(CNN)A pipeline leaked about 21,000 gallons of crude oil near a beach in California, authorities said, creating a dark sheen that stretched for miles. The 24-inch pipeline ruptured along the Santa Barbara coast Tuesday, according to Capt. Jennifer Williams of the U.S. Coast Guard. Houston-based Plains All American Pipeline, which owns it, said it shut…… MORE
SAN DIEGO (AP) – The San Diego police officer who was wounded in a shootout with a suspect Sunday was released from the hospital. The U-T San Diego reports that Officer Heather Seddon, a five-year veteran with the department, was shot in the neck during a firefight with 34-year-old Dennis Richard Fiel. Fiel died in…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — Teams of fund raisers – in pale blue baseball caps carrying ‘Hunger Heroes’ signs – are on intersections across the valley today. They’re asking for your cash donations to help people who would otherwise go hungry. There are 27 groups dotted around the area – all asking for money to help the…… MORE
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) — The Sonoma City Council has approved a measure, which would ban new businesses from selling cigarettes, cigars, chewing tobacco, and e-cigarettes.…… MORE
(KMJ) Fresno PD is asking for the public’s help in identifying these two burglary suspects. Investigators say they’re responsible for a break-in at a home near Palm and McKinley Avenues. If you recognize them, you’re asked to call Crimestoppers at 498-STOP.… MORE
(KMJ) Fresno Police continue to investigate a fatal shooting. Officers say one man will killed just after 9pm Monday outside the Maple Grove Apartments. The victim was found inside a vehicle with several gunshot wounds. Investigators believe the unidentified man was shot while he was driving and eventually stopped near Maple and Florence Avenues.…… MORE
(AP) California regulators on Monday expanded their list of thousands of state-permitted oil and gas wells where below-ground injections may be contaminating drinking-water reserves. State water officials already have acknowledged that improperly permitted oilfield operations have contaminated underground aquifers that are federally protected because they hold current or potential sources of drinking water. An ongoing…… MORE
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) — Auditors for the U.S. Health and Human Services Department are questioning the billing practices of three-hundred-twenty-nine dentists, and six orthodontists. In…… MORE
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) — The Golden State has long been on the cutting edge of eco-friendly technology. According to the non-partisan think tank Next 10,…… MORE
(KMJ) Madera Police are searching for two men (pictured) who attacked a janitor at Save-Mart Grocery on Howard Road while he was sweeping the floors Sunday evening. Investigators say the men apparently thought the janitor was a gang member because of his blue uniform. After knocking him to the ground they broke a wine bottle…… MORE
