Category Archives: KMJ Top Stories

Two Men Accused in Coarsegold Carjacking

Two Men Accused in Coarsegold Carjacking

(KMJ) – The Madera County Sheriff’s Department says a man told them he was carjacked around 6:30 Friday afternoon from a home on Blackfoot Road in Coarsegold. The victim told investigators he knew the two suspects and voluntarily drove to their house to give them a ride to a convenience store. But they then forced…MORE

$2 Gas Hits Fresno

$2 Gas Hits Fresno

(KMJ)  If you are hitting the roads this weekend…good news…gas prices are down. In fact, there are a few stations in Fresno that are selling regular-unleaded for less than $2 a gallon. Pennywise on East Belmont, MGA Liquor on Effie and the Handi-stop on East White avenue are selling fuel for $1.99 a gallon.MORE

Clinton’s Email Nightmare Grows

Clinton’s Email Nightmare Grows

WASHINGTON (CNN) – A letter leaked this week disclosing that intelligence agencies found classified information in former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s emails has the Clinton campaign aiming its ire at a relatively unknown government investigator. A Clinton campaign spokesman alleged I. Charles McCullough III, the inspector general for intelligence agencies, was intentionally leaking seemingly…MORE

FCC Ram Pantry Opens To Fight Student Food Insecurity

FCC Ram Pantry Opens To Fight Student Food Insecurity

Hunger should not be a barrier to success for college students. To combat this, Fresno City College is opening the first ever Ram Pantry on January 22, 2016. The mission of the Ram Pantry is to fight student hunger and address food insecurity among FCC students. If a student has gone through the dilemma of…MORE

Police Chief Dyer Addresses Panhandling In Fresno

Police Chief Dyer Addresses Panhandling In Fresno

An aggressive panhandler was arrested for third time this week, in Fresno, and many in Fresno want to see panhandling stop. Fresno Police arrested 43-year old Kevin Joy – a repeat panhandler – who had nearly $2000 dollars on him. Police say they’re familiar with joy and his aggressive panhandling and he was cited more…MORE

Gov. Brown Touts Economy in State of the State

Gov. Brown Touts Economy in State of the State

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown urged fiscal caution Thursday as he laid out his next agenda for California in his State of the State address. “You are not going to hear me talk today about any new programs. Rather I am going to focus on how we pay for the commitments we have…MORE

Toddler Found at Scene of Double Homicide

Toddler Found at Scene of Double Homicide

(KMJ)  A 2 year old girl is unharmed and in custody of Child Protective Services after two people were found shot to death in the foothills early Thursday morning. The Fresno Co. Sheriffs Department says the bodies of an adult woman and adult man were found around 12:30am at a home near Auberry Rd and…MORE

Fresno Panhandler Arrested – Again

Fresno Panhandler Arrested – Again

(KMJ) – For the second time this week, and the 12th time in 2016, Fresno Police arrest a man for panhandling in a center median. Fresh off his arrest on Monday, Wednesday 43-year old Kevin Joy was back panhandling on the median at Clinton and Weber Avenues.  Two Fresno Police officers approached him around 10:30…MORE

Family Finds Grenade Inside Fresno Garage

Family Finds Grenade Inside Fresno Garage

                (KMJ) – Fresno Police were called to a home on the 500 block of West Vassar Avenue Wednesday after a resident there had found a hand grenade inside their home. The home owner told officers she arrived from Washington with her adult daughter to clean her residence for…MORE

Calif. Senate Transportation Committee to Hold HSR Oversight Hearings

Calif. Senate Transportation Committee to Hold HSR Oversight Hearings

Aaron Abeytia Aaron Abeytia anchors afternoon newscasts on News/Talk 580 & 105.9 KMJ. Read More…   Listen to the report as aired on News/Talk 580 AM & 105.9 FM KMJ FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Democratic California State Senate Transportation Committee Chairman James Beall Jr. has announced plans to hold oversight hearings on the High-Speed Rail Project. The…MORE