Category Archives: KMJ Top Stories

PETA Asks SFO To Stop Selling Bacon

PETA Asks SFO To Stop Selling Bacon

SAN FRANCISCO (KMJ) — PETA is asking San Francisco International Airport to stop serving pork, bacon, and other items made from pigs, from its restaurants. It’s after the introduction of therapy pig LiLou, whose appearance on the terminal floors is to help calm travelers before they depart. In a letter from PETA’s President Ingrid E.…MORE

Congress Approves $10B Calif. Drought Bill, Despite Fight from Sen. Boxer

Congress Approves $10B Calif. Drought Bill, Despite Fight from Sen. Boxer

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress has approved a wide-ranging bill to authorize water projects across the country, including $170 million to address lead in Flint, Michigan’s drinking water and $558 million to provide relief to drought-stricken California. The Senate approved the $10 billion bill, 78-21, early Saturday, despite complaints from some Democrats that the drought measure…MORE

Attorney: Fresno PD “Going Out Of Its Way” To Justify Fatal Shooting

Attorney: Fresno PD “Going Out Of Its Way” To Justify Fatal Shooting

FRESNO (KMJ) — The attorney representing the mother of a man fatally shot by Fresno Police, says he’s disappointed in the results from the internal affairs investigation into that incident. Outside the Downtown Fresno Police headquarters, Stuart Chandler propped up a picture of the 19 year old who was shot and killed after an officer…MORE

California Voter Turnout Topped 75%, Fresno Co. Lower

California Voter Turnout Topped 75%, Fresno Co. Lower

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Three out of four registered California voters cast a ballot in the November election, the highest rate of participation since the 2008 presidential election. With all counties tallying their final turnout results, the secretary of state’s office is reporting that just over 14.6 million ballots were cast in California. That’s 75.3…MORE

Dyer: Noble Shooting Was Justified but 4th Shot Questioned

Dyer: Noble Shooting Was Justified but 4th Shot Questioned

(KMJ)  “The fact remains that Dylan Noble did pose an immediate threat to officers and nearby citizens when the fourth an final round was fired”, Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer said at a news conference Friday morning following an Internal Affairs investigation. Noble, 19, was shot and killed by FPD officers in June 2016 at…MORE

Inmate Who Allegedly Shot Wife Dies in Apparent Jail Suicide

Inmate Who Allegedly Shot Wife Dies in Apparent Jail Suicide

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A man jailed for the attempted murder of his then-pregnant wife and engaged in a standoff with Fresno police is dead in an apparent jail suicide. The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office says 32-year-old Manuel Servin appears to have hanged himself using some fabric and the table inside his cell. Servin’s wife…MORE

Credit Card Skimmers Targeting Valley

Credit Card Skimmers Targeting Valley

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Imagine your bank account emptied – your credit cards run up by criminals using high-tech methods. A crook attaches a reader to an ATM, gas pump or other card reader to steal information from a card’s magnetic strip or computer chip. Thieves may also use hidden wireless cameras to capture pin…MORE

‘A Day For Felicity’ For A Young Girl With A Serious Kidney Disease

‘A Day For Felicity’ For A Young Girl With A Serious Kidney Disease

FRESNO (KMJ) — A Fresno based company is declaring Thursday December 8th ‘A Day for Felicity’. 10 year old Felicity Adams is battling Joubert Syndrome, a condition which affects her kidneys. Her family are hoping to find a kidney transplant, and until then she needs regular dialysis and a feeding tube in order to survive.…MORE

JOHN GLENN 1921-2016

JOHN GLENN 1921-2016

(KMJ) Legendary American astronaut and longtime US Senator John Glenn passed away Thursday at 95. NASA BIO:  Born July 18, 1921 in Cambridge, Ohio. Married to the former Anna Margaret Castor of New Concord, Ohio. They have two grown children and two grandchildren. Glenn attended primary and secondary schools in New Concord, Ohio. He attended…MORE

Magnitude 6.5 Quake Strikes No. Cal. Coast

Magnitude 6.5 Quake Strikes No. Cal. Coast

(KMJ/CNN)  A 6.5-magnitude earthquake shook the ocean floor about 100 miles off the northern California coast Thursday morning. The quake, centered about 102 miles west of Ferndale, California, happened around 6:50 a.m. PT and is believed to have caused weak or light shaking in parts of northern California, including as far south as San Francisco,…MORE