FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A 16-year-old Fresno girl is lucky to be alive after she got stuck on the San Joaquin River Monday evening. Fresno Sheriff’s Deputies deployed a helicopter to rescue the girl after she was separated from her inner tube and grabbed hold of a tree in the middle of the river. The…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — A hiring fair was held Wednesday morning for employees of Initiative Foods, which burned to the ground Sunday in Sanger. The blaze, still under investigation, left 120 people out of work. Initiative Foods founder John Ipma tells KMJ News the response from the community and other companies has been remarkable. About 30…… MORE
Philadelphia (CNN) Bill Clinton isn’t used to being the second act, but he slipped comfortably into that role Tuesday night when making a forceful case that his wife is the proven change-maker who should become president of the United States in November. After struggling to control his temper and his outbursts on the campaign trail in…… MORE
(KMJ) – Saner’s Initiative Foods will hold a job fair for its employees Wednesday morning. The effort is geared to help them find work as the company rebuilds after a massive fire gutted its plant Sunday morning. The job fair begins at 8:30 am at 1913 Industrial Way in Sanger. Any business interested in interview…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) – A new study out of Japan finds binge watching TV can actually kill you Researchers looked at the TV watching habits of more than 86,000 people. The test subjects were between the ages of 40 and 79 between 1988 and 1990, and were followed over a 19-year period. In all, 59 deaths…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) – Homeowners were evacuated in Northwest Fresno, Tuesday morning, due to a gas leak at a home. Hazmat crews were called to the scene just after 11:00a.m., when a gas line was ruptured on the 700 block of East Gettysburg, near Wishon “Fresno Fire crews encountered a gas line rupture that was hissing…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office has identified the man that made a false call that brought out the SWAT team to a Sanger restaurant on Monday evening. 50-year-old Victoriano Hernandez was arrested for filing a false police report and for possession of drug paraphernalia – which was an outstanding narcotics warrant. At…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The Fresno Grizzlies’ Taco Truck Throwdown 6 is expanding. The team announced on Tuesday that instead of the trucks being confined to the inside of Chukchansi Park, H Street in Downtown Fresno will be shut down to allow trucks to move outside the ballpark. After having 25 taco trucks last year, the…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — A GoFundMe page has been established to help those now out of work, after a massive fire burned down the Initiative Foods plant in Sanger. The baby food processor employed more than 100 people. A “Hiring Fair” will be held at 1913 Industrial Way in Sanger on Wednesday to help many of…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – At at least two movie theaters in the Central Valley have applied with the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control for licenses to begin serving alcohol. The owners of the Sierra Vista Cinemas in Clovis have applied for a beer and wine license, while the owners of the Regal Manchester Stadium…… MORE
