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 is on track to collect some $4 billion more than anticipated, according to the latest report from the…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — The Central Valley Honor Flight has left Fresno Yosemite International Airport – bound for Washington D.C. There were 68 veterans on board – from 27 hometowns with Fresno, Madera, Kings, and Tulare Counties amongst those represented. They left before 9am – with a water cannon salute from Fresno Fire Department. “I think…… MORE
Students at a local college got a rude awakening Sunday after Corinthian Colleges announced it will be closing all of its remaining 28 campuses, displacing 16,000 students. Heald College in Fresno informed its students via e-mail that the institution would be shutting down unexpectedly. The news came less than two weeks after the U.S. Department…… MORE
California is sending a team of 57 urban search and rescue workers to Nepal to find people buried under rubble after Saturday’s massive earthquake. Officials say the team left Los Angeles Sunday afternoon and is expected to arrive in Kathmandu on Monday. Governments and aid agencies are rushing aid workers to Nepal as access to…… MORE
Broken bottles, rusted cans and jagged pieces of metal now cover Lake Tahoe’s drought-plagued shores. KOLO-TV of Reno reports that Lake Tahoe’s water levels are a full six feet below maximum capacity, revealing trash that that has likely been embedded in mud for years. With lake waters below their natural rim for six months…… MORE
A purse found on a Northern California man helped link him to what police are calling a “Mrs. Doubtfire” robbery. Brandon Alfred Calantoc is in custody in connection with the April 3 robbery of a US Bank branch in Santa Cruz. Authorities say the robber was a man wearing a wig and carrying a…… MORE
Scientists have spied a vast reservoir of hot, partly molten rock beneath the supervolcano at Yellowstone National Park. It’s big enough to fill the Grand Canyon 11 times over. The gigantic magma chamber is four times bigger and much deeper than the previously known chamber above it. The upper chamber was responsible for three…… MORE
(KMJ) One of Fresno’s most wanted car thieves is behind bars. Derek “Pup” Smith was nabbed Thursday afternoon near First & Shields in a stolen car. Investigators the gang member was also wanted on charges of assault with a deadly weapon.… MORE
(KMJ) A Fresno man is locked up on charges of trying to ram his ex-wife’s car and numerous other charges. 35 year old Rickey Finney, according to FPD, had been wanted on charges of assault with a deadly weapon and burglary of his ex-wife’s home. Officers say they also found a loaded 9 mm. semi-automatic…… MORE
Neighborhood councilmembers are asking elected officials to bring topless sunbathing back to Venice Beach. The Los Angeles Times reports (http://lat.ms/1ONXMKK) nude beaches are banned in the county, but the resolution calls for a letter of support to be sent to the mayor, board of supervisors, and Councilman Mike Bonin. He said while he appreciates the…… MORE
