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
The huge selloff continues on Wall Street, where the Dow fell more than one-thousand points in the first few minutes of trading today. Markets around the world have plunged today after China’s main index sank 8.5 percent. The heavy losses come amid fears over the health of the world’s second-largest economy. Oil prices, commodities and…… MORE
President Castro points to improved Fresno State graduation rate (August 21, 2015) – Fresno State faculty and staff heard that President Joseph I. Castro’s focus on student success is bringing dramatic progress. The University’s graduation rate has improved 9 percentage points, Castro announced in a speech to faculty and staff. At the annual…… MORE
President Joseph Castro shares plans for a new student center at Fresno State. During his “State of the Campus” address, he announced plans in the works for the new center, that would be partly for students and partly for faculty with a shared space for both. “We’re working right now with one of the top…… MORE
A busy weekend at Fresno State as the largest number of students in University history are set to begin class. Classes begin Tuesday, but back-to-school preparations have started. 950 Students are moving into 9 residence halls on campus. Erin Boele is the Director of Housing: “There’s just a ton of excitement, all the freshmen…… 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) — The Golden State’s unemployment rate fell to 6.2% in July, with nonfarm payroll jobs increasing by 80,600. However, the picture wasn’t so bright…… MORE
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Caitlyn Jenner could face a vehicular manslaughter charge after sheriff’s investigators found she was driving unsafely when she caused a chain-reaction crash that killed a woman in February, officials said. Investigators determined Jenner was driving at a speed “unsafe for the prevailing road conditions,” Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department spokeswoman Nicole…… MORE
Immigration and voting were two topics that Georgia Congressman John Lewis addressed during his visit, August 19th, in Fresno. He was one of the Big Six leaders in the civil right movement of the 60’s, and Congressman John Lewis spoke of the importance of exercising one’s right to vote. “it’s almost sacred in a democratic…… MORE
School Bus drivers from the Clovis Unified School District participated in an 8 hour “hands-on” training session, learning to deal with person threatening with a gun. Clovis Unified School District’s Director of Transportation Charlie Ott says he found out about the program then brought it to him district. Ott says gun threats and violence…… MORE
State Democratic lawmakers took the first steps toward raising taxes and fees on motorists on Wednesday. This as the Legislature convened special sessions aimed at solving the state’s transportation funding crisis. Members of a Senate committee tackling a huge backlog of roadway maintenance have endorsed legislation that would generate $4 billion annually for repairs. It…… MORE
