FRESNO (KMJ) — The weekend’s wet weather made for difficult driving Monday morning, with one car even hydroplaning and rolling in southeast Fresno. However, it did bring some impressive rainfall totals for the valley’s cities. “For example Lemoore Naval Air Station, they had nearly two inches of rain out of this storm”, says the National…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — California’s unemployment rate is holding steady at 5.5 percent. The Golden State gained 31,200 nonfarm payroll jobs in October. Here in Fresno County, 9,800 positions were lost, primarily in agriculture. The jobless rate is up to 9.2 percent. Unemployment rates are also up in Madera, Merced, Kings, and Tulare counties. …… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — As millions of Californians prepare to hit the road for the holiday, gas prices continue to decline. According to the Southern California Automobile Club, the state average has fallen another 6 cents in the past week to $2.71 a gallon. Here in Fresno, we’re paying about a dime less than that. Wholesale…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Some offices are getting Millennial makeovers. The country now has 75 million people between ages 19 and 35. Millennials represent the largest generation, and the switch is happening in the workplace from baby boomers –who separated their work and private lives – to Millennials, who feel working hard and playing hard…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — Fresno State students are being warned to be aware of their surroundings following an armed car-jacking on campus. A professor told Fresno State PD she was approached Thursday night in the P-1 parking lot by two armed men wearing ski-marks. They demanded her keys, and after she handed them over, they drove…… MORE
China Peak has gotten a little bit of snow so far and the resort will begin snow-making operations on Monday, 11/21. There’s no opening date set quite yet, but if the resort gets enough snowfall over the weekend – and can make some more next week – China Peak at the earliest could partially open…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — Assurances are being sent to every person associated with California State University, to reassure them in the wake of the Presidential Election. In an open letter to faculty, staff, and students – Chancellor Timothy White says he can’t promise to make campuses sanctuaries to protect their community. “Indeed, my immediate concern is…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — State prosecutors have reached a $14 million settlement with British Petroleum, over violations in operating and maintaining underground storage tanks, at gas stations up and down California. Attorney General Kamala Harris alleges that BP flouted safety regulations for the tanks at hundreds of gas stations, over a 10-year period. That included tampering…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — It’s widely thought that socializing provides a sense of happiness. However, according to a new study, that’s not necessarily true for those deemed highly intelligent. Researchers in Singapore and London say smarter people often more easily adjust to their surroundings, thus reducing the need for relationships with others. Their study found that…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — Friends of the father and son who were killed at Shaver Lake over the weekend are rallying around the family to help them in their time of need. The incident on November 12th saw both Todd and Brayden Byers fall and lose their lives near the Shaver Rock area, on the northeast…… MORE
