Category Archives: KMJ Top Stories

At Least 10 Killed in Northern Calif. Wildfires

At Least 10 Killed in Northern Calif. Wildfires

SONOMA, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on California wildfires (all times local):   4:55 p.m.   Officials say at least seven more people have died in fast-moving wildfires in California wine country, bringing the total number of fatalities to 10.   The Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office tweeted Monday that seven fire-related deaths were reported from…MORE

Gusty Winds & Wildfire Smoke Prompts Valley Air District’s Health Caution

Gusty Winds & Wildfire Smoke Prompts Valley Air District’s Health Caution

[Photo: Sequoia Nat’l Forest‏ ] Gusty winds and wildfire smoke prompts the Valley Air District to issue a health cautionary statement effective Monday, October 9th through the evening for Fresno, Kings, Tulare & Valley air basin of Kern Counties. “So, the fires that are occurring up north right now – the wind is pushing it out…MORE

Valley Veterans Take Off On The 14th Central Valley Honor Flight

Valley Veterans Take Off On The 14th Central Valley Honor Flight

FRESNO (KMJ) — Veterans from across the Central Valley are now on a three-day visit to the East Coast, taking part in what organizers call a “trip of a lifetime” to see the memorials dedicated to their actions. The 68 former service members, whose ages range from 80 to 97, were assembled inside Fresno Yosemite…MORE

Wine Country Wildfires, State of Emergency Declared

Wine Country Wildfires, State of Emergency Declared

[van id=”us/2017/10/09/wildfires-rage-in-californias-wine-country-orig-trnd-lab.cnn”] Governor Brown Declares State of Emergency in Napa, Sonoma and Yuba Counties Due to Fires (CNN) – Wildfires in California’s wine country raged overnight forcing evacuations from a hospital, homes and hotels as they spread across roads and torched several structures, local officials told CNN. Multiple people were treated for injuries, CNN affiliate…MORE

Las Vegas Shooter’s Gambling Habits Revealed

Las Vegas Shooter’s Gambling Habits Revealed

[van id=”us/2017/10/09/las-vegas-shooter-gambling-habits-revealed-newday-dnt-lah.cnn”] (CNN) – An improvised team of Las Vegas police officers — two K-9 officers, a detective and a SWAT team member — converged on the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino on October 1, as Stephen Paddock was firing into a crowd of 22,000 concertgoers. Minutes later, they breached the gunman’s hotel room door.…MORE

Hurricane Nate Floods Gulf Coast Cities

Hurricane Nate Floods Gulf Coast Cities

[van id=”van/batchfeed/2017/10/08/storyful_acc09a80-ac0f-11e7-a1ce-35544966303c”] (CNN) – Hurricane Nate made its second US landfall near Biloxi, Mississippi, shortly after midnight local time Sunday as a Category 1 hurricane. Nate is the first hurricane to make landfall in Mississippi since Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Just hours earlier, Nate had made its first US landfall near the mouth of the…MORE

VP Pence Bolts Colts Game Over Player Protest

VP Pence Bolts Colts Game Over Player Protest

[van id=”us/2017/10/08/pence-departs-nfl-game-after-anthem-kneeling-nr.cnn”] WASHINGTON (CNN) – Vice President Mike Pence left a football game between the Indianapolis Colts and the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday after some players knelt during the national anthem, saying he did not want to “dignify” the event. “I left today’s Colts game because @POTUS and I will not dignify any event…MORE