Category Archives: Local News

Fresno Unified Asking For Community Input

Fresno Unified Asking For Community Input

    Fresno Unified is seeking community input and asking residents to participate in discussions directed specifically around supporting district youth. Community members interested in collaborating and sharing ideas can attend one of nine workshops scheduled December through February 2016. Fresno Unified School District encourages parents, teachers, staff, students and administrators to attend a Local…MORE

Do CA’s Energy Policies Unfairly Target the Valley?

Do CA’s Energy Policies Unfairly Target the Valley?

Aaron Abeytia Aaron Abeytia anchors afternoon newscasts on News/Talk 580 & 105.9 KMJ. Read More…   Listen to the report as aired on News/Talk 580 AM & 105.9 FM KMJ FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Valley residents and businesses are covering more than their fair share of the financial burden relating to the Golden State’s aggressive greenhouse gas-reducing…MORE

Calif. Oil & Gas Chief Steps Down

Calif. Oil & Gas Chief Steps Down

Aaron Abeytia Aaron Abeytia anchors afternoon newscasts on News/Talk 580 & 105.9 KMJ. Read More…   Listen to the report as aired on News/Talk 580 AM & 105.9 FM KMJ FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — After 18 months as leader of the California Department of Conservation’s Division of Oil, Gas and Geothermal Resources, Steven Bohlen has stepped down.…MORE

Investigators In Merced Looking For Car In Hit And Run Fatality

Investigators In Merced Looking For Car In Hit And Run Fatality

MERCED (KMJ) — A man has been found dead by the side of the road in Merced. Police made the discovery just after 4pm Saturday afternoon, on Santa Fe Avenue near the intersection with Glen Avenue. Officers describe the man as Hispanic in his mid 20s and that he’d been at the side of the…MORE

Fresno Police Chaplains Receive Coat Donations

Fresno Police Chaplains Receive Coat Donations

  FRESNO – (KMJ) November 30, 2015 – Fresno Police Chaplains are receiving donations of children’s coats. Members of the California State Retirees collected about 20 coats and will give them to chaplains from the Fresno Police Department at Assemblyman Jim Patterson’s office. Items like blankets, coats, school supplies and grocery gift cards will be handed…MORE

CAL FIRE Looking For New Seasonal Recruits

FRESNO (KMJ) — It might be getting colder but CAL FIRE are preparing for next year’s fire season and recruiting new members. If you’re looking to get on board with one of the largest fire agencies in the world keep reading – but be warned – it’s a profession filled with both rewards and danger.…MORE

Domestic Violence Increases Over the Holidays

Domestic Violence Increases Over the Holidays

Keeping the peace over the holidays doesn’t always work, and Fresno Police see more incidents of violence in the home. Victims may be silently struggling with pain and tough decisions to keep the peace. Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer says the holidays and alcohol can cause violence to break out in the home. “We do…MORE

Fresno PD Increases Presence Over Holidays

Fresno PD Increases Presence Over Holidays

From mounted horse patrols to uniformed and undercover officers, you will see more police presence at shopping centers during the holidays. From now until Christmas, Fresno Police are beefing up patrol to cut down on crime at shopping centers. Chief Jerry Dyer says it up to citizens to be vigilant, as well. “We want to make that…MORE

Fresno Mayor Declares Emergency For Apartment Crisis

Fresno Mayor Declares Emergency For Apartment Crisis

-(KMJ) –November 25, 2015, Mayor Ashley Swearengin has signed a Proclamation declaring a local emergency to address the crisis at the Summerset Village Apartments in Central Fresno where residents have been without heat or hot water since November 12. Fresno Municipal Code Section 2-503 empowers the Mayor to proclaim the existence or threatened existence of a…MORE

O-Neg Blood Supply “Critical” Says Central California Blood Center

O-Neg Blood Supply “Critical” Says Central California Blood Center

FRESNO (KMJ) — It’s been described as “critically important” that there’s enough supply of o-negative blood in the Central Valley. But supplies are way down and with a lot of holiday travel anticipated over the next couple of days, and with an increased number of people on the roads, comes an increased risk of injuries…MORE