FRESNO (KMJ) – Iconic Mexican singer Juan Gabriel’s scheduled concert in Fresno is cancelled with news of his death. The 66 year old passed away in Santa Monica, on Sunday, August 28th. Gabriel was a musical icon throughout the Spanish-speaking world and was Mexico’s leading singer-songwriter and top-selling artist, with sales of more than 100 million…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A lioness at the Fresno Chaffee Zoo is pregnant. Kiki and her partner, Chisulo, are expecting their first litter of cubs together. Right now, the zoo doesn’t know how many cubs are in the litter, because they can only see one side of her stomach with the ultra sound. Chaffee Zoo…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – 16 new Fresno County firefighters were sworn in Friday morning at Fresno City Hall. That means they have passed their 14-week trainee academy. 10 more firefighters were promoted. This is just the second class that has been hired in 8 years – meaning the department is now growing. Fresno Fire Chief…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — An overnight shooting just outside Downtown Fresno could be related to prostitution. Police were called just before midnight to an area close to Belmont Avenue and Mariposa Street on Thursday. There they found the victim, who was treated at the scene and transported to the hospital. He was later pronounced dead. Fresno…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) – Senator Barbara Boxer was speaking in Fresno at the National Women’s Political Caucus Equality Day Luncheon on Thursday, August 25th . Mostly women and a few men were at the lunch at Tornino’s in North Fresno, including Karen Humphrey, the former Mayor of Fresno, and Fresno City Councilmember Esmeralda Soria as the Democratic…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — Millions of dollars of Federal Government money is coming to the Central Valley to help pay for more firefighters. The $2,069,400 FEMA grant, unveiled Thursday, is part of their SAFER (Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response) program. In real terms, it gives the funds to fill a further 12 firefighter positions…… MORE
CLOVIS, CA (KMJ) – World War II and Korean War veterans who have traveled on the Central Valley Honor Flight reunited Thursday morning. The Old Town Clovis Kiwanis Club got the veterans together at the Clovis Veterans Memorial District Ballroom for this reunion brunch, for the second year in a row. Vets from the April and…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — In a study involving more than 1.7 million patients, women had significantly more allergic reactions to common medications than men. According to the journal Allergy, the more than 2 decades of research also found white patients, tend to suffer more than other ethnic groups. The most common allergies are to penicillin, sulfonamide antibiotics,…… MORE
(KMJ) Derek Carr could be tossing touchdown passes in Sin City pretty soon. This week the Oakland Raiders filed to trademark the phrase “Las Vegas Raiders”. This doesn’t mean that the Silver & Black are definitely moving, however, the the team only has one year remaining on its stadium lease in Oakland. Las Vegas officials…… MORE
(KMJ) In an exclusive interview Thursday on KMJ’s Morning News, Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims stood her ground in her opposition to Prop. 57 which is being pushed by Gov. Jerry Brown. Proposition 57, purports to allow for early release only of those inmates who have committed “non-violent offenses.” Mims also discussed her reaction to…… MORE
