Category Archives: KMJ Top Stories

Rep. Kevin McCarthy: ‘I Don’t Believe in Cancel Culture’

Rep. Kevin McCarthy: ‘I Don’t Believe in Cancel Culture’

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., told Fox News on Thursday that he doesn’t “believe in cancel culture,” when asked about Wyoming GOP Rep. Liz Cheney’s statement that President Donald Trump shouldn’t have a role in the party. Cheney, the third-highest ranking Republican in the House, said on Wednesday that Trump shouldn’t “be playing a…MORE

Yosemite’s ‘Firefall’ Lights Up in Orange Glory

Yosemite’s ‘Firefall’ Lights Up in Orange Glory

By Forrest Brown, CNN.  For all the world, it looks like dangerous hot lava streaming down the side of a cliff. But no, that’s not volcanic activity in Yosemite National Park in California. It’s water — a benign and beautiful waterfall experience known as “firefall.” Because of the Covid-19 pandemic and the dramatically growing popularity of…MORE

Judge Grants Temporary Restraining Order Over Tower Theater Sale

Judge Grants Temporary Restraining Order Over Tower Theater Sale

(KMJ) – A Wednesday ruling by a judge grants a temporary restraining order on the impeding sale of the historic Tower Theater. The suit was filed by Sequoia Brewing Company, which says it should have been given the opportunity to buy the Tower District property first.  And it sights a clause in its lease that reportedly…MORE

Fresno Parolee Arrested, Accused Again of Having Child Porn

Fresno Parolee Arrested, Accused Again of Having Child Porn

  FRESNO, CA (KMJ) — A Fresno County man was arrested on Tuesday, accused of possession and distribution of child pornography. Central California ICAC Task Force received a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) regarding the possession and distribution of Child Sexual Abuse Material. 43-year-old Adam Campbell was identified as the…MORE

Former Fresno Mayor To Donate Leftover Campaign Funds

Former Fresno Mayor To Donate Leftover Campaign Funds

(KMJ) – Former Fresno Mayor Lee Brand ended his political career with nearly $400,000 leftover in his campaign war chest. Now he says he will donate those funds to eight local organizations committed to higher educational and vocational training. The organizations set to receive funds are: 1.            Roosevelt High School           …MORE

San Francisco Unified Pauses Plan to Rename Schools

San Francisco Unified Pauses Plan to Rename Schools

The head of San Francisco’s public school system said the plan to rename dozens of its schools after controversial public figures will be pushed to the backburner as the district focuses solely on school reopening. “There have been many distracting public debates as we’ve been working to reopen our schools,” San Francisco Unified School District Board President…MORE

Diocese of Fresno Issues Response Over Monsignor’s Resignation

Diocese of Fresno Issues Response Over Monsignor’s Resignation

(KMJ) – The Catholic Diocese of Fresno issues an official response following last week’s resignation of a South Valley Monsignor. Thursday’s announcement by Monsignor Craig Harrison follows the dropping of a pair of sexual misconduct charges against him and word he will not drop the defamation lawsuit he filed against the Diocese Here is the…MORE

Valley Congressman Proposes Federal Funding for High Speed Rail

Valley Congressman Proposes Federal Funding for High Speed Rail

(KMJ) – Valley Democratic Congressman Jim Costa re-introduces a bill in the U.S. House to help fund California’s High Speed Rail project. His HR 867 is also known as the High-Speed Rail Corridor Development Act. It seeks to provide $32 billion to fund projects in federally designated high-speed rail corridors. That includes the Golden State’s…MORE