Category Archives: KMJ Top Stories

Fresno Unified Celebrates 2017 NAEP Scores, Pledges Growth In Struggling Areas

Fresno Unified Celebrates 2017 NAEP Scores, Pledges Growth In Struggling Areas

  FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno Unified School District is celebrating their 2017 scores from the NAEP test. 27 of the nation’s largest school districts take the voluntary assessment test called NAEP (National Assessment of Educational Progress), which assesses language arts and math for 4th, 8th, and 12 grades. It’s considered a national report card,…MORE

California High-Speed Rail Project To Be Audited By US Department of Transportation

California High-Speed Rail Project To Be Audited By US Department of Transportation

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The U.S. Department of Transportation is going to begin a federal audit of California’s high-speed rail project, according to Assemblyman Jim Patterson. The audit will begin in April and will be completed in addition to the audit that’s ongoing by the California State Auditor. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation…MORE

Governor Brown Creates Count Committee For 2020 Federal Census

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) Governor Brown announces the creation of the California Complete Count Committee. The statewide panel is comprised of 25 community members who will guide California’s outreach for the 2020 federal census. They represent a diverse cross-section of the state with participants from both the public and private sectors. Governor Brown says, “It is…MORE

Trump Calls Comey an ‘Untruthful Slime Ball’

Trump Calls Comey an ‘Untruthful Slime Ball’

[van id=”politics/2018/04/13/trump-tweet-comey-untruthful-slime-ball-haberman-newday-sot.cnn”] WASHINGTON (CNN) – President Donald Trump slammed James Comey on Friday as a “proven LEAKER & LIAR,” the day after explosive excerpts from the former FBI director’s tell-all book surfaced in media reports. “James Comey is a proven LEAKER & LIAR. Virtually everyone in Washington thought he should be fired for the terrible…MORE

Gap Awarded $4.5M Tax Credit For Expansion in Fresno & SF

Gap Awarded $4.5M Tax Credit For Expansion in Fresno & SF

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Gap has been awarded a $4.5 million dollar tax credit for its expansion in Fresno and San Francisco. Governor Brown’s “Go-biz” Economic Development Office approved $76 million in tax credits for 63 companies to help create new jobs in California. Gap plans to create over 500 new jobs as it expands…MORE

Pretty Lady Grapes Founder ID’d As Shooting Victim

Pretty Lady Grapes Founder ID’d As Shooting Victim

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – An 84-year-old man gunned down Wednesday, in the South Valley has now been identified. Jakov Dulcich (above right) was the owner of Sunlight International Sales, and founder of Dulcich & Sons, which became internationally known for their “pretty lady” table grapes. The Kern County Sheriff’s Office says around 8:30a.m. Wednesday morning,…MORE

Trump on Syria: “We’ll See What Happens”

Trump on Syria: “We’ll See What Happens”

[van id=”politics/2018/04/12/donald-trump-syria-response-sot.cnn”] WASHINGTON (CNN) – President Donald Trump on Thursday softened his rhetoric about potential airstrikes on Syria, a day after warning Russia that missiles “will be coming, nice and new and ‘smart.’” In an early morning tweet and later in comments at the White House, Trump attempted to cloud the timing of military action…MORE

Fire Kills Child Living In A Trailer Park, Management Faces Manslaughter Charge

Fire Kills Child Living In A Trailer Park, Management Faces Manslaughter Charge

  FRESNO,CA (KMJ) – The management company of a Kern County trailer park where a child died in a fire is facing involuntary manslaughter. The fire broke out on the night of January 24, 2016, at the 4J’s Trailer Park in Oildale. It occurred by a bedroom where the child was sleeping. The adults inside…MORE