Category Archives: KMJ Top Stories

It’s Back!  Find Out When You Can Buy Fresno State Sweet Corn

It’s Back! Find Out When You Can Buy Fresno State Sweet Corn

(KMJ) – For the 29th year, you can soon, once again, buy Fresno State’s sweet corn. Sale of the campus-grown summer staple begins Monday, Memorial Day, May 31st at the Rue and Gwen Gibson Farm Market on campus.  The university says White corn will be available opening day, and yellow white corn will be available soon…MORE

9 Dead: What We Know About the San Jose Shooter

9 Dead: What We Know About the San Jose Shooter

[vemba-video id=”202e8e51d61a668c112e9e7f1d83564″] Investigators are working to learn more about the man who shot and killed nine people Wednesday in the latest act of gun violence in the US that has stricken a community. The suspected gunman in the shooting at a San Jose, California, light rail yard has been identified as Sam Cassidy, a law enforcement source with knowledge…MORE

California’s COVID Recovery Hurting Newsom Recall Efforts: Poll

California’s COVID Recovery Hurting Newsom Recall Efforts: Poll

The effort to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif., appears to have been hurt by California’s rebound from the COVID-19 crisis. The majority of state voters say they approve of Newsom’s handling of the pandemic, and just 40% say they would remove him from office, a new Public Policy Institute of California poll shows, Politico reported. Newsom’s…MORE

Poll: GOP Majority Want Third Trump Presidential Campaign

Poll: GOP Majority Want Third Trump Presidential Campaign

A new Quinnipiac University poll out Wednesday found that 66 percent of Republicans want former President Donald Trump to make a third run for the White House. That number also mirrors the 66 percent of Republicans that believe the 2020 election was “stolen” by President Joe Biden and the Democrats. “The numbers fly in the…MORE

8 Killed in Shooting at San Jose Rail Yard

8 Killed in Shooting at San Jose Rail Yard

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) – An employee opened fire at a California rail yard serving Silicon Valley, killing eight people before ending his own life. Authorities say the shooting took place Wednesday in San Jose at a transit control center that stores trains and has a maintenance yard. Sheriff’s spokesman Deputy Russell Davis said the…MORE

Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer Presents 2022 Inaugural Budget

Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer Presents 2022 Inaugural Budget

  FRESNO, CA– Mayor Jerry Dyer, along with City Manager Thomas Esqueda, announced the City of Fresno’s proposed Fiscal Year 2022 budget at a City Hall news conference Wednesday. The $1,419,713,900 budget focuses on enhancing public safety, establishing the Mayor’s Homeless Response Team, expanding the Graffiti Abatement Crew, funding a Senior Activity Center, establishing an Express Development Team,…MORE

Several Dead in San Jose Mass Shooting

Several Dead in San Jose Mass Shooting

A shooting at a public transit control center in San Jose, California, Wednesday morning left multiple casualties and fatalities, Deputy Russell Davis of the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office said.[vemba-video id=”us/2021/05/26/san-jose-mayor-shooting-sot-ip-vpx.cnn”] The deceased suspect has only been identified as a male VTA employee.  Eight victims were killed.  “Explosive devices were located inside the building”, authorities said.…MORE

Stolen Vehicle Chase Leads to Crash, Arrests in Kings County

Stolen Vehicle Chase Leads to Crash, Arrests in Kings County

  KINGS COUNTY, CA (KMJ) — Two 18-year-olds were arrested on Monday in Hanford after leading Kings County deputies on a chase in a stolen vehicle. The California Highway Patrol (CHP) said the stolen 2008 Ford Escape reached speeds up to 130 miles per hour in Kings County. The chase began around 5:47 p.m. when…MORE

Man Tries To Save Dog, Both Killed by Train: Tulare Police

Man Tries To Save Dog, Both Killed by Train: Tulare Police

    TULARE, CA (KMJ) – Tulare Police say that a man and dog were killed by a train shortly before 8am Monday morning. Police were called to a report of a train hitting a pedestrian near the intersection of Cross Avenue and J Street. Witnesses told police it appeared a man was struggling with the…MORE