FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno State ranks among the top three best public universities in graduation rate performance, nationwide. The U.S. News and World Report’s 2017 Best College rankings came out on Tuesday. Fresno State scored third highest among public national universities and was No. 4 overall this year. The graduation rate performance category uses…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ ) – A wildfire burning near Shaver Lake, on Monday causes evacuations. The fire began in an area by Indian Rock Road and Musick Creek Lane near Shaver Lake before noon. By 2:00pm, the fire had grown to seven acres prompting Cal Fire to issue a mandatory evacuation order for homes west…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Governor Jerry Brown issued an emergency proclamation Thursday for Madera, Mariposa and Tulare counties due to the effects of the Railroad, Pier, Mission and Peak fires. The fires have caused evacuations and burned thousands of acres, threatening homes and critical infrastructure. As of 5:30pm Thursday, the Pier Fire had grown to…… MORE
[PHOTO: GoFundMe] FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A Memorial service was held Wednesday morning for a US Forest Service Fire Fighter who was killed in a traffic accident. Battalion Chief Gary Helming died August 31st, while he was on the road home to Pismo Beach. Helming had been battling the Railroad Fire, burning near Yosemite National…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – More than 22 Valley school presidents are standing behind their Dreamer students, after Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced Tuesday that President Trump would do away with the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program — known as DACA. Fresno State currently has 25,000 students and about 1,200 are DACA students. President Joseph…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Hurricane Harvey animals are being airlifted out of Texas — and California will see some of them. The disaster is leaving pets all throughout Houston, helpless as shelters are overcrowded or flooded. People are rescuing dogs and cats in coolers, airlifting them to safety out of the area, even out of the…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) -Commercial and retail shops hoping to sell recreational marijuana will not be allowed in Fresno. After City Council’s 4-3 vote Thursday, the amendment will be back in council for a second reading and final approval mid September. Council President Clint Olivier and Council Members Esmeralda Soria and Oliver Baines were the “no”…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A Bakersfield man already charged with making online threats and sexual exploitation is linked to another case in Maine. 26 year-old Buster Hernandez is facing federal charges of making bombs threats and sexual exploitation. The Justice Department says he would contact young girls through social media and blackmail them–threatening to publish…… MORE
Photo: Fresno State] FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno State celebrates making a national list as one of the top universities in the U.S. Washington Monthly magazine’s list has come out, and Fresno State is ranked #17 of the top 20 universities in the United States. Fresno State President Joseph Castro exclaimed, “We’re now number 17!”…… MORE
[Photo: CBS] FRESNO, CA (KMJ) -The Central Valley’s blood center is sending blood supplies to a devastated Gulf Coast and is asking for blood donations for Hurricane Harvey victims. Dangerous conditions are affecting donor centers in the Gulf Coast area, says Central California Blood Center’s Leslie Botos. They are now responding to needs there in Texas and Louisiana…… MORE
