Category Archives: KMJ Top Stories

Wildfire Smoke Prompts Health Caution from Valley Air District
(KMJ) – As Cal Fire crews continue to work to get a handle on the Briceburg Fire burning in Mariposa County, The San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District says smoke from this blaze may ...
Cumulus Media Oct 09, 2019

PG&E Begins Largest Power Shutoffs In State History
(KMJ) – Pacific Gas & Electric has begun cutting power to tens of thousands of customers in the first phase of the largest public safety power shutoff in California history. The power could ...
Cumulus Media Oct 09, 2019

Report Finds Cases of STDs Reach 30-year High in California
LOS ANGELES (AP) – A state report finds the number of cases of three major sexually transmitted diseases in California reached a 30-year high in 2018. The Department of Public Health said Tuesda...
Cumulus Media Oct 08, 2019

Gov. Newsom on Statewide Tour, Signs Laws Addressing Housing Crisis
OAKLAND, CA (KMJ) – Governor Gavin Newsom on a statewide tour, signs laws addressing the housing crisis in the Golden State. On Tuesday, surrounded by dozens of legislative leaders, worki...
Cumulus Media Oct 08, 2019

Chowchilla Student Struck on Scooter, Police Arrest Teen Driver
CHOWCHILLA, CA (KMJ) – Chowchilla Police arrest a teenage driver who they said hit a student on a scooter then drove off. Police say it happened just after 8:00 am Tuesday morning. Office...
Cumulus Media Oct 08, 2019

34 Counties, 800,000 California Customers Could Lose PG&E Power Due To Safety Shut-offs
PG&E Released the following information: PG&E Will Proactively Turn Off Power for Safety to Nearly 800,000 Customers Across Northern and Central California Portions of 34 Countie...
Cumulus Media Oct 08, 2019

Two 14-Year-old’s Arrested After Leading Corcoran Police on a Chase in a Stolen Car
CORCORAN, CA (KMJ) – A 14-year-old girl and a 14-year-old boy were arrested after they led police on a chase in a stolen car. Corcoran Police say it happened Monday around 6:40 p.m. on Co...
Cumulus Media Oct 08, 2019

Killer E-Cigs: Kings County Resident Dies From Injury Associated With Vaping
HANFORD – The Kings County Department of Public Health confirms Monday that a person from Kings County has died from complications related to the use of e-cigarettes. The Kings Co. Heath ...
Cumulus Media Oct 07, 2019

Newsom Signs 3 Bills: Takes On Pharma’s Pay-for-Delay Agreements, HIV Rx, Black Maternal Healthcare
SACRAMENTO, CA (KMJ) – California becomes the first state to tackle pay-for-delay agreements. On Monday, Governor Gavin Newsom signed 3 bills to fight the high costs of prescription drugs...
Cumulus Media Oct 07, 2019

CA Adopts 22 New Laws Addressing Wildfire Danger
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California is adopting nearly two dozen new laws aimed at preventing and fighting the devastating wildfires that have charred large swaths of the state in recent years,...
Cumulus Media Oct 02, 2019
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