Category Archives: KMJ Top Stories

State Lawmakers Launch Investigation Into Cause of High Gas Prices

State Lawmakers Launch Investigation Into Cause of High Gas Prices

(KMJ) – As Californians continue to pay more than $6 for a gallon of gas and lawmakers in Sacramento remain deadlocked over how to provide relief, the state Assembly announces an investigation into oil companies they say are “abusing a historic situation to suck profits from Californians’ wallets.” Monday, Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon announced a…MORE

California Bill Would Reduce Single-Use Plastic Products 25%

California Bill Would Reduce Single-Use Plastic Products 25%

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — An ambitious California proposal aims to reduce plastic production for single-use products like shampoo bottles and food wrappers by 25% starting next decade, part of an effort to rein in pollution from the ubiquitous material. A bill introduced late Thursday aims to bring environmental and business groups together to avoid a…MORE

Elderly Merced Man Arrested After Assaulting Roommate

Elderly Merced Man Arrested After Assaulting Roommate

(KMJ) — An elderly man was arrested Wednesday night after he struck his roommate in the head. Merced Police says they got a call just after 8 p.m. about a disturbance at a home on West San Clemente Drive. When officers arrived, they learned 65-year-old Richard Gluhm assaulted his roommate with a walking cane during…MORE

California Lawmaker Scraps Plan For Preteen Vaccine Consent

California Lawmaker Scraps Plan For Preteen Vaccine Consent

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers on Thursday amended a bill that would have let preteens be vaccinated against a range of health conditions without their parents’ consent, instead raising the proposed minimum age to 15, which would still be among the youngest in the U.S. Currently, minors age 12 to 17 in California cannot…MORE

Valley Football Coach Shot, Killed by His Father

Valley Football Coach Shot, Killed by His Father

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The Fresno Police Department announced the arrest of a man they say shot and killed his son Wednesday in Fresno. 31-year-old William “Billy” Wright was shot to death by his own father Wednesday, according to Fresno Police. Detectives arrived at the scene at a home on North Tamera Avenue after the…MORE

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