(KMJ) A massive human trafficking bust in California was announced Wednesday. The LA County Sheriff’s Department announced the arrests of 474 suspects after a recent crackdown. They say officers also rescued 28 children who were being sexually exploited. More than 30 law enforcement agencies across the state participated in the sting operation. … MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ)- The Madera Metropolitan statistical area (MSA), which includes most of Madera County, has been ranked #1 in the nation for short term job growth (8/2015-8/2016) in a small city and #61 for 2016’s best performing small cities in a report published by the Milken Institute http://best-cities.org/bestcities.taf?rankyear=2016&type=Small-Cities-Rankings. Madera is one of eight small…… MORE
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 (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
(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
(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
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
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
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
[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
