FRESNO (KMJ) — A new public market for the City of Fresno has taken its first step towards becoming a reality. A $25,000 grant from Bank of America announced Thursday morning, is envisaged to be the start of Downtown’s old Gottchalks building’s revitalization. “We think this building is one the gems of Downtown”, says site…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — Fall weather is here, which means its time to get the flu shot. Fresno County Department of Public Health warn that all it takes is for someone with the virus to sneeze or talk near you, and you could end up getting it yourself. The condition is potentially deadly, which is why…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, CA (KMJ/CBS13) – Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson was assaulted at a farm-to-fork dinner event Wednesday evening at Sacramento Charter High School, according to Sacramento police. The mayor’s office says the attacker – identified by police as 32-year-old Sean Thompson – hit Johnson with a pie and fist. Sacramento police say a scuffle ensued between Thompson, Johnson…… MORE
(KMJ) – Fresno Police say a man already on probation was arrested for exposing himself to a woman at Fashion FAir Mall. Officers say the victim called 911 after she said 27-year old Chad Edwards followed her in his car as she walked out of the mall. The woman states he kept slowing down or…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) – The Dress for Success non-profit helps disadvantaged women entering the work force by giving them suits and other business attire. The nearest locations were Bakersfield and Sacramento, and now Fresno. Erin Goldfarb was the co-founder who saw the need in the Valley. Goldfarb says the organization works with Marjaree Mason, The Salvation Army…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — Accomplishments, challenges, recommendations, and thanks – all featured in the State of the County speech delivered in Downtown Fresno. Chairman of the Board of Supervisors Buddy Mendes spoke to the crowd, made up of many of Fresno County’s big-names, to share the County’s plans and upcoming opportunities. Water was the prime focus…… MORE
(CNN) – Dangerous levels of chromium-6 are contaminating tap water consumed by hundreds of millions of Americans, according to a national report released Tuesday. Chromium-6 is the carcinogenic chemical that was featured in the popular 2000 movie “Erin Brockovich,” starring Julia Roberts as the titular activist. The US Environmental Protection Agency has never set a…… MORE
FRENSO (KMJ) — Fresno Police are investigating the city’s latest homicide. Detectives tell KMJ News that a Hispanic man in his 20’s was found badly beaten outside of an auto parts store, close to the intersection of Butler and Orange early Wednesday morning. “Significant upper body trauma, head trauma, life threatening trauma”, says Lieutenant Joe…… MORE
(CNN) – Protests erupted in North Carolina following the fatal shooting of a man by a police officer at an apartment complex in Charlotte. Demonstrators gathered near the complex Tuesday night, carrying signs that said “Black Lives Matter” and chanting “no justice, no peace.” The man shot by a Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer that afternoon was…… MORE
The Tulare County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a homicide just south of Ivanhoe. Sheriff’s Deputies were called out to an area near Road 160 and Avenue 320 just after 9am Tuesday morning. That’s where they found a male – dead of a possible gunshot wound. The violent crimes unit and the crime lab will be…… MORE
