Category Archives: KMJ Top Stories

Highway 41 To Yosemite Set To Open Fully “This Week”

Highway 41 To Yosemite Set To Open Fully “This Week”

FRESNO (KMJ) — State officials repairing the stretch of Highway 41 north of Fishcamp, which had been hindering access into Yosemite National Park, anticipate it being fully open by the end of this week. The south route into the Central Valley attraction was previously closed after rain damage. Drivers were advised to go a different…MORE

5 Ways the GOP Bill Could Change Your Health Insurance

5 Ways the GOP Bill Could Change Your Health Insurance

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) – If the Republicans’ bill to repeal Obamacare becomes law, it could affect millions of people across the employer, individual and Medicaid markets. The headline figure out of Monday’s Congressional Budget Office’s review of the American Health Care Act was that 24 million people would lose their coverage by 2026. But the…MORE

Calif. Democrats Introduce Debt-Free College Plan

Calif. Democrats Introduce Debt-Free College Plan

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

Fresno Area History Day Winners Heading to California Finals

Fresno Area History Day Winners Heading to California Finals

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

Victims ID’d in Orange Cove Double Homicide

Victims ID’d in Orange Cove Double Homicide

(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

Valley Veteran Says Suicide Bill Will Prove That It’s An “Epidemic”

Valley Veteran Says Suicide Bill Will Prove That It’s An “Epidemic”

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

Baby Delivered on California Freeway

Baby Delivered on California Freeway

(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

Suspect Arrested For Attempted Homicide in Merced OIS

Suspect Arrested For Attempted Homicide in Merced OIS

(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

Congressman Valadao Urged To Vote “No” On GOP Healthcare Proposal

Congressman Valadao Urged To Vote “No” On GOP Healthcare Proposal

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

FCSO: Parlier Boy Shines Laser at Plane

FCSO: Parlier Boy Shines Laser at Plane

(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