Category Archives: KMJ Top Stories

Assemblyman Arambula Holds Packed Healthcare Hearing At Fresno City Hall

Assemblyman Arambula Holds Packed Healthcare Hearing At Fresno City Hall

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – An informational hearing took place Wednesday at Fresno’s City Hall, on the eve of the scheduled vote on President Donald Trump’s health care proposal, and the day before the seventh anniversary of the signing of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Fresno City Hall was packed with people, the overflow filing into…MORE

CSU Tuition Increase Approved Amid Protests

CSU Tuition Increase Approved Amid Protests

LONG BEACH (KMJ) — The cost of attending any of the 23 CSU campuses across California – is going up. A vote by the Board of Trustees Wednesday afternoon officially increased tuition for the 2017 – 2018 school year by $270. The first rise in six years. It came after hours of testimony from impacted…MORE

VIDEO: Death Toll Rises in UK Attack

VIDEO: Death Toll Rises in UK Attack

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Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office: Tip Leads To Escaped Prisoner

Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office: Tip Leads To Escaped Prisoner

  FRESNO, CA (KMJ) -The search is over for the prisoner who escaped a minimum-security facility in Mariposa County. The Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office says missing inmate Blake Castro was captured around 8:30 am, Tuesday Morning. Castro was reported missing from the Sierra Conservation Center Mount Bullion Conservation Camp, during an inmate count Monday, March…MORE

Fresno Grizzlies Asking for #TeamTacos Support

Fresno Grizzlies Asking for #TeamTacos Support

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The Fresno Grizzlies are taking a MiLB rivalry to the next level.  For the last few years the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs and the Fresno Grizzlies have gotten into it on social media – an argument that allegedly began over hats. Grizzlies’ General Manager Derek Franks says the pigs had a…MORE

Resolution Opposing “Sanctuary State” To Go Before Fresno City Council

Resolution Opposing “Sanctuary State” To Go Before Fresno City Council

FRESNO (KMJ) — A Fresno City Councilmember wants his fellow representatives to collectively oppose California’s “sanctuary state” bill. Senate Bill 54 is currently making it’s way through the State Capitol, and if passed would declare the entire state a sanctuary for those in the country illegally. The proposal would stop local law enforcement from cooperating…MORE

Search Underway For Escaped Mariposa County Inmate

Search Underway For Escaped Mariposa County Inmate

[PHOTO:CA Dept.of Corrections] FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The search is on for a prisoner who escaped a minimum-security facility in Mariposa County. 31 year-old Blake Castro walked away from the Sierra Conservation Center Mount Bullion Conservation Camp, where he’s serving four years for domestic violence. The Camp’s Commander, Lieutenant Christopher Dean says that CHP, Cal…MORE

Fresno’s Credit Rating Upgraded – Savings Promised

Fresno’s Credit Rating Upgraded – Savings Promised

FRESNO (KMJ) — The City of Fresno’s credit rating is on the up. Standard and Poor now gives the city an ‘A+’ investment rating for 2017, a five-level improvement compared to 2016’s ‘BBB-‘. Both Moody’s ‘A3’ rating, and Fitch’s ‘A’ rating, are unchanged from 2016. “It means overall savings to both ratepayers and to taxpayers…MORE