FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Animal activist group PETA is protesting National Dairy Month. Demonstrators were campaigning at lunchtime Thursday in Downtown Fresno, standing with a life-sized cow statue and a model suckling from it. “So June is National Dairy Month, and PETA is here to show people the disturbing truth behind drinking milk, but on…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) Derek Carr, according to an NFL Network report, is becoming the highest-paid player in the NFL. The former Fresno State star has inked a new 5-year deal worth $125 million. Carr tweeted a confirmation of the new deal Thursday: “Now it’s done! From the jump I’ve wanted to be a Raider 4 life.…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno City Council approves Mayor Lee Brand’s 1.1 billion dollar budget for 2018, on Thursday. City Council approved it on a 7-0 vote. This is Mayor Lee Brand’s first budget as Fresno’s Mayor. “My vision for Fresno is to transform our economy.” -Fresno Mayor Lee Brand. The 1.1 billion…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno Mayor Lee Brand delivered his 2017 “State of the City” address on Wednesday in downtown Fresno. He spoke about public safety, new community services, and an improving economy. Mayor Brand announced a “10 Years to Prosperity” plan that he says will ultimately bring 10,000 new jobs to Fresno by the year…… MORE
SANGER (KMJ) — Triple-digit heat is now melting the snow, increasing the amount of water flowing through the Kings River, and flooding a Sanger based mobile home park. Residents in the front portion of the Riverbend Mobile Home Park are currently subject to an evacuation warning, while those living in the approximately 15 homes to…… MORE
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– FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Blue-Green algae found in San Luis Reservoir prompts DWR to urge public to avoid water contact with the bloom. The Department of Water Resources is warning boaters and recreational users to avoid direct contact with or use of waters containing blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) in San Luis Reservoir in Merced County. The…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The Central California SPCA is warning residents to take extra caution with their pets in the heat. Spokesperson Walter Salvari says the SPCA is being inundated with calls complaining about animals suffering from blistering temperatures. “We receive phone calls through our dispatch department for animals that are suffering from heat stroke.…… MORE
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