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Winter Storm Warning In the Sierra

Winter Storm Warning In the Sierra

(KMJ) – The National Weather Service in Hanford says a Winter Storm Warning remains in effect in the Sierra Nevada from Yosemite to Kings Canyon until 10 p.m. Monday.  Snow levels will drop to as low as 7,000 feet with 8 to 20 inches of snow possible. On the Valley floor, showers are expected throughout…MORE

Fresno Police Fail to Locate Fatal Shooting Victim

Fresno Police Fail to Locate Fatal Shooting Victim

(KMJ) – Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer has promised an investigation after officers failed to locate the body of a shooting victim over the weekend. Just after 10 p.m. on October 31st, Officers responded to calls of shots fired at Vassar and Glenn in Northwest Fresno. They  located a victim of a gunshot wound and…MORE

Carr Scorches Jets with 4 TD Passes

Carr Scorches Jets with 4 TD Passes

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Charles Woodson came down with the interception and immediately celebrated with his adoring fans. A year after almost nothing went well for the Oakland Raiders, they have plenty to feel good about so far this season. Derek Carr threw for 333 yards and four touchdowns to help Oakland pick apart the…MORE

CA Issues First Set of Water Fines to Cities

CA Issues First Set of Water Fines to Cities

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) — The California State Water Resources Control Board has fined the cities of Beverly Hills, Indio, Redlands, and the Coachella Valley Water District $61,000.…MORE

Winner Announced In Downtown Fresno Business Competition

FRESNO (KMJ) — The winner of the Downtown Fresno Partnership’s Create Here Business Plan Competition has been announced. “The winner receives a prize package worth over $100,000″, says Executive Director of organizer ‘The Downtown Fresno Partnership’ Gretchen Moore, “and it includes free rent in a Downtown space for a year.” That prize goes to House…MORE

Two Brothers Arrested After Fight In Central Fresno

Two Brothers Arrested After Fight In Central Fresno

Two brothers have been arrested after a fight in Central Fresno – which put an uninvolved passer by in the hospital. Fresno police say it happened close to the intersection of Shields and Maple – just before 6:00pm, October29th. Officers say Robert Aguilar and his twin Lee Agulair were seen fighting an as still unidentified…MORE

Fugitive Kern Co. Deputy Caught, Again

Fugitive Kern Co. Deputy Caught, Again

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) — Authorities have arrested a Kern County sheriff’s deputy who allegedly flashed a gun at a 12-year-old girl and escaped from a patrol car while handcuffed. Sheriff’s spokesman Ray Pruitt says Edward Tucker was arrested Thursday afternoon in Oildale, an unincorporated community near Bakersfield. He’d been considered dangerous. Tucker, an 18-year veteran,…MORE

Calif.  Appeals Court Rejects Right-to-Die Lawsuit

Calif. Appeals Court Rejects Right-to-Die Lawsuit

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A California appeals court on Thursday rejected a lawsuit by three terminally ill patients that sought to clear the way for doctors to prescribe fatal medication to them and others like them who want the option of taking their lives. A state law that makes helping someone commit suicide a crime…MORE

Patterson Calls for Subpoena of High Speed Rail Docs

Patterson Calls for Subpoena of High Speed Rail Docs

(KMJ)   Assemblyman Jim Patterson (R-Fresno) and several other Republican lawmakers are lashing out against the controversial High Speed Rail Project after a damning report was published by the LA Times.  The Times report revealed confidential internal documents that estimate the cost of the first phase of the bullet train will run billions more than the…MORE

Hospital CEO Avoids Domestic Violence Charges

Hospital CEO Avoids Domestic Violence Charges

(KMJ)  The CEO of the Community Regional Medical Centers, Tim Joslin will not face domestic violence charges due to insufficient evidence, according to the Fresno Co. District Attorney’s office. According to Clovis Police, a 41-year-old woman had reported Joslin hit her on the head with an I-phone as she tried to break up with him, on August…MORE