Category Archives: KMJ Top Stories

CDC: You Can Vote in Person If You’re Recovering from Covid-19

CDC: You Can Vote in Person If You’re Recovering from Covid-19

(CNN) — Can you vote in person if you are currently recovering from Covid-19or quarantining from being exposed to the virus? Yes, says the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in an email to CNN. “CDC’s recommendations for isolating someone who has Covid-19 or quarantining someone who was in close contact with a person with…MORE

San Francisco Halts Reopening Plans Due to Rise in COVID-19 Cases

San Francisco Halts Reopening Plans Due to Rise in COVID-19 Cases

Rising Covid-19 cases have put a halt in San Francisco’s reopening plans. The city had been planning to resume reopening on November 3, but Mayor London Breed announced Friday the city would temporarily hit pause. [vemba-video id=”8d02b78613f45c31159875f776c523d”] “We are starting to see a slight uptick in the number of hospitalizations, which puts us in a…MORE

Remembering Sir Sean Connery 1930-2020

Remembering Sir Sean Connery 1930-2020

Sean Connery, the Scottish actor whose five-decade long movie career was dominated by the role of James Bond, has died at the age of 90, according to the producers of the James Bond series. Connery, who was awarded a knighthood in 2000 for his contribution to the arts, played the British spy in seven movies,…MORE

Detectives: Clovis Man Busted Attempting to Meet 12 Year Old Girl for Sex

Detectives: Clovis Man Busted Attempting to Meet 12 Year Old Girl for Sex

FRESNO, CA (KMJ)  On Friday, detectives with the Central California Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force arrested 54 year old Michael Dickens of Clovis. The Fresno County Sheriff’s Department says Dickens has been booked into the Fresno County Jail and faces charges related to arranging to meet with a minor to engage in sex and distributing pornographic material…MORE

Mariposa County Highway Dedicated to Fallen Firefighter

Mariposa County Highway Dedicated to Fallen Firefighter

(Photo courtesy:  Cal Fire Madera-Mariposa-Merced) (KMJ) – A portion of Highway 140 in Mariposa County is renamed in honor of a firefighter who was killed battling a 2018 wildfire. Wednesday, Cal Fire unveiled the ‘CAL FIRE Firefighter Braden Varney Memorial Highway’ on Highway 140, near its junction with the 49. The 36-year old Cal Fire…MORE

Chancellor Appoints Interim President of California State University, Fresno

Chancellor Appoints Interim President of California State University, Fresno

​​​​​​​​​California State University (CSU) Chancellor Timothy P. White has appointed Saúl Jiménez-Sandoval, Ph.D., to serve as interim president of California State University, Fresno. Jiménez-Sandoval currently serves as Fresno State’s provost and vice president for academic affairs. Jiménez-Sandoval will assume the leadership of the university on January 4, 2021 with the departure of current Fresno State president Dr.…MORE

Fresno County Library Branches To Serve As Voting Centers

Fresno County Library Branches To Serve As Voting Centers

(KMJ) – The Fresno County Public Library will open seven of its branches to serve as in-person voting centers for the 2020 election.  These voting centers will open on Saturday, October 31st through Election Day, Tuesday, November 3rd.  They will be open to voters who need assistance, want to vote on an accessible tablet, need to…MORE

Thousands Without Power in Largest PG&E Safety Shutoff of 2020

Thousands Without Power in Largest PG&E Safety Shutoff of 2020

(KMJ) – More than 1 million people are now without power during what Pacific Gas and Electric says could be the strongest wind event in California this year. As many as 361,000 of its customers in 36 counties are expected to be affected by planned outages in northern California and another 71,000 could be affected in…MORE