NEW YORK (AP) — Oil companies swam in record profits over the last few months at a time when Americans struggled to pay for gasoline, food and other basic necessities. On Friday, Exxon Mobil booked an unprecedented $17.85 billion profit for the second quarter and Chevron made a record $11.62 billion. The sky-high profits come one…… MORE
CHICAGO (AP) — A single ticket bought in a Chicago suburb beat the odds and won a $1.337 billion Mega Millions jackpot. According to megamillions.com, there was one jackpot-winning ticket in the draw Friday night, and it was bought at a Speedway gas station and convenience store in Des Plaines. The winning numbers were: 13-36-45-57-67,…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A non-profit is awarding its first scholarship to help address the shortage of primary care doctors in the Valley. San Joaquin Valley Medical Scholarship Foundation is awarding the first scholarship at Central CA Blood Center. The award is $55K a year for 4 years, but the organization’s goal is to pay…… MORE
(KMJ) – The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office believes there may be more victims of a Del Rey minister arrested for committing lewd acts on a child under the age of 14. Here are the details, as released by the Sheriff’s Office: On July 28th, detectives with the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office Sex Crimes Unit arrested…… MORE
Fresno, CA (KMJ) – Detectives arrest a father who they say unlawfully took his son, the child was found safe. Detectives had been trying to find Luis Padilla since July 21, 2022. On that day, a woman was watching her grandchild when Padilla entered the home and took his child without anyone knowing. Padilla broke…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A new plan to reroute how water moves from wetter Northern California to drier Southern California would ferry some of it through a single, 45-mile (72-kilometer) underground tunnel, wrapping around the state’s existing water delivery system and dumping it into the main aqueduct that flows south to vast swaths of farmland…… MORE
Modesto, Calif. (KMJ) — Shoppers began calling police when shots were fired at the Vintage Faire Mall Tuesday. Modesto Police responded quickly and determined no shots had been fired, but instead learned two people on dirt bikes had ridden through the mall creating loud noises and causing a disturbance. Security video revealed two males circling…… MORE
(KMJ) – Valley artist Naomi Marie Guzman says she was commissioned by Fresno Unified’s McLane High School to paint a mural on its campus. And, she adds, its design was approved by school administrators. She was assisted by local students to create the work of art. And, once it completed, she and the kids signed…… MORE
RELEASE FROM FRESNO POLICE: On Tuesday, March 29, 2022, at approximately 11:42 A.M., an adult male entered the Fresno Police Department Headquarters Annex and made his way into a detective’s office located on the first floor. The suspect, later identified as 24-year-old Joseph Roy, began physically assaulting our detective. Mr. Roy then used a sharp…… MORE
(KMJ0 – A new, first-of-its-kind mixed-use development is coming to Southeast Fresno. Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer was on hand Wednesday at the ground breaking of Jenson Landing at 4645 E. Jensen Ave. According to a news release from Councilmember Luis Chavez, the 12 acre site “brings the desirable effects of regenerating and rejuvenating the southeast…… MORE
