FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – As FEMA sent a test alert on Wednesday morning, the Fresno County’s Sheriff’s Office said they can deliver the same type of alerts. A shrill tone was heard as cell phones across the country buzzed with the first test for FEMA’s alert system. About 225 million mobile devices across the…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno County’s Kings Canyon Unified School District is a success story in student learning. California tested more than three million students in English Language Arts/Literacy and mathematics literacy, asking them to write clearly, think critically, and solve complex problems. State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson (below) announced the 2018 scores for…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Students at Clovis’ Buchanan High are mourning the loss of their English teacher — Ed Folsom. Clovis Unified says the 48-year-old passed away suddenly on Monday, October 1, 2018 after an illness. Folsom was also an improv coach, helping the school’s drama students. He started working at Buchanan High in the…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A South Fresno elementary school is a target — the latest is a case of arson. Around 7:45p.m. on Saturday, September 29, 2018, there were multiple fires set inside a classroom of Storey Elementary School at 5250 E. Church Avenue. “They’ve had issues with vandalism at the school…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — A new agreement between the United States, Canada, and Mexico, could be a boost to the Central Valley’s agricultural industry, according to the Fresno County Farm Bureau. President Donald Trump’s announcement of the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement Monday morning, or USMCA, specifically referenced farmers. “This new deal is an especially great victory for our…… MORE
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit could delay the rollout of California‘s toughest-in-the country net neutrality law, which is set to take effect Jan. 1. Advocates hope California’s new law to stop internet providers from favoring certain content or websites will push Congress to enact national rules or encourage other states to…… MORE
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[van id=”van/ns-acc/2018/10/02/WE-008TU_CNNA-ST1-1000000004ccf0c7″] SAN DIEGO (AP) – The mother of a 13-year-old boy who suffered a large shark bite while lobster fishing in California says it’s a miracle her son survived. Ellie Hayes said Monday in San Diego that her son is a warrior and that she didn’t know he was such a good swimmer. She…… MORE
[Photo: Dominic McAndrew/KMJ] FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A 23-year-old Fresno man is killed by a train over the weekend, after a very public prior run-in with the law. “There was a collision at Blackstone and McKinley Sunday afternoon (September 30) involving a train and a person near the tracks,” said Fresno County Sheriff’s Spokesperson…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The Department of Water Resources releases its annual water year recap. 2018 showed below-average precipitation, the DWR says it indicative of California’s ongoing transition to a warmer climate. The statewide snowpack — measured on April 1, 2018 — and based on more than 260 snow courses — was just…… MORE
