FRESNO (KMJ) — The continued presence of the flu in the Central Valley has prompted Fresno County Department of Public Health to extend flu season by one month. Instead of the official end-date of March 31st, officials announced Wednesday that it will come to an end on April 30th. The alert’s central message was…… MORE
TULARE COUNTY, CA (KMJ) – An elderly sex offender is facing new charges after exposing himself to a 10-year-old girl, says the Porterville Police Department. Geronimo Sierra is facing seven felony counts of child molestation in the Porterville area. Tulare County District Attorney Tim Ward announced the charges on Wednesday, saying Sierra was to be…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Hundreds of kids cast a line at a free kids fishing derby, this weekend. 600 trout were put into the ponds at Fresno’s Woodward Park on Saturday. The non-profit Central Valley Sportsman Club hosted the derby. Club Secretary Mike Aranaydo said normally the event is held the first weekend…… MORE
OROVILLE, Calif. (AP NEWS) -– The Latest on California officials using a spillway at the nation’s tallest dam for the first time in two years and surveying mountain snowpack (all times local): 1:20 p.m. California officials say the Sierra Nevada snowpack is now 162% of average to date, a measurement that determines the outlook for…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – PG&E must comply with wildfire prevention rules and its own plans to combat wildfires, according to a ruling by a Federal judge on Monday. U.S. District Court Judge William Alsup is allowing the utility to avoid severe new regulations that the company said would cost it up to $150 billion.…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — Fresno Mayor Lee Brand has pulled his spending plan for SB1 funds from Thursday’s Fresno City Council agenda, following a public feud by councilmembers over where the money should be spent. The split over where the gas-tax money was distributed started on Monday, when a group of councilmembers representing areas south of…… MORE
The killing of Nipsey Hussle on Sunday has sparked an outpouring of grief across the country, but the Los Angeles police chief was quick to point out that his death is part of a troubling surge in the city. In the span of a week, 26 people were shot and 10 were killed. “That’s 36…… MORE
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FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The City of Fresno breaks ground Monday on the new Southeast District Police Substation. City officials say it’s been an idea two dozen years in the making, through the administrations of four different mayors. Police Chief Jerry Dyer speaking at the ceremony said the one hundred or so officers patrolling…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — A majority of Fresno City Council has come out against Mayor Lee Brand’s plan to distribute SB1 highway-improvement funds. District 7’s Nelson Esparza has labeled it “dead on arrival.” Esparza, along with District 1’s Esmeralda Soria, District 3’s Miguel Arias, and District 5’s Luis Chavez, announced on Monday that they are against…… MORE
