FRESNO (KMJ) — A proposed sales tax increase in the City of Fresno is part of Mayor Lee Brand’s plan to bolster both public safety and bring in more money to the parks. Mayor Brand unveiled his plan Monday morning to source around $44 million of revenue annually for 15 years, with a half-cent increase.…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — Fresno State has introduced its newest Director of Athletics, with high praise from college President Joseph Castro. “Terry Tumey was the most qualified candidate among an exceptional pool of candidates,” said Castro to a packed room inside the Save Mart Center. “Terry is energetic, strategic, and personable.” Castro listed off a number…… MORE
(KMJ) – The Tulare County Sheriff’s Office continues to search for the relatives of a woman who was found dead in her Lindsay home earlier this month. On June 14th, Deputies arrived to the 100 block of North Harvard Street to find the body of Helen Spencer. Lindsay Police say her death appears to be from…… MORE
[van id=”politics/2018/06/23/protesters-immigration-detainee-bus-situation-sandoval-nr.cnn”] MCALLEN, Texas (CNN) – Chanting protesters briefly blocked a bus leaving a migrant detention center in McAllen, Texas, on Saturday afternoon. Protesters stood in front of the bus and yelled, “Set the children free” and “Shame on you” at Border Patrol officers. The Border Patrol ended up surrounding the bus so it could…… MORE
SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK,Calif. June 23, 2018 – Early Saturday morning at about 7:15am the park was notified of a river incident occurring near the Sequoia entrance sign. Park rangers along with Tulare County Fire, and Tulare County Sheriff responded to the call. After entering the park at about 6:45am, the family decided to walk down to…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A Supreme Court ruling on Friday about obtaining warrants to track cell phone activity made national headlines but one Central Valley law agency say it’s nothing new. Across the nation, police generally will need a search warrant to review cell phone records that include data like a user’s location. Fresno County…… MORE
MADERA (KMJ) — Work has begun on a $53 million office complex set to be the new home of Madera County’s Department Public Health and Department of Social Services. The groundbreaking on the Health and Human Services complex Friday morning saw officials from both departments, and members of the Board of Supervisors, turn out for…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The Fresno County Sheriff – Coroner’s Office needs the public’s help to identify a man found deceased on May 24, 2018. The body was discovered in the bushes near the off-ramp at Highway 41 and Herndon Ave. in Fresno. Fresno County Sheriff – Coroner’s Office has taken fingerprints, but the results…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The National Weather Service in Hanford expects temperatures to be at, or above, 105°F in Fresno for Saturday, June 23, 2018 and Sunday, June 24, 2018. As a result, the City of Fresno Parks, After School, Recreation and Community Services (PARCS) Department will open its cooling centers for those days. Cooling…… MORE
FRESNO,CA (KMJ) – Board members from the Fresno County Office of Education vote to keep Kepler Neighborhood School open. After the vote on Thursday, June 21st, the school located on Fulton Street in Downtown Fresno posted on Facebook “We are Kepler strong!!!” Kepler had started the appeal process with the Fresno County Office of Education,…… MORE
