Category Archives: KMJ Top Stories

House Impeaches Trump for 2nd Time in Unprecedented Vote Tied to DC Riot

House Impeaches Trump for 2nd Time in Unprecedented Vote Tied to DC Riot

The House of Representatives has voted to impeach Donald Trump on a count of incitement of insurrection, accusing him of whipping up a crowd of supporters to invade and wreak havoc upon the U.S. Capitol last week as lawmakers were counting Electoral College votes certifying Joe Biden’s win in the Nov. 3 election. By a…MORE

Three Escaped Valley Jail Inmates Captured; Three Still Sought

Three Escaped Valley Jail Inmates Captured; Three Still Sought

(Photo courtesy:  Merced County Sheriff’s Office) (KMJ) – The Merced County Sheriff’s Office says three of the six inmates who escaped from its main jail facility over the weekend are now back behind bars. Sheriff Vern Warnke says Edgar Ventura was caught Tuesday near Firebaugh.  And, Tuesday Night, Fabian Cruz Roman and Andres Rodriquez were…MORE

Fresno County Registrar of Voters Announces Her Retirement

Fresno County Registrar of Voters Announces Her Retirement

(Photo courtesy:  County of Fresno) (KMJ) – Brandi Orth has served as Fresno County’s Clerk and Registrar of Voters for the past nine years.  But, this week, she announced her intention to retire. In a statement released Tuesday, Orth writes: On December 17, 2020 my mother’s sudden illness required my personal attendance in North Carolina.  As…MORE

Driver Killed in Crash with Semi on Highway 180

Driver Killed in Crash with Semi on Highway 180

FRESNO COUNTY, CA (KMJ) — A man has died after officers say his car drifted into the path of an oncoming semi truck in Fresno County. The California Highway Patrol (CHP) says a black Volkswagen Jetta was heading westbound on Highway 180 when the driver drifted into the eastbound lane near Blythe Avenue. The car crashed into a big…MORE

Calif. College Offers Covid Tests in Vending Machines

Calif. College Offers Covid Tests in Vending Machines

The University of California San Diego has placed almost a dozen vending machines that dispense self-administered COVID-19 kits on campus to help students adhere to stringent testing requirements. UC San Diego requires all students to test for COVID-19 weekly and the vending machines provide a convenient way to comply with that rule. The 1,000 on-campus…MORE

Fresno Police Release Crime Suppression Operation Results

Fresno Police Release Crime Suppression Operation Results

  FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The Fresno police department gives an update on its violent crime suppression operation. The operation was launched in October as a direct result of the increase in violent crime The Fresno Police Dept. said it was in part issues of $0 bail and early releases from our jail and state prison…MORE

Gov. Newsom Proposes $600 Payment for Low-Income Californians

Gov. Newsom Proposes $600 Payment for Low-Income Californians

  SACRAMENTO, CA. (AP) — Millions of low-income Californians would get a $600 payment from the state under a budget proposal by Gov. Gavin Newsom. The proposed payment announced Wednesday would go to people with annual incomes of less than $30,000. The pool of eligible people includes some immigrants living in the country illegally who…MORE

Trump Supporters Storm US Capitol Triggering Evacuations

Trump Supporters Storm US Capitol Triggering Evacuations

Supporters of President Donald Trump have breached the US Capitol as lawmakers count the Electoral College votes certifying President-elect Joe Biden’s win. Shortly after 1 p.m. ET hundreds of pro-Trump protesters pushed through barriers set up along the perimeter of the Capitol, where they tussled with officers in full riot gear, some calling the officers…MORE