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) — California Assemblywoman Melissa Melendez is urging the Joint Legislative Audit Committee “to determine how much money Planned Parenthood is making…… MORE
The Fresno Police Department is hiring. Chief Jerry Dyer is very positive about the recruitment of new candidates – especially with the retirement package they are offering. “We have the number one solvent retirement system in California. We are either better than or equal to the new state system, so that’s our biggest recruiting tool,…… MORE
Social media is buzzing about the death of Zimbabwe’s most famous lion – Cecil – killed by Minnesota dentist Walter Palmer. Talk show host Jimmy Kimmel cried on his show on Tuesday (July 28th), and urged people to donate to WildCRU https://www.campaign.ox.ac.uk/wildcru Jimmy Kimmel implored his millions of listeners in the USA to make donations to…… MORE
The Madera County District Attorney says a juvenile boy is now believed to have sparked the Willow Fire. It is still burning near Bass Lake. DA David Linn says the boy’s family initially tried to put out the fire, but failed. And the location where it started was a cell phone dead zone, so they could not…… MORE
A Minneapolis-area dentist had to change his Facebook page and is under international scrutiny – for his alleged role in killing one of Zimbabwe’s most famous and beloved lions. Cecil, recognizable by his black mane, was allegedly lured out of the Zimbabwe national park with bait by professional Zimbabwean hunter Theo Bronkhorst, onto a local landowner’s…… MORE
Plans for improved public safety and new infrastructure for three Kings County cities have been announced today. Assemblyman Rudy Salas says it was very difficult to get the five million dollars needed to pay for the improvements – included in the state budget. “To have all of the police chiefs, and to have all our…… MORE
More than two-million dollars in damages has been awarded to two former Bank of America employees, after a Fresno court ruled they’d suffered due to defamatory comments made about them. Both Tricia Hennessey and Youa Her had their employment terminated in November of 2011, and the court determined that comments made in the termination notices…… MORE
Heroin abuse has reached epidemic proportions in the United States. According to the DEA there are estimated to be 600,000 heroin users in the United States – three times the number in 2012. Lawmakers gathered Tuesday, July 28th, on Capitol Hill to examine the problem. Michael Botticelli, Director of the White House Office of…… MORE
A juvenile boy is believed to have sparked the 1,700 acre Willow Fire — burning near Bass Lake. “Family members did attempt to put the fire out, but were unable to stop the fire even though it started as a small fire. The location where all of this occurred is a cell phone dead area,…… MORE
Fresno is voting Thursday to offer incentives to attract and recruit qualified police officers. “The lack of qualified candidates, along with our Police Department’s higher employment standards, makes it difficult to recruit or attract new hires at a time when cities are competing against each other to retain and attract the best candidates,” said City…… MORE
