FRESNO (KMJ) — Members of Fresno Unified School District’s Board of Education say free speech is allowed, but remind its President that his position has a responsibility. The discussion during Wednesday evening’s meeting saw trustees again weigh in on the issue which has surrounded Brooke Ashjian for months, after comments published in the Fresno Bee…… MORE
[van id=”van/batchfeed/2017/10/11/storyful_736f15b0-aeab-11e7-a1ce-35544966303c”] Wildfires kill couple married for 75 years and leave 500+ missing (CNN) – Nothing could separate Charles and Sara Rippey. Not war. Not even a deadly California wildfire that engulfed their house. They spent 89 years together, including their final moments in their Napa home, son Mike Rippey told CNN affiliate KPIX. Charles…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno Police release crime trends over the past 28 days in the city of Fresno. Overall violent crime is down in Fresno year-to-date, and in the past 28 days by 8%. Domestic violence was reduced just over 9% over the last 28 days. Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer says in…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — The author of the City of Fresno’s new no-camping ordinance says the new rule is already making an impact. The “Unhealthy and Hazardous Camping Act” was passed by Fresno City Council in August, after it was proposed by District 2’s Steve Brandau (click here to read more). “So we’re in the very…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Governor Jerry Brown signs legislation Tuesday to increase zero-emission vehicle sales to improve air quality and accelerate the state’s transition away from fossil-fuel-powered engines. The Governor signed a slew of bills – one requires at least 50% of the state’s light-duty vehicle fleet to be zero-emission vehicles by 2025, up from the current…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — The federal government is now assisting in the battle to control the series of wildfires impacting Northern California. A Presidential Major Disaster Declaration was approved Tuesday, following Governor Brown’s request. “The Federal Emergency Management Agency has responded promptly to assist California in fighting these terrible fires,” said Governor Jerry Brown in a…… MORE
[van id=”us/2017/10/09/wildfires-rage-in-californias-wine-country-orig-trnd-lab.cnn”] (AP) A Northern California county is reporting two more people were killed by a blaze in their area, raising the total number of fatalities in the region’s wildfires to at least 13. Mendocino County Sheriff Thomas Allman said Tuesday the victims died in Redwood Valley, a town of 2,000 people. A person was…… MORE
[van id=”entertainment/2017/10/10/hollywood-stars-harvey-weinstein-firing-sexual-harassment-es.cnn”] (AP) Gwyneth Paltrow, Angelina Jolie and other actresses have come forward with their own stories of sexual harassment by Harvey Weinstein. In a follow-up to its earlier expose, The New York Times on Tuesday reported that many other actresses have in recent days added to the chorus of accusations surrounding Weinstein. Paltrow described…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California regulators for the second time Monday rejected a proposed new method of carrying out the death penalty by lethal injection, another move that slows the process for California to resume executing death row inmates. A voter-backed initiative aimed at speeding up executions, though, may render the regulators’ decision moot. The Office…… MORE
[Photo: File Liz Kern] FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno Unified responds to a parent outraged over the district’s policy on kneeling. Parent “Kevin” is related to someone working in the Fresno Unified School District and says an email was sent out Monday to staff regarding the district’s position on the National Anthem and Pledge of Allegiance.…… MORE
