Category Archives: KMJ Top Stories

8,000 Disneyland Tickets Stolen From FFA

8,000 Disneyland Tickets Stolen From FFA

[van id=”van/ns-acc/2018/04/19/WE-008TH_CNNA-ST1-100000000488d2fd”] GALT, Calif. (AP) – Authorities say thieves made off with 8,000 Disneyland tickets when they stole a box trailer from a youth agricultural education organization. The California Highway Patrol says the trailer is owned by Future Farmers of America and was stolen Wednesday from the group’s office in the city of Galt, south…MORE

Assemblyman Mathis Sued by Ex Chief of Staff

Assemblyman Mathis Sued by Ex Chief of Staff

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – A former legislative chief of staff is suing the California Assembly and the Republican lawmaker for whom he worked. Sean Doherty alleges in his lawsuit that he was wrongfully fired last year from his job as the top aide to Assemblyman Devon Mathis of Visalia after complaining about misconduct. Doherty says…MORE

Gov. Brown Agrees To Send 400 National Guard Troops to Border

Gov. Brown Agrees To Send 400 National Guard Troops to Border

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Governor Jerry Brown announced today that he would stick to his plan to use 400 national guard members for crime-fighting operations. The Governor says the Trump Administration will fund his national guard mission without immigration duties. Brown was working toward the agreement on the state joining Trump’s large-scale deployment along the…MORE

Fresno Police Make Arrest In 2016 Shooting That Killed A Toddler

Fresno Police Make Arrest In 2016 Shooting That Killed A Toddler

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno police say they have made a significant arrest in a 2016 homicide case involving a toddler. Fresno Police say an unknown man shot at 42-year-old Willis Mucelroy, 28-year-old Rashad Halford outside of an apartment complex on East Platt Avenue by First and Tulare. Police say the shooter was gone by the…MORE

Fresno State Reviewing Professor Randa Jarrar After Slam of Barbara Bush

Fresno State Reviewing Professor Randa Jarrar After Slam of Barbara Bush

  [Photo: randajarrar.com] UPDATE: Fresno City College — issuing a statement this Wednesday afternoon saying that Randa Jarrar will not headline Lit Hop this weekend as previously scheduled. The school also clarifying that Jarrar’s views are not reflective of them nor of Lit Hop.  Statement Regarding Randa Jarrar Fresno City College and the LitHop 2018 organizers wish…MORE

Elderly Sanger Man Goes Missing

Elderly Sanger Man Goes Missing

SANGER, CA (KMJ)  An elderly Sanger man has gone missing and police are asking for your help in finding him. 82 year Alberto Aldava was last seen Tuesday morning around 9:00am. Police say he was driving to Sanger Park in a green Chevy Venture. Per Sanger PD:  Aldava is 82 years old, 5’9, approximately 220…MORE

Barbara Bush 1925-2018

Barbara Bush 1925-2018

(CNN) Barbara Bush, the matriarch of a Republican political dynasty and a first lady who elevated the cause of literacy, died Tuesday, a family spokesman said. She was 92. Only the second woman in American history to have had a husband and a son elected President (Abigail Adams was the first), Bush was seen as a…MORE

Fresno City College Students Create Winning Flavors In Ice Cream Competition

Fresno City College Students Create Winning Flavors In Ice Cream Competition

[File: KMJ] FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno city college students are serving up a new flavor at a local ice cream shop. Mojito Sorbet, Cherry Bomb After Cereal Milk, and Caramel Corn. These are the flavors a group of Fresno city college students whipped up. The College’s Culinary Arts Department and Ampersand ice cream on…MORE

New Medicare Cards Being Issued To Prevent Fraud & Identity Theft

New Medicare Cards Being Issued To Prevent Fraud & Identity Theft

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – California’s Attorney General Xavier Becerra wants to help Medicare beneficiaries and seniors protect themselves against identity theft and fraud. The Attorney General announced on Tuesday that in an effort to prevent the fraud seen with the old card, 5.7 million California seniors and people with disabilities will receive a new medicare…MORE

Coalinga State Hospital Patients Planning Protest To Force Investigation

Coalinga State Hospital Patients Planning Protest To Force Investigation

COALINGA (KMJ) — Patients at Coalinga State Hospital are planning a protest inside the facility, amid claims of abuse and frightened staff. “It’s a toxic environment,” explained patient Jeffrey Gambord. His complaints are focused on the sexually violent predator program,; figures from the Department of State Hospitals shows 73% of those inside are classified as…MORE