[Photo: UCSF] FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A new study finds the sugar industry suppressed evidence 50 years ago of the health risks of sucrose. The UC San Francisco study published in PLOS Biology shows the sugar trade group pulled plug on research in the late 60’s when it pointed to negative health effects of sugar in…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno Police are rolling out their Operation Christmas presence — fighting holiday crime in the city. Masses of holiday shoppers create a perfect target for criminals but Fresno Police, the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office and the California Highway Patrol will now be watching. Chief Jerry Dyer has kicked off the…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) -Madera County Sheriff’s Deputies have arrested one man out of a pair of alleged home invaders. Sheriff Jay Varney announced Monday that 18 year old Alvin McDonald III of north fork was arrested just before 11:00am on November 20th. The home invasion took place around 7:30 Saturday evening, when two men broke…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A majority vote by inmates at the Coalinga State Hospital sways the vote over the City of Coalinga’s proposed Sales Tax Measure C. The tax hike was proposed to help prevent the loss of vital public safety services, and to protect other general services, saving dozens of jobs in the process. The…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) -Today is the Great American Smoke-out held on the third Thursday of November. This year marks the 42nd Great American Smokeout intervention effort celebrating those that have quit, and offering resources for those who would like to kick the tobacco habit. Maria Robinson, Director of Communications from the American Cancer Society says tobacco…… MORE
FRESNO,CA (KMJ) – A man who escaped from a psychiatric hospital in Hawaii is caught in Stockton. 59 year-old Randall Saito was considered “extremely dangerous” by Hawaiian authorities, suffering from sexual sadism and necrophilia. Honolulu Police say on Sunday evening he had escaped from the Hawaii State Hospital. Somehow Saito managed to take a chartered…… MORE
[PHOTO: Liz Kern/KMJ] FRESNO,CA (KMJ) – A Fresno jury finds the man dubbed the “Starbucks Bandit” guilty of the crimes. 30 year old Ryan Michael Flores was found guilty on November 14th of Assault with a Deadly Weapon and Attempted Robbery with the personal use of a deadly or dangerous weapon, a knife. On July 20th…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A jury has found the man dubbed the “Starbucks Bandit” guilty. 30 year old Ryan Flores admits to the attempted robbery charge stemming from the incident at the Fresno Starbucks store in July, when Good Samaritan Cregg Jerri intervened – hitting the would-be robber with a chair, and the two wrestling with…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Both sides have rested in the Starbucks Bandit trial. Jurors will hear closing arguments on Monday, November13th and decide the fate of the accused – Ryan Flores, who faces prison time on the charge of assault w/a deadly weapon with great bodily injury. The robbery took place back on July 20th…… MORE
[Photo: Fresno State] FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno State’s Director of Athletics resigns. On Monday, November 6th, Fresno State President Joseph Castro emailed out an announcement that Jim Bartko resigned stating personal reasons. President Castro issued this statement: “Jim Bartko focused on charting a new direction for Fresno State’s athletics program, and he took the…… MORE
