FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — A campaign seeking to overturn a half-dozen major California gun control laws approved earlier this year, has failed to collect enough signatures to get its initiative on the November ballot. According to the Secretary of State’s office, Veto Gunmageddon only collected 166,000 signatures, which is less than half of what they needed. Some…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — Fresno City Council approves a deal which could end up bringing an extra 1500 permanent jobs. But that’s dependent on High Speed Rail selecting the city as home to the new Heavy Maintenance Facility. The 5-2 vote Thursday morning, authorized a maximum $250,000 deposit for twelve month control over land chosen for…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Did you know October is “Domestic Violence Awareness Month”? October 20th is known as “Purple Thursday” – a day where everyone is invited to wear purple to help bring awareness to DV. Nearly 1 in 4 women, and 1 in 7 men have suffered severe physical violence by an intimate partner.…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno Police are looking for a woman who assaulted a security officer at Hobby Lobby. It happened on September 27th. Police say she stole merchandise at the store on the 6500 block of North Blackstone Avenue. Security spotted her taking several items and placing them in a bag. When she was…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A woman lands in jail this afternoon for throwing rocks at a school in Central Fresno hitting one student in the head. Judith Vela was arrested Wednesday October 12th for felony assault with a deadly weapon for throwing chunks of asphalt at a 9th grader at Duncan Polytechnical High School. The 25…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — The theory that body cameras improve relationships between police officers and citizens is getting more support. A new University of Cambridge study, which examined departments in the U.K. and U.S., finds that when body cams are used, complaints filed against officers decline by more than 90 percent. Researchers recommend that cameras be switched…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Over the past five years, U.S. teens have been involved in nearly 14,000 fatal crashes. According to AAA, more than 4,200 of those accidents involved speeding. A recent survey of driving instructors, finds that a lack of parental involvement is responsible for today’s young drivers’ making more mistakes behind the wheel. The other…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – October 12th is National Farmer’s Day. Every day is Farmer’s Day for farmers – something Steve Malanca wants to remind the public of as he is the founder of “My Job Depends On Ag.” “We created “My Job Depends On Ag” to give people a visual to see where their food comes…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — Fresno Unified details what it would like to do with the Measure X money, but there’s some way to go to make it all happen. Measure X will appear on the ballot in Fresno County this November, and if it gets the green light it would bring $225 million into Fresno Unified…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office confirms to KMJ News that they are conducting a criminal investigation into prominent Fresno defense attorney Tony Capozzi. The investigation started Tuesday October 11th. Capozzi is a former US Attorney and serves on the California Commission on Judicial Performance – a post he was appointed to by then…… MORE
