FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Stress is probably not what Dwight Yoakam and Buck Owens were looking for on the “Streets of Bakersfield.” However, according to WalletHub, Bakersfield is the most stressed city in the State of California, and ranks 38th on the list of 150 cities examined throughout the nation. Analysts took into account several…… MORE
Covered California premiums will rise 13.2% on average in 2017, according to Kaiser Health. The sharp increase comes after major insurers around the country seek bigger rate increases for open enrollment.California only had 4 percent increases the last two years. However, that could not continue as overall medical costs climb. These rate increases apply to…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno State Athletics confirms a football player is in the hospital after suffering heat stroke following a team work out. Junior offensive lineman Shane Gama is in serious condition – but no longer in ICU – after a workout supervised by the head football strength and conditioning coach, Thomas Stallworth, and…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – California State University, Fresno is a part of Money’s “Best Colleges for Your Money” rankings. In money’s third annual rankings, Fresno State joined 13 other California State University schools in the top 50 “Best Public Colleges” (#43). The rankings take into account affordability and the quality of education. “I’m very, very proud…… MORE
(KMJ) – Fresno County Sheriff’s Homicide Detectives say a Selma man used his car to rundown and kill the boyfriend of his ex-girlfriend. Detectives say 31-year old Saul Mendoza (pictured above) deliberately struck the man as he was getting out of a vehicle shortly after midnight at Nebraska and De Wolf Avenues in Selma. Mendoza’s…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims spoke out on Monday about how difficult the past few days have been for law enforcement, given the shooting Sunday in Baton Rouge that killed three law enforcement officers, and the recent shooting in Dallas that killed five other officers. Mims said locally that she is involved in…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) – More notices are going out to homeowners as the City of Fresno conducts a survey over the dirty water problem. Ronda Rafidi is one homeowner on the Northeast side of the city who’s been observing brown water streaming from her faucet. “We would like a fair resolution to this instead of just asking…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) – After weeks of bloodshed reported in the news – How much can we handle…? “No question it’s affecting us, and in ways it’s not affected us in the past,” says Jay Pope, a clinical psychologist and Associate Professor at Fresno Pacific University. Horrible tragedy is plastered all over the news, Pope…… MORE
Fresno, CA (USDOJ) — Jeremy Scott Danielson, 35, of Clovis, was sentenced today to six months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for striking a California Highway Patrol plane with a powerful green laser beam, Acting United States Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According to court documents, Danielson tracked and struck…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — A Placer County man is now the first person in the state to be arrested for using drone near a wildfire. For allegedly pointing the small craft towards the Trailhead Fire, Foresthill resident Eric Wasser is facing the charge of interfering with fire-fighting operations. It was information posted on social media which…… MORE
