SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California lawmakers have announced what they call the most ambitious proposal in the country to reduce student loan debt. Assembly Democrats on Monday proposed a plan that would create a new scholarship for students in the University of California and California State University systems. According to the Democrats’ plan the scholarship…… MORE
The 34th Annual Fresno County History Day took place Saturday, March 11th at Fresno Pacific University. 500 students submitted entries for the competition. It was a bittersweet day for Elaine Sotiropolis, who announced on stage that this was her last year with the competition, after being the history day lead for the Fresno County Superintendent of Schools for decades.…… MORE
(KMJ) Alex Esquivel, 27, and Javier Lizaola, 24, have been identified as the victims of a double homicide in Orange Cove. The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office says the men were found Friday night, deceased, near a bike trail at Railroad Ave. and 11th. They had been shot to death. So far, detectives have not announced…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — A local US Army veteran says an Assembly Bill designed to count the number of veteran suicides in California, will open the nation’s eyes of the real impact it has. The proposed legislation – AB242 – has been jointly put forward by State Assemblymen Jim Patterson and Joaquin Arambula. The intention is…… MORE
(AP) ANTIOCH, CALIF. A husband delivered his wife’s baby on the side of a California freeway with over-the-phone instructions from a fire department dispatcher. The East Bay Times says (http://bayareane.ws/2lTdgdP ) the call came in Sunday to the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District. Dispatcher Janin Campbell, who has talked others through childbirth during her…… MORE
(KMJ) – A police pursuit ends in a shoot out in Merced County. Turlock Police say they were serving a search warrant Thursday night, investigating a 2016 homicide. When they arrived at the home to serve it, police say the man they were trying to make contract with – identified as 41-year-old Kevin Mayhew –…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Hanford area residents are pressuring Congressman David Valadao about Healthcare. They gathered outside the Adventist Medical Center on Thursday, demanding that the 21st District representative vote “no” on what they call the rushed GOP Healthcare bill. Their social media is #fight4our heath, and residents say they are doing just that. “Under…… MORE
(KMJ) A 10-year-old boy has been identified as the person responsible for shining a laser at a Fresno County Sheriff’s plane “E.A.G.L.E. 3”. The alleged crime happened Tuesday night when the crew was distracted by a green laser beam aimed at the cockpit. The plane’s onboard camera system was able to locate the suspect…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — Officials at Fresno Chaffee Zoo say they’re confident in the site’s security after an incident in France in which a white rhino was found dead and one of it’s horns taken. “We have multiple security layers within our zoo to help protect our animals, but if I were to discuss them obviously…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno Police announce suspects are wanted in two murder cases as the city sees an increase in violence. Fresno Police report in first two months of 2017, there have been 15 killings, compared to eight at this time last year. On Wednesday March 8th, Police Chief Jerry Dyer announced three men wanted…… MORE
