Category Archives: KMJ Top Stories

CCSPCA Reduces Reclaim Fees Over 4th Holiday

CCSPCA Reduces Reclaim Fees Over 4th Holiday

CCSPCA Announces Limited-Time Reclaim Fee Reduction WHO: Central California Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (CCSPCA) WHAT: CCSPCA Announces Limited-Time Reclaim Fee Reduction WHEN: Friday, July 5, through Sunday, July 7, 2019 WHERE: 103 S. Hughes Ave., Fresno, CA 93706 WHY: More pets become lost as a result of the Fourth of July…MORE

Fresno Co. Deputy Injured After Shots Fired in Tollhouse

Fresno Co. Deputy Injured After Shots Fired in Tollhouse

  UPDATE: Suspect is in custody. TOLLHOUSE, CA (KMJ) – A dispute over property lines leads to the injury of a Fresno County Sheriff’s Deputy in Tollhouse. Spokesman Tony Botti says it happened in the area of Quail Mountain Lane and Hidden Hollow Lane. Sheriff Margaret Mims says they got a call of shots fired…MORE

Newsom Plans Ongoing Funding for Undocumented Immigrants

Newsom Plans Ongoing Funding for Undocumented Immigrants

FRESNO (KMJ) – Governor Gavin Newsom signed a $214.8 billion operating budget that expands the state’s Medicaid program to include people 25 and younger living in the country illegally. Monday, Newsom told a crowd of supporters he plans continue expanding that coverage next year and in 2021. The issue is becoming more prominent in the…MORE

Beagles Sniff Out Giant Snails

Beagles Sniff Out Giant Snails

ATLANTA (AP) – Have any idea what snails smell like? If you’re like most people you don’t – but two beagles who work for the U.S. Customs patrol do. And they are being credited with sniffing out two Giant African Snails in luggage from a passenger traveling from Nigeria to Atlanta. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports…MORE

Ford Dealer Ends July 4th Gun-Bible Deal Over Fatal Calif. Shooting

Ford Dealer Ends July 4th Gun-Bible Deal Over Fatal Calif. Shooting

CHATOM, Ala. (AP) – A Ford dealership in Alabama has ended a Fourth of July promotion that gifted a Bible, American flag and gift certificate for a 12-gauge shotgun to anyone who bought a new or used vehicle. News outlets report Ford Motor Co. told Ford Chatom that the promotion was inappropriate after a worker…MORE

Two Shootings In Merced, Woman Taken to Hospital Say Police

Two Shootings In Merced, Woman Taken to Hospital Say Police

      MERCED, CA (KMJ) – Two shootings take place Friday in Merced, a woman is taken to hospital, say Merced Police. Police say the first shooting took place around 5:30 in the morning by the 100 block of E. Main Street by and E Street. The victim had been inside her home when…MORE

Gas Prices Continue to Fall Ahead of Tax Increase

Gas Prices Continue to Fall Ahead of Tax Increase

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Just ahead of a looming tax increase, gas prices are posting small declines. Here in Fresno, gas is now averaging $3.74 a gallon, down from $3.78 last week. However, on Monday, California’s fuel tax will rise by 5.6 cents, to a more than 47 cents a gallon. The demand for gas…MORE

California Regulators Considering PG&E Wildfire Fines

California Regulators Considering PG&E Wildfire Fines

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – California regulators have begun proceedings to consider fines against Pacific Gas & Electric Co. for its role in a devastating series of 2017 wildfires. The Public Utilities Commission made the decision on Thursday. In a statement, Commissioner Clifford Rechtschaffen said the utility’s violations during the fire siege “are extensive and disturbing.”…MORE