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Teen Gang Member Gunned Down on Cedar Ave.

Teen Gang Member Gunned Down on Cedar Ave.

(KMJ)    A deadly shooting late Saturday night at Cedar and Woodward Avenues is under investigation.  Officers found a 17-year-old male suffering from a gunshot wound and he would later succumb to his injuries at the hospital. The victim didn’t live in the neighborhood but had friends that did. The victim was a Bulldog gang member.  There…MORE

Almond Growers Get Roasted in Drought Debate

Almond Growers Get Roasted in Drought Debate

(AP)  SAN FRANCISCO California almonds are becoming one of the world’s favorite snacks and creating a multibillion-dollar bonanza for agricultural investors. But the crop extracts a staggering price from the land, consuming more water than all the showering, dish-washing and other indoor household water use of California’s 39 million people. As California enters its fourth…MORE

13 HURT, 4 CRITICAL IN HUGE GAS BLAST AT 99 / HERNDON

13 HURT, 4 CRITICAL IN HUGE GAS BLAST AT 99 / HERNDON

(KMJ) A massive fireball rocked northwest Fresno Friday afternoon.  The blast, according to witness reports, rose to heights of more than 100 feet near the Fresno County Peace Officer’s Gun Range.  Some said the flames may have reached as high as 200 feet. Fresno Fire Department Public Information Officer Pete Martinez was at the KMJ studios…MORE

Gas Prices: Enjoy Them While They’re Low

Gas Prices: Enjoy Them While They’re Low

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 & 105.9 KMJ FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Gas prices have fallen for six straight weeks, with the cost of a gallon averaging $3.10 here in Fresno. Despite the declines, drivers…MORE

WWII Carrier Found Off Calif. Coast

WWII Carrier Found Off Calif. Coast

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Scientists have rediscovered a mostly intact World War II aircraft carrier the U.S. Navy scuttled off the Northern California coast decades ago. The U.S.S. Independence was located and video recorded as part of a National Oceanic and Atmospheric mission to locate and map an estimated 300 historic shipwrecks in the waters…MORE

Poll: Managers Less Likely to be Depressed

Poll: Managers Less Likely to be Depressed

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 & 105.9 KMJ FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Fear, Stress, Depression… If you’re a manager, you’re likely not suffering from any of those. That’s a according to a…MORE

Tickets Leave Millions of CA Drivers Without a License

Tickets Leave Millions of CA Drivers Without a License

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 & 105.9 KMJ FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — The DMV says more than 4.7 million California drivers have had their licenses revoked, because they’ve failed to pay their tickets…MORE

Suge Knight to Stand Trial for Murder

Suge Knight to Stand Trial for Murder

A Los Angeles judge has ordered former rap music mogul Marion “Suge” Knight to stand trial on murder and attempted-murder charges in a deadly hit-and-run. Knight is charged with intentionally killing Terry Carter and seriously injuring Cle “Bone” Sloan by striking them with his truck outside a Compton burger stand in January. The judge ruled…MORE

Some SF Catholics Try to Oust Archbishop

Some SF Catholics Try to Oust Archbishop

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – San Francisco Bay Area Catholics have gone public with their complaints about the San Francisco archbishop, KNTV (http://bit.ly/1ELSLkZ ) reports Thursday that more than 100 Catholics have signed a full page newspaper advertisement asking Pope Francis to remove Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone. Many disagree and are upset with Cordileone’s stance on traditional…MORE

Raiders/Chargers Combo Stadium Moves Forward

Raiders/Chargers Combo Stadium Moves Forward

LOS ANGELES (AP) A proposed stadium near Los Angeles that could become home for the NFL’s San Diego Chargers and Oakland Raiders hit an early milestone Wednesday. Organizers said sufficient petition signatures have been verified by election officials to qualify the proposal for the ballot in Carson, where the project would be built on a…MORE