The Islamic Cultural Center of Fresno is among the mosques to receive the letter. They opened it on Monday morning, after returning from the weekend. The Fresno Police Department says they will add extra police security around the mosque in the coming days. They’re also working with the FBI to help find…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Thanksgiving is the busiest day across the nation for fire departments. Fire departments respond to about 4500 calls involving cooking fires. Fresno Fire’s Hector Vasquez says across the nation, cooking fires involving turkeys cause 27 million dollars in damages each year. So the Fresno Fire Department has some tips: When you…… MORE
