Planning for the Valley’s future is the focus of a clean energy summit at Fresno State. “Unlocking Renewables – A Valley Summit” is bringing different community members, agencies, policy makers, local and state leaders and others together to discuss meeting climate goals for the future – sharing planning ideas for growth while saving resources. Governor…… MORE
Former President Jimmy Carter has announced he has been diagnosed with cancer. 90 year old Carter was the nation’s 39th president. “Recent liver surgery revealed that I have cancer that now is in other parts of my body, I will be rearranging my schedule as necessary so I can undergo treatment by physicians at Emory…… MORE
(KMJ) Fresno It wasn’t an oil pipeline…but a meth pipeline that’s led to a big bust by federal investigators in the south valley. 29 suspects have been arrested in all, 11 from Bakersfield. The feds say the suspects were running methamphetamine between Bakersfield and the oil fields of Minot, North Dakota. They say those involved…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — As many as 100 commercial truck drivers paid up to $5,000 each to bribe state Department of Motor Vehicles employees for illegal California licenses, federal authorities said. Up to 23 traffic accidents could be related to the fraud, officials said, though there were no fatalities. Emma Klem, a 45-year-old Salinas DMV…… MORE
The Kern County Sheriff says he believes his department has identified the man that’s the focus of a manhunt near Weldon. Benjamin Peter Ashley, 34, was identified as the “person of interest.” The sheriff’s office believes three crimes were committed by the same man. Three young men were confronted by a squatter who held them…… MORE
LOCAL EDUCATION LEGEND FLOYD “DOC” BUCHANAN HAS PASSED AWAY. BUCHANAN WAS THE FOUNDING SUPERINTENDENT OF CLOVIS UNIFIED — AND THE MAN AFTER WHOM BUCHANAN HIGH SCHOOL WAS NAMED. HE DIED THIS MORNING — AT AGE 91 — APPARENTLY FROM NATURAL CAUSES.… MORE
Mayor Ashley Swearengin and officials from Habitat For Humanity in Fresno County joined local residents, and area children to dedicate the new Almy Street Playground and Park in Southwest Fresno. The $545,000 investment was funded with $345,000 in private sector investments from Wells Fargo, Pacific Gas and Electric, Cargill Beef, Darling International, the Fresno Regional…… MORE
By Elise Labott CNN Hillary Clinton has instructed her attorney to hand over her private email server and a thumb drive of all her work-related emails to the Justice Department in an effort to blunt an expanding probe into the use of a private email account. Clinton, now the Democratic presidential front-runner, “directed her team…… MORE
African American babies born in Fresno County are dying before their first birthdays at an alarming rate. Inadequate health care is just one reason. “Unfortunately, the black infant death mortality for African Americans based on population in Fresno County is the highest in the state of California.” – Henry Perea, Commission Chairman, First 5…… 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) — Higher gas and diesel taxes, cap-and-trade revenue, and greater vehicle license and registration fees, are being considered as means of…… MORE
