Category Archives: KMJ Top Stories

96 Year Old Ed Waldron – Pearl Harbor Survivor

96 Year Old Ed Waldron – Pearl Harbor Survivor

Monday, December 7th is Pearl Harbor Day. There will be two remembrance ceremonies, at the Veterans’ Hall Downtown Fresno, and at the Clovis Memorial Veterans Hall. That’s where Patti Cline’s 96-year old father Ed Daldron will be….reluctantly. She didn’t even know her dad served until her mother told her one day. Cline says her dad…MORE

Nunes: Attack Was “Sophisticated” And “Very Well Financed”

Nunes: Attack Was “Sophisticated” And “Very Well Financed”

FRESNO (KMJ) — The shooting in San Bernardino has now been declared an act of terrorism by the FBI. But what led to those acts is the focus of an investigation which involves almost every level of law enforcement, with local, state, federal, and foreign counterparts now working in conjunction with the FBI’s investigation. “These…MORE

MASSACRE WIFE PLEDGED ALLEGIANCE TO ISIS

MASSACRE WIFE PLEDGED ALLEGIANCE TO ISIS

(CNN) Investigators think that as the San Bernardino, California, attack was happening, female shooter Tashfeen Malik posted a pledge of allegiance to ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi on Facebook, three U.S. officials familiar with the investigation told CNN. Malik’s post was made on an account with a different name, one U.S. official said. The officials…MORE

Trump Dominates New CNN Poll

Trump Dominates New CNN Poll

(CNN) – Donald Trump is once again alone at the top of the Republican field, according to the latest CNN/ORC Poll, with 36% of registered Republicans and Republican-leaning independents behind him, while his nearest competitor trails by 20 points. Three candidates cluster behind Trump in the mid-teens, including Texas Sen. Ted Cruz at 16%, former…MORE

Lowest Fulton Mall Reconstruction Bid Approved

Lowest Fulton Mall Reconstruction Bid Approved

(KMJ) – December 3, 2015: American Paving – the lowest bidder – wins the contract from the City of Fresno to convert the Fresno Mall into a street. The council vote was 6-1 with rep. Paul Capriolio voting “No” because the amount budgeted for was 20 million and the contract bid they are approving is…MORE

Fresno Mayor Announces Summerset Repairs Fast-tracked

Fresno Mayor Announces Summerset Repairs Fast-tracked

(KMJ) December 3, 2015 – Fresno Mayor Ashley Swearengin announces an aggressive timeline for repairs at the Summerset Village Apartments saying the apartments will have heat again in the next two weeks. “The property owner [Chris Henry] has hired Regency Property Management to come in and completely take over not only the urgent gas line…MORE

“IT WAS HORRIFIC” – SURVIVORS OF MASSACRE DESCRIBE SHOOTING

“IT WAS HORRIFIC” – SURVIVORS OF MASSACRE DESCRIBE SHOOTING

San Bernardino, California (CNN) Denise Peraza wasn’t sure if the phone call to her sister might be her last. She had just been shot in the back. “I just want to tell you that I love you,” Peraza told Stephanie Baldwin through tears. “And then she said she had to go and she hung up,”…MORE

Two Tulare County Sheriff’s Detectives Awarded Medals Of Valor

Two Tulare County Sheriff’s Detectives Awarded Medals Of Valor

VISALIA (KMJ) — Two Medals of Valor were among numerous awards and recognitions handed out to members of Tulare County Sheriff’s Department. The ceremony, which took place in the Tulare County Board Of Supervisors’ meeting room in Visalia Wednesday morning, saw both Deputies and civilian staff honored for their exemplary actions. The Sheriff of Tulare…MORE

SAN BERNARDINO SHOOTERS TERROR LINKS, OBAMA REACTS

SAN BERNARDINO SHOOTERS TERROR LINKS, OBAMA REACTS

San Bernardino, California (CNN) Syed Rizwan Farook — one-half of the couple behind the San Bernardino shooting massacre — was apparently radicalized and in touch with people being investigated by the FBI for international terrorism, law enforcement officials said Thursday. Farook’s apparent radicalization contributed to his role in the mass shooting, with his wife Tashfeen…MORE

O-Negative Blood Donors Needed Desperately

O-Negative Blood Donors Needed Desperately

A patient is fighting for life in an area hospital, Valley blood donors are keeping this person alive. This one patient – in two days has used half of what is generally needed to support all patients in 30 area hospitals each day. CENTRAL CALIFORNIA BLOOD CENTER IS ASKING THE COMMUNITY TO PLEASE GIVE BLOOD…MORE