Category Archives: KMJ Top Stories

PG&E Shake-Alert: Implementing Earthquake Warning Technology

PG&E Shake-Alert: Implementing Earthquake Warning Technology

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – PG&E is among the first energy companies in California and the US to begin implementing earthquake early warning technology as a part of its seismic response efforts. The ShakeAlert project is testing solutions to see which ones will allow both automated and human actions in the seconds before an earthquake to…MORE

Fresno Unified Board Votes To Fire Superintendent Hanson

Fresno Unified Board Votes To Fire Superintendent Hanson

FRESNO (KMJ) — The Fresno Unified Board has voted to end Michael Hanson’s employment with Fresno Unified School District. It was December 2016 when Hanson publicly announced that he would be leaving the position he’s held since 2005. He initially intended to continue his contract until August 2017 (click here to read more on that…MORE

Fresno State President Against Trump’s Immigration Orders

Fresno State President Against Trump’s Immigration Orders

(KMJ) – Fresno State President Joseph I. Castro issued this statement through the university on Monday saying he and other CSU Presidents are concerned about President Donald Trump’s executive orders regarding immigration. Here’s the full statement: Dear Campus Community, Today I joined Chancellor Timothy White, the 22 other CSU presidents, the California State Student Association and the…MORE

Cheary Sentenced to Death in Toddler Killing

Cheary Sentenced to Death in Toddler Killing

(KMJ) – Convicted murderer Christopher Cheary, of Exeter, has been sentenced to death for killing 3-year-old Sophia Acosta in 2011. A Tulare County Judge upheld the decision on Monday, which was recommended by a jury back in November. Cheary was found guilty of the first-degree murder of Acosta, with special circumstances of sexual assault and torture.…MORE

Mixed Reaction As Starbucks Plans To Hire 10,000 Refugees

Mixed Reaction As Starbucks Plans To Hire 10,000 Refugees

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Some Starbucks customers are threatening to boycott Starbucks after it’s CEO announces plan to hire thousands of refugees. Starbucks took a stand against President Donald Trump’s executive order barring immigrants from seven majority-Muslim countries from entering the US. On Sunday, CEO Howard Schultz wrote in a letter to employees that Starbucks…MORE

Man Holding Handgun And Machete Shot Dead By Deputies

Man Holding Handgun And Machete Shot Dead By Deputies

FRESNO (KMJ) — A man has died after allegedly answering the door to Deputies while holding a hand-gun and a machete – and then refusing to back down. The initial call came in at 4.34am Monday morning, when a man made a 911 call reporting around 10 unknown people inside his home. Fresno County Sheriff’s…MORE

Protestors Against Trump’s Immigration Policy Blast Fresno’s Mayor Too

Protestors Against Trump’s Immigration Policy Blast Fresno’s Mayor Too

A large crowd of people at Fresno Yosemite International Airport, met to protest President Trump’s executive order on immigration from seven countries considered majority-Muslim. Around 200 people came together at around 5pm Sunday evening, with many of them speaking directly to their fellow protesters to explain why they turned up. “I don’t have a president,”…MORE

Bobby Kennedy Jr. Joins UFW’s Trump Protest in Fresno

Bobby Kennedy Jr. Joins UFW’s Trump Protest in Fresno

[Photo Liz Kern] FRESNO, CA (KMJ) -The son of the late Robert F. Kennedy joined the United Farm Workers protest outside the Robert E. Coyle Federal Building in Fresno on Friday. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says the Trump Administration is partaking in fear mongering. “All you do is penalize the employers – every immigrant, every illegal…MORE

Recent Storms Filling San Luis Reservoir

Recent Storms Filling San Luis Reservoir

(KMJ) – The rain has helped with California’s drought and filled up some major reservoirs.   The San Luis reservoir, between Los Banos and Gilroy, is now at 80% capacity. Last January, the reservoir was at just 22% capacity. It’s great news, as the San Luis Reservoir is a key storage point for farms in…MORE

Tuition Hike Won’t Impact “Vast Majority” Of UC Merced Students

Tuition Hike Won’t Impact “Vast Majority” Of UC Merced Students

FRESNO (KMJ) — The price of attending everyone University of California campuses is going up, but UC Merced officials say the vast majority of their students will not feel its impact. “87% of our graduate students qualified for need based financial aid, so they will not have to pay for the increase. Basically their financial…MORE