CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — While gas prices nationwide are on a downward trend, California is experiencing a spike that could see prices top $4 a gallon before easing again, according to analysts. A shortage in oil and other components used in refining California’s unique blend of less-polluting gas was one of the reasons for the…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Signature gatherers paid by a wealthy Stockton-area farmer and food processor have started circulating an initiative to force large public works projects to go before voters for approval, and the measure is expected to qualify for the November 2016 ballot. Dean Cortopassi’s ballot measure could threaten Gov. Jerry Brown’s $15 billion…… MORE
Fresno (KMJ) Several firefighters are recovering after a crash on Hwy 168 near Shepherd. The CHP says their engine rolled several times after an SUV sideswiped the vehicle Sunday morning. The crew was heading to the Prather area. The five people inside suffered minor to major injuries. Firefighter Derek Solden of Mariposa was the most…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Nearly 15 hours after a riot at a Northern California prison, guards found a missing inmate sawed nearly in two, with his abdominal organs and most chest organs removed, his body folded and stuffed into a garbage can in a shower stall a few doors from his cell. Details of the…… MORE
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Meteorologists say odds are good for a wet California winter as a strong El Nino builds in the Pacific Ocean. The Los Angeles Times reported Saturday (http://lat.ms/1GejVwp ) that scientists say a significant El Niño is more than 90 percent likely. Meteorologist Scott Sukup of the National Weather Service says above-normal…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — A judge has blocked the California Water Resources Control Board’s decision to curtail the water rights of four irrigation districts amid the drought. The temporary restraining order prevents the board from enforcing a curtailment order against the West Side Irrigation District, Central and South Delta Water agencies, as well as Woods…… 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) — A program to determine whether firearms are owned by potentially dangerous Californians has a severe backlog. State Auditor Elaine Howle…… MORE
Fresno (KMJ) Sen. Isadore Hall (D-South Bay) has introduced a resolution that would mandate California to divest all business with republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. Hall and several fellow Senate democrats held a news conference Thursday announcing the move in response to Trump’s recent controversial comments about illegal immigrants from Mexico. The group is also…… MORE
(AP) Ken Stabler, who led the Oakland Raiders to a Super Bowl victory and was the NFL’s Most Valuable Player in 1974, has died as a result of complications from colon cancer. He was 69. His family announced his death on Stabler’s Facebook page on Thursday. The statement said Stabler “passed peacefully” on Wednesday while…… MORE
Fresno (KMJ) Captain Pete Dern is improving. In fact, he’s doing well enough that he addressed the media on Friday. Dern, a Captain with the Fresno Fire Department, was severely burned in late March when he fell through the roof of a burning house. He suffered burns over more than 70% of his body. The…… MORE
