(KMJ) The “Rough Fire” continues to char thousands of acres of the Sierra and Sequoia National Forests. As of Tuesday, the lightning-sparked blaze, had burned nearly 52,000 acres and is 17% contained. According to the US Forest Service, more than 1,900 firefighters are on the front lines. There will be a community meeting regarding the…… MORE
The Fresno County Department of Agriculture 2014 Crop and Livestock Report set a record for gross production totals. Overall, agricultural production in Fresno County totaled more than $7.03 billion, showing a 9.26 percent increase from 2013’s $6.44 billion and up 6.98 percent from 2012’s $6.58 billion, the previous record year. Fresno County is ranked as…… MORE
(KMJ) Hanford Police are searching for the driver of an SUV who mowed down two homeless people Monday night. Officers say Raymond Garcia and Kristy Navarro were riding their bicycles along 10 1/2 Avenue around 10:30pm when the vehicle struck the pair – sending them flying nearly 200 feet from the spot of the…… MORE
Clovis Police Officer Chris Hutchison was arrested Monday on domestic violence charges. The event happened in Clovis, however the Fresno Count y Sheriff’s Department has investigated the matter. It did so at the request of the Clovis Police Department. Hutchison has been placed on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of both the criminal and…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers are sending Gov. Jerry Brown a bill to rescue about 5,000 high school students who couldn’t graduate this year because the state canceled a required exit exam. SB725 by Oakland Democratic Sen. Loni Hancock passed its final vote Monday with unanimous bipartisan support. The problem developed when the state…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers are voting to ban a once-common practice in Major League Baseball, the use of chewing tobacco. The state Senate on Monday approved a bill prohibiting the use or possession of smokeless tobacco products on the playing field during a professional baseball game or practice. Republican Sen. John Moorlach of…… MORE
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) — Apple is recalling some iPhone 6 Plus devices sold between September of 2014 and January of 2015. The company says it’s determined that a…… MORE
Not quite a Pirhana – but close enough for one fisherman in Northern California. Geoffrey Arend – the glassworker – not the actor married to Mad Men’s Christina Hendricks caught the fish at Roberts Lake on August 14th. According to Fish and Wildlife the fish is a rare, omnivorous freshwater Pacu, a species with a…… MORE
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez and a group of economic development officials are visiting northern California for a round of business meetings. The governor’s office said Martinez and the others are meeting with executives from a number of companies as part of an effort to attract business to New Mexico.…… MORE
OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. (AP) – SMU senior Bryson DeChambeau won the U.S. Amateur on Sunday to become the fifth player to win the tournament and NCAA individual title in the same year. DeChambeau, a Clovis East graduate, beat Virginia junior Derek Bard of New Hartford, NY 7 and 6 in the 36-hole final at Olympia…… MORE
