Category Archives: KMJ Top Stories

One Arrested, One Sought In Honey Oil Lab Blast

One Arrested, One Sought In Honey Oil Lab Blast

(KMJ) – An 18-year-old man was arrested Wednesday and another man is still being sought by Lemoore Police for their alleged connection to a January 17th honey oil lab explosion at a Lemoore hotel. William Boyajian was arrested at home Wednesday while recovering from injuries he received in the butane honey oil lab explosion. Boyajian was…MORE

Fresno Children Designing Playground – Thanks To Kaiser 500K Grant

Fresno is one of three Valley communities that will share 500-thousand dollars grant money from Kaiser Permanente to build new three new playgrounds. Kids from Fresno Interdenominational Refugee Ministries (FIRM) put crayons to paper to draw their dream playground, which will ultimately become a reality with help from Kaiser Permanente and organizers from national non-profit…MORE

Study Finds Moral Symbols Can Keep Bad Bosses At Bay

Study Finds Moral Symbols Can Keep Bad Bosses At Bay

Got a bad boss – hang up a cross…. A new study finds that moral symbols can keep bad bosses at bay. According to this new research moral symbols – such as that religious poster or an ethically righteous quote embedded in the signature of an email – can keep employees from getting pulled into…MORE

Aliso Canyon Gas Leak Plugged, Investigation Now Commencing

Aliso Canyon Gas Leak Plugged, Investigation Now Commencing

PORTER RANCH (KMJ) — A gas leak in Southern California, which has been spewing noxious fumes for months, has been stopped. The Aliso Canyon leak in Porter Ranch has been active since October 2015, and the effects of the gas on local residents forced thousands out of their homes. “We have good news”, announced the…MORE

Pope Francis Blasts Trump, The Donald Responds

Pope Francis Blasts Trump, The Donald Responds

(CNN) – Thrusting himself into the combative 2016 presidential campaign, Pope Francis said Thursday that GOP frontrunner Donald Trump “is not Christian” if he calls for the deportation of undocumented immigrants and pledges to build a wall between the United States and Mexico. The Pope, who was traveling back to Rome from Mexico, where he…MORE

Is $250K Middle Class?  Hillary & Bernie Think So

Is $250K Middle Class? Hillary & Bernie Think So

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) – Just who qualifies as middle class has always been tough to pin down. For Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, the middle class extends to those earning up to $250,000 a year. Both have used that figure as the dividing line, raising taxes on those with higher incomes as part of their…MORE

Obama To Visit Cuba

Obama To Visit Cuba

WASHINGTON (CNN) – President Barack Obama will visit Havana, Cuba, March 21-22, according to a Medium post by deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes. The President announced the news via Twitter on Thursday. “14 months ago, I announced that we would begin normalizing relations with Cuba – and we’ve already made significant progress,” he tweeted.…MORE

Clovis Police Department Swearing-In Ceremony

Clovis Police Department Swearing-In Ceremony

  (KMJ) – The City of Clovis held a ceremony for the men and women in blue, Wednesday at the Clovis Veteran’s Memorial District auditorium. From medals of merit to commendations and life saving awards, the Clovis Police Department recognized its staff as family watched their loved one be recognized. Clovis Police Chief Matt Basgall…MORE

NAS Lemoore Says Farewell To The F18C

NAS Lemoore Says Farewell To The F18C

LEMOORE (KMJ) — Crew members at NAS Lemoore have said goodbye to a type of plane first introduced in the 1980s, to be replaced by Super Hornets. “[We’ll] have the most advanced fighter squadron in the Navy”, says Lt. Chuck Jones, one of the old jet’s pilots who will be transitioning to the new fighter.…MORE

Susan G. Komen Race To Be Held In Downtown Fresno

Susan G. Komen Race To Be Held In Downtown Fresno

(KMJ) FRESNO, CA – The Susan G. Komen® Central Valley will now be holding its 18th annual Race for the Cure in Downtown Fresno, beginning with the upcoming September 17 Race. The new course for the organization’s 2016 5K Run-Walk will make its way through the heart of Downtown Fresno, with the starting and finishing…MORE