Category Archives: KMJ Top Stories

New Reports Show Costs Rising To Build High Speed Rail

New Reports Show Costs Rising To Build High Speed Rail

(KMJ)- Representative Jeff Denham (R -Turlock) called on construction company Parsons Brinckerhoff to release its updated cost report recently presented to the California High Speed Rail Authority.  And late Tuesday Night, the firm finally did so. The report shows that the cost of building the first segment from Burbank to Merced had grown from $27.3…MORE

Voters Recall School Board Members in Two Valley Districts

Voters Recall School Board Members in Two Valley Districts

(KMJ) – Recall elections have replaced three trustees each in the Selma Unified and Golden Plains Unified School Districts. The Selma recall effort was in response to the school board’s vote earlier this year to oust Superintendent Mark Sutton. There voters recalled school board members John Lorona, Roger Orosco and Gilbert Lopez . At Golden…MORE

Poll: Trump, Carson Neck-and-Neck

Poll: Trump, Carson Neck-and-Neck

WASHINGTON (CNN) – Donald Trump and Ben Carson are running neck-and-neck in the Republican primary, a new national poll shows. Trump has 24% support compared to Carson’s 23% in a new Quinnipiac University survey. Florida Sen. Marco Rubio comes in No. 3 with 14% support, and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is No. 4 with 13%.…MORE

Welcomed Snow Falls Across the Sierra Nevada

Welcomed Snow Falls Across the Sierra Nevada

(KMJ) -Many of drought-stricken California’s long-barren mountain peaks are sporting coats of snow after the first significant statewide storm of the season. The ski resort at Mammoth Mountain in the eastern Sierra Nevada reported the storm dropped 12-to-30 inches of snow, and moved up its opening day to Thursday, a week earlier than planned. In…MORE

Interim Suspension For Student Accused Of Threats

Interim Suspension For Student Accused Of Threats

(November 3, 2015) – Fresno State held a press conference at 2:30, Tuesday, to address media questions. Police Chief David Huerta said that Christian Pryor is in Los Angeles with his family. His mother said he is not the type to have a gun, nor were any weapons found at his apartment across from campus. Pryor has been…MORE

“We Have Taken Most Stringent Action We Can” – Fresno State

“We Have Taken Most Stringent Action We Can” – Fresno State

Fresno State is taking the threat of a shooting at the school – made by 18 year old football player Christian Pryor – very seriously. Fresno State tweeted on their school twitter account: “We have taken the most stringent action we can in this situation, which includes keeping the student off of campus, pursuing disciplinary…MORE

FSU Student Accused Of Threats Bails Out Of Jail

FSU Student Accused Of Threats Bails Out Of Jail

November 3, 2015 (KMJ)  – 18 year old football player Christian Pryor bailed out of jail this morning. Fresno State Police arrested Pryor on November 2, 2015, on a charge of terrorist threat, in conjunction with a social media posting. Chief David Huerta said University police arrested Pryor in the Athletic Department offices on campus, Monday, and he was…MORE

Four Fresno Residents Guilty Of Meth Trafficking

Four Fresno Residents Guilty Of Meth Trafficking

  November 3, 2015 (KMJ) – FRESNO, Calif. — United States District Judge Anthony W. Ishii sentenced the final two defendants on Monday for a conspiracy to sell multiple pounds of methamphetamine to a confidential source, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced. On Monday, Veronda Creasy, 32, was sentenced to five years in prison,…MORE

NWS Says Monday’s Storm Brought An Inch Of Rain To Fresno

NWS Says Monday’s Storm Brought An Inch Of Rain To Fresno

FRESNO (KMJ) — The weather has gone, the dark clouds have passed, and the sky is expected to be blue again. But we did get a fair bit of rain Monday morning, and figures from the national weather service show the amount we did get was substantial. Looking across the valley, Fresno came in at…MORE

Drug Cartel Hitman Sentenced in Tulare County

Drug Cartel Hitman Sentenced in Tulare County

(KMJ) – A self-described drug cartel hit man now faces nine consecutive terms of life in prison. 53-year old Jose Manuel Martinez was given that sentence Monday in Tulare County Superior Court. Martinez, who was known as the black hand, is believed to be responsible for as many as 30 murders Nationwide. Now he is…MORE