Category Archives: KMJ Top Stories

Gov. Brown Orders Emergency Funding To Fight Wildfires

Gov. Brown Orders Emergency Funding To Fight Wildfires

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown has released emergency recovery funding for major wildfires in central and northern California. The governor issued an executive order on Thursday to help residents and business owners in Trinity and Lake counties with recovery funding. The move speeds up the removal of hazardous debris from the area, and…MORE

Clovis Flag Pole Stays Put – For Now

Clovis Flag Pole Stays Put – For Now

(KMJ)  A telecommunication company’s application to add additional antennas and remove the massive 60-foot American flag along Shaw Avenue and Highway 168 did not pass the Clovis’ Planning Commission Thursday night. Prior to the vote, dozens of people voiced their opposition to the plan.  Many cited the flag’s meaning to the city’s veterans and residents who…MORE

Sheriff’s Detectives Searching For Suspect In Attempted Murder

Sheriff’s Detectives Searching For Suspect In Attempted Murder

Fresno County Sheriff’s detectives are searching for Francisco Petatan, 27, of Fresno. He is wanted for attempted murder. Petatan has a violent criminal history. He may be armed, so the public should not approach him. Instead, call law enforcement immediately. Around 3:00 pm Wednesday, someone called 911 after seeing a woman bleeding from the neck.…MORE

The #TomHanks2KermanHC Campaign

The #TomHanks2KermanHC Campaign

Kerman High School is tweeting like crazy to actor Tom Hanks. “Homecoming is a huge thing in Kerman.” – Margaret Nichols, Kerman High School Assistant Principal. So why not pick a huge star like Tom Hanks to come to your school? “Every year for homecoming we pick a theme and so the leadership class picks the…MORE

Change Attitudes To Water Conservation, Says Fresno State Drought Report

Change Attitudes To Water Conservation, Says Fresno State Drought Report

FRESNO (KMJ) — Research from Fresno State has put our attitude towards water firmly in the spotlight. It was released to the public Thursday morning, in a press conference attended by almost everyone who had a hand in the report’s creation. Mega droughts and population levels dropping in various parts of the valley are but…MORE

CA Water Use Drops 31.3% in July

CA Water Use Drops 31.3% in July

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) — Even amid hot, dry conditions, California water use dropped 31.3 percent in July, compared to the same month in 2013, exceeding the governor’s…MORE

“Save Our Flag” Says Hedrick’s Chevrolet

“Save Our Flag” Says Hedrick’s Chevrolet

A giant flag of Old Glory next to the 168 Freeway in Clovis may be forced to come down. The flag flies from a cell tower at Hedrick’s Chevrolet on Willow and Shaw. “I get a lot of positive comments about people driving down the 168 people love it. and even flying at half staff…MORE

Moment of Silence Held for Slain News Crew

Moment of Silence Held for Slain News Crew

It’s an extremely difficult day for the journalists working at WDBJ in Roanoke, Virginia. The station went back live on the air with their morning show on Thursday morning, less than 24 hours after watching two of their co-workers gunned down on live television. The show started on a somber note. “This is a newscast…MORE

Captain Pete Dern Moved to Rehab Center

Captain Pete Dern Moved to Rehab Center

(KMJ)   Things are looking up for Pete Dern. The Fresno Fire Captain was transitioned to the Leon S. Peters Rehabilitation Center on Wednesday after spending 150 days in the burn center. Dern, who was severely injured while fighting an arson fire has undergone more than 20 surgeries. The incident, in which he fell through a…MORE

Defense Atty: Kate’s Killer Bullet Ricocheted

Defense Atty: Kate’s Killer Bullet Ricocheted

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The shot that killed a young San Francisco woman and touched off a heated immigration debate ricocheted off pavement before striking her in the back, which defense attorneys say show the killing was an accident. But San Francisco police inspector John Evans testified the bullet traveled in a straight line, suggesting…MORE