Category Archives: KMJ Top Stories

PELOSI: NOT UNCOMFORTABLE WITH ‘IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY’ TERM

PELOSI: NOT UNCOMFORTABLE WITH ‘IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY’ TERM

[vemba-video id=”van/ns-acc/2019/09/12/PO-58TH_CNNA-ST1-100000000561994e”] On Thursday morning, the House Judiciary Committee voted to formally establish the rules of an impeachment investigation into President Donald Trump. Which means what exactly? That depends on who you ask. “We’re conducting an impeachment investigation into the culture of corruption, abuse of power and obstruction of justice,” said House Democratic Caucus chairman Hakeem Jeffries (New York)…MORE

Legislature Redefines What It Means to be an Independent Contractor

Legislature Redefines What It Means to be an Independent Contractor

FRESNO (KMJ) – The law that would forever change the way millions of Californians work is waiting for the governor’s signature. State lawmakers have passed a bill that would give wage and benefit protections to workers at so-called gig economy jobs like Uber and Lyft, by changing the definition of what it means to be…MORE

2 Bodies Recovered from Car Submerged in Bass Lake

2 Bodies Recovered from Car Submerged in Bass Lake

  UPDATE: Two victims are identified as Samuel Rosasco, 21, of Oakhurst, & Karina Barnett, 17, of Ahwahnee. The bodies were recovered by the Madera County Sheriff’s Dive Team.   The occupants of the submerged vehicle discovered this morning in Bass Lake were pronounced deceased at the scene. They‘ve been identified as Samuel Rosasco of…MORE

Permanent Daylight Saving Time in California on Hold

Permanent Daylight Saving Time in California on Hold

FRESNO (KMJ) – The rituals of springing forward and falling back won’t be going away anytime soon. San Jose Democrat Assemblyman Kansen Chu announced that he is making a two-year bill out of AB 7, which would make Daylight Saving Time permanent in California. Chu introduced AB 7 after the successful passage of Proposition 7…MORE

2 Gang Members Arrested for Auto Theft after Hiding in Clovis Hotel

2 Gang Members Arrested for Auto Theft after Hiding in Clovis Hotel

  CLOVIS, CA (KMJ) – Two gang members are arrested for auto theft after running from officers, and hiding in a Clovis hotel. Just before 7:30 a.m. Tuesday morning, Clovis Police Officers located a stolen vehicle in the parking lot of the Hilton Garden Inn Hotel near Sylmar and Shaw in Clovis. Two men were…MORE

Newsom, 11 Governors Call on President & Congress to Act on Gun Reform

Newsom, 11 Governors Call on President & Congress to Act on Gun Reform

SACRAMENTO, CA – Governor Gavin Newsom joined Governors from 11 other states Tuesday in calling on President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to act what they call on common-sense gun reforms. The Governor said it’s in response to the epidemic of gun violence devastating communities across the country, “We need to treat…MORE

Reagan Shooter: I Want To Move to California to Become a Musician

Reagan Shooter: I Want To Move to California to Become a Musician

FRESNO (KMJ) – The man who nearly shot President Ronald Reagan to death is looking for work in California, in the entertainment industry. John Hinckley Jr., the man who tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan outside the Washington Hilton in 1981, says he’s interested in getting a job in the music industry, possibly even here…MORE

1 Arrested, 1 Wanted for Shooting Man & 4-Year-old Son at Hanford Gas Station

1 Arrested, 1 Wanted for Shooting Man & 4-Year-old Son at Hanford Gas Station

  HANFORD, CA (KMJ) – A suspect wanted for shooting a 4-year-old and his 29-year-old father outside a Hanford gas station has turned himself in to police. On Monday, Sept. 9, 26-year-old Luis Castillo turned himself into detectives.   He was booked into the Kings County Jail for Attempted Murder, Assault with a Deadly Weapon,…MORE

College Athletes Could Earn Endorsement Cash if New Law Approved

College Athletes Could Earn Endorsement Cash if New Law Approved

FRESNO (KMJ) – The State of California is getting closer to letting college athletes make money. The state Assembly has passed legislation to allow college athletes to get paid for endorsements, setting up a potential confrontation with the NCAA. The bill would let college athletes hire agents and be paid for the use of their…MORE