Category Archives: KMJ Top Stories

KMJ’s Bulldog Broadcaster Bill Woodward Passes

KMJ’s Bulldog Broadcaster Bill Woodward Passes

For 37 years, Bill Woodward served the Valley as the radio voice of the Fresno State Bulldogs. Woodward passed away in May in Washington State at the age of 81. “Bill was a wonderful mentor. Such gravitas. A true professional. A legend in the broadcasting industry. There’s a reason he’s forever remembered in the Fresno…MORE

FUSD Announces Action Taken to Address Alleged Racist Photo

FUSD Announces Action Taken to Address Alleged Racist Photo

(KMJ) – The Fresno Unified School District releases the action it is now taking in the wake of a controversial photo posted to social media in May. That photo, reportedly taken in the Bullard High weight room, involves three students and shows one wearing what some consider a white Klan-like hood. Here is the response…MORE

Right-Wing Extremists Amp Up Anti-LGBTQ Rhetoric Online

Right-Wing Extremists Amp Up Anti-LGBTQ Rhetoric Online

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A few weeks before 31 members of a white supremacist group were arrested for allegedly planning to riot at a northern Idaho LGBTQ pride event, a fundamentalist Idaho pastor told his Boise congregation that gay, lesbian and transgender people should be executed by the government. Around the same time, a lawmaker…MORE

Bear Market Hits Wall Street as Stocks, Bonds, Crypto Dive

Bear Market Hits Wall Street as Stocks, Bonds, Crypto Dive

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street tumbled into what’s called a bear market Monday after fears about a fragile economy and rising interest rates sent the S&P 500 more than 20% below its record set early this year. The index sank 3.9% in the first chance for investors to trade after getting the weekend to reflect on…MORE

HHS Secretary Becerra Tests Positive for COVID-19 Again

HHS Secretary Becerra Tests Positive for COVID-19 Again

(AP NEWS) – President Joe Biden’s top health official has again tested positive for COVID-19, less than a month after he came down with virus symptoms while on a trip to Germany. U.S. Health Secretary Xavier Becerra woke up with symptoms again Monday morning and tested positive afterward, spokeswoman Sarah Lovenheim said. His symptoms are…MORE

Citizen Calls Help Officers Rescue Kitten From Madera Gutter

Citizen Calls Help Officers Rescue Kitten From Madera Gutter

(KMJ) – Several calls made to the Madera Police Department help save the life of a kitten after it falls into a city gutter. Sunday, the Department writes on its Facebook page: We received multiple reports of a kitten that fell into a street gutter. Officers quickly responded and observed the kitten stuck at the…MORE

Central California Food Bank Receives $400K for New Santé Health System Volunteer Center

Central California Food Bank Receives $400K for New Santé Health System Volunteer Center

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Central California Food Bank receives more than $400,000 from Santé Health System on Thursday. The funds will pay for a new volunteer center, and further the food bank’s mission of fighting hunger. Central California Food Bank serves over 280,000 hungry people every month in Fresno, Kings, Madera, Kern & Tulare counties.…MORE

Gov. Newsom Announces $156 Million in Grants to Proactively Prevent Gun Violence

Gov. Newsom Announces $156 Million in Grants to Proactively Prevent Gun Violence

SACRAMENTO – Today, Governor Gavin Newsom announced a record $156 million in gun violence prevention grants provided as part of the California Violence Intervention and Prevention Grant Program (CalVIP). The funding announced today will support 79 cities and nonprofit organizations that are implementing anti-violence programs suited to the unique needs of their local communities. “While…MORE

Man Caught In The Act Stealing Catalytic Converters In Madera

Man Caught In The Act Stealing Catalytic Converters In Madera

MADERA, Calif. (KMJ) — Madera police arrested a man they say was in the process of stealing catalytic converters from multiple vehicles at the Madera Irrigation District (MID) facility Wednesday night. Around 10:45 p.m., a MID employee monitoring the surveillance cameras noticed the suspects park a white van in a nearby orchard, cut the chain…MORE

Military Aircraft Crashes in Imperial County, CA, Killing at Least 4

Military Aircraft Crashes in Imperial County, CA, Killing at Least 4

BRAWLEY, Calif. (AP) — A Marine Corps aircraft crashed Wednesday in the Southern California desert and civilian and military emergency crews were responding, but there were no immediate details about those on board, the military said. Naval Air Facility El Centro said in a Facebook post that the aircraft was from the 3rd Marine Aircraft…MORE