Category Archives: KMJ Top Stories

Good Samaritans Chase Down Driver Who Hit 14 Cars on Highway 99

Good Samaritans Chase Down Driver Who Hit 14 Cars on Highway 99

  FRESNO, CA (KMJ) —Good Samaritans chase down a driver who hit 14 cars on Highway 99. The California Highway Patrol says they are not sure why he did it. The CHP says 50 year old Satinerjit Singh Bali of Lathrop was traveling from Madera to Fresno just before 8:30 Wednesday morning. According to the…MORE

Nunes: Mueller report is a “shoddy political hit piece.”

Nunes: Mueller report is a “shoddy political hit piece.”

[vemba-video id=”van/ns-acc/2019/06/12/PO-58WE_CNNA-ST1-100000000538bc50″] Donald Trump Jr. said Wednesday that he had “nothing to correct” in his testimony as he arrived for a return interview with the Senate Intelligence Committee. The President’s eldest son is appearing for a second time behind closed doors before the panel, which issued a subpoena for Trump Jr.’s testimony after he resisted coming voluntarily. The…MORE

Got REAL ID Questions? Patterson Providing Answers at Free Workshop

Got REAL ID Questions? Patterson Providing Answers at Free Workshop

FRESNO (KMJ) -Experts from the DMV are coming to Fresno this Friday for an informational workshop hosted by Assemblyman Jim Patterson. Their mission: to help clarify what documents are required to get a Real ID. There has been a great deal of confusion surrounding birth certificates, marriage documentation, social security cards, as well as how…MORE

Fresno Council May Dedicate Half a Million Dollars to Immigrant Issues

Fresno Council May Dedicate Half a Million Dollars to Immigrant Issues

FRESNO (KMJ) – The Fresno City Council, currently discussing next year’s budget could dedicate a lot of cash to the Immigrant Affairs Committee they created earlier this year. Councilmember Miguel Arias made the motion to set aside $500,000 should committee members recommend projects that require funding. But Councilmember Garry Bredefeld is skeptical of how the committee…MORE

Family of Man Found Dead in CA Aqueduct Increases Reward for Information

Family of Man Found Dead in CA Aqueduct Increases Reward for Information

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — The reward for information leading to an arrest, in connection with a 2016 suspicious death, has been increased. The family of Vidal Zepeda, whose deceased body was found in February 2016 in the California Aqueduct, has raised the reward to $5,000. Fresno County Sheriff’s detectives say the 39-year-old Gilroy man’s whereabouts prior…MORE

City of Merced Holds Ceremony Rededicating Applegate Park

City of Merced Holds Ceremony Rededicating Applegate Park

  FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The City of Merced held a rededication ceremony Tuesday morning. It was more than 20 years ago that the Applegate Park was built. “We’re here today in Applegate Park which is in many ways is Merced’s crown jewel,” said Merced Mayor Mike Murphy. “This is our centrally located park with…MORE

California Joins 8 States Filing Lawsuit to Block $26 Billion Telecomm Merger

California Joins 8 States Filing Lawsuit to Block $26 Billion Telecomm Merger

  FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – California joins 8 states filing a lawsuit Tuesday to block the proposed $26 billion dollar merger of telecommunications companies. T-mobile and Sprint are the third and fourth largest wireless phone carriers, serving over 13 million California consumers. Attorney General Xavier Becerra filed a lawsuit in New York challenging the acquisition…MORE

Want to Help Draw Legislative Boundaries? The State of California Wants You

Want to Help Draw Legislative Boundaries? The State of California Wants You

FRESNO (KMJ) – The California state auditor is looking for a few good men and women to serve on a critically important commission. The boundaries of legislative districts are made up by a non-partisan citizen’s commission, comprised of ordinary folks, who use US census data to redraw them every ten years. “It’s not something people,…MORE

Fresno Cooling Centers to Open

Fresno Cooling Centers to Open

FRESNO, CA – The National Weather Service in Hanford expects temperatures to be at, or above, 105 degrees in Fresno today, June 11, 2019. As a result, the City of Fresno Parks, After School, Recreation and Community Services (PARCS) Department will open its cooling centers. Cooling centers will be open from 12:00 p.m. – 8:00…MORE

Dangers Await Those Seeking Relief From The Heat in Valley Rivers

Dangers Await Those Seeking Relief From The Heat in Valley Rivers

(Image courtesy:  National Weather Service) (KMJ) – An Excessive Heat Warning issued by the National Weather Service in Hanford remains in effect until 8 p.m. Tuesday with temperatures reaching as high as 105 degrees. But, those seeking relief from the heat are warned NOT to do so in Valley waterways currently swelled by snow melt…MORE