Category Archives: KMJ Top Stories

Highway 99 HSR Realignment “Will Be A Significant Improvement”

Highway 99 HSR Realignment “Will Be A Significant Improvement”

FRESNO (KMJ) — The ribbon has been cut on a realigned Fresno section of Highway 99. The $290m project moved the road approximately 100 feet to the west to create room for high speed rail. Construction started on the section of road between Clinton and Ashlan at the end of 2015. The realignment work also…MORE

California Will “Take Action” Against President Trump’s Emergency Declaration

California Will “Take Action” Against President Trump’s Emergency Declaration

SACRAMENTO, CA (KMJ) – Governor Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Xavier Becerra announce they intend to take action – including suing over President Trump’s national emergency declaration. Speaking Friday morning at the California State Capitol, Gov. Gavin Newsom said President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency on the U.S. border with Mexico is not a…MORE

Flood Dangers Rise as California is Hit Hard by ‘Pineapple Express’

Flood Dangers Rise as California is Hit Hard by ‘Pineapple Express’

[van id=”van/ns-acc/2019/02/15/PY-02FR_CNNA-ST1-1000000005063e45″] A strong storm system drenched some areas in California with snow and heavy rains as forecasters warned of mudslides and debris flows in areas ravaged by wildfires. The system affected much of the state — and especially soaked areas along the coast, according to the National Weather Service’s storm prediction center. “Southern California…MORE

Trump Declares National Emergency for Border Wall, California to Sue

Trump Declares National Emergency for Border Wall, California to Sue

[van id=”tv/2019/02/15/ip-border-wall.cnn”] Officials tasked with carrying out the nation’s border security mission are facing a trifecta of migration challenges, along the US-Mexico border, according to officials, as President Donald Trump prepares to declare a national emergency. A migrant caravan has made its way to the Texas border, more family members are being apprehended than ever…MORE

Elderly Clovis Man Accused of Sexually Abusing Kids

Elderly Clovis Man Accused of Sexually Abusing Kids

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — An elderly Clovis man is behind bars on sexual assault charges. 69-year-old Philip Morris is accused of abusing 3 young victims, between the ages of 5 and 12. Detectives say the victims knew Morris.    MORE

Fresno’s “Purveyor to Gentlemen” Patrick James has Died

Fresno’s “Purveyor to Gentlemen” Patrick James has Died

  FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The man behind the store Patrick James in Fresno’s Fig Garden Village has died. Patrick James Mon Pere passed away peacefully at home on Monday, February 11, 2019. Mon Pere was born in Fresno in 1931, he later graduated from Fresno High School and went on to military service in…MORE

Newsom’s AB-73 Brings Wildfire Relief to Impacted Communities

Newsom’s AB-73 Brings Wildfire Relief to Impacted Communities

  PARADISE, CA (KMJ) – Governor Gavin Newsom visited Paradise to help communities that were impacted by wildfires. The Governor signed Assembly Bill 73 to provide emergency funding to local governments rocked by recent deadly California wildfires.   This is the second bill Newsom is signing as the state’s new governor, to back-fill local property…MORE

Pineapple Express Smacks California with Rain, Snow, Wind & Floods

Pineapple Express Smacks California with Rain, Snow, Wind & Floods

California is at the center of what’s known as a “pineapple express” that’s bringing heavy rain, snow, wind and flooding to the West Coast over the next few days. More than 30 million people are under flood or flash flood watches from California to Arizona, including in San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego. The…MORE