Category Archives: KMJ Top Stories

Retired Fresno Co. Deputy Opens Fire On Would-Be Robbers

Retired Fresno Co. Deputy Opens Fire On Would-Be Robbers

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) — It was 5:15 Friday morning near Blackstone and El Paso. A retired Fresno County Sheriff’s deputy was getting cash from an ATM, when…MORE

Terror Suspects Nabbed in Sacramento, Houston

Terror Suspects Nabbed in Sacramento, Houston

(CNN) – [Breaking news update, posted at 9:48 a.m. ET] A man arrested in California on Thursday and charged with a terror-related offense, Aws Mohammed Younis Al-Jayab, communicated with Omar Faraj Saeed Al Hardan, another man charged in Texas with attempting to provide material support to ISIS, according to a law enforcement official. [Previous story,…MORE

Gov. Brown Proposes $170 Billion Budget, Patterson Blasts Tax Hikes

Gov. Brown Proposes $170 Billion Budget, Patterson Blasts Tax Hikes

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown proposed a $170.6 billion budget plan for California on Thursday that attempts to balance his fiscally restrained approach to spending with increasing demands for California to invest in social service and health care programs that suffered cuts during the recession. The plan calls for significant increases in funding…MORE

Fresno City Council Kills “Ghost Voting”

Fresno City Council Kills “Ghost Voting”

January 7, 2016, (KMJ) Fresno –  Fresno City Council members voted unanimously Thursday to kill so-called “ghost voting”. Council members say they have received some feedback from citizens who are upset that representatives are not actually required to be there in person when important votes take place – so that any changes to an issue…MORE

Fresno County Offers Sandbags For County Residents

Fresno County Offers Sandbags For County Residents

In light of the heavy rain, Fresno County is offering sand and bags for county residents. There are sand bag pickup locations throughout Fresno County. Listed below are the sand bag pickup locations: (Westside of Fresno County) Area 2- Fresno/Tranquility:             Denver and Lincoln PIT ……………………………………..559.698.7278 Area 4- Fresno/Biola:              12855 W. G Street (Between 2nd…MORE

Fresno Police Release Video Of Convenience Store Killer

Fresno Police Release Video Of Convenience Store Killer

  Fresno Police and the Department of Justice are working together to solve the city’s first homicide of 2016. They have released video and photos of the suspect who is wanted for the murder of convenience store clerk Gurcharan Singh Gill, who was stabbed to death on January 1st. 68 year old Gill (seen above) was murdered inside the…MORE

Bomb Threat Suspect Halts Service To SLO Buses

Bomb Threat Suspect Halts Service To SLO Buses

  January 6, 2015 (KMJ) Fresno – A bomb threat to San Luis Obispo buses shuts down service to all city buses, indefinitely. Police in San Luis Obispo are looking for a man they say announced on a SLO Transit bus Wednesday morning that people should not ride city buses for the next week –…MORE

More Californians Residents Preparing For El Nino Flood Risk

More Californians Residents Preparing For El Nino Flood Risk

  More Californians are preparing for a severe El Nino flood risk, as residents have purchased 28,000 new flood policies since August of last year. The Federal Emergency Management Agency known as FEMA released new data on National Flood Insurance Program Policies. There is a 30 – 90 day period for new policies to be…MORE

Huerta: A “Latino Would Better Serve” Rep. Valadao’s District

Huerta: A “Latino Would Better Serve” Rep. Valadao’s District

(KMJ)      Incumbent Congressman David Valadao (R-Hanford) has a new challenger for his seat on Capitol Hill. Democrat Emilio Huerta, a lawyer from Bakersfield, has pulled papers to run for the 21st Congressional District. Huerta is the son of UFW Co-founder Dolores Huerta where he began his professional career as a negotiator. Now, only days…MORE

Valley Cities Prepared For Rain, Sand Available For Residents Too

Valley Cities Prepared For Rain, Sand Available For Residents Too

FRESNO (KMJ) — Even more heavy rain is expected to fall on all of us Wednesday, with warnings of high winds and thunderstorms put out by the National Weather Service. Combined with the weather we’ve already experienced on this first week of January, cities right across the valley say they’re ready for whatever falls from…MORE