Category Archives: Liz Kern News Articles

Clovis Unified Superintendent Janet Young Announces She’s Retiring

Clovis Unified Superintendent Janet Young Announces She’s Retiring

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) -After being a part of the District for almost four decades, Clovis Unified Superintendent Janet Young has announced she’s retiring after the end of her contract June 30th. “Perhaps there is no perfect time, but I believe that this is the time when the district is thriving and strong. – Janet Young,…MORE

Strange Noises Lead Homeowner To Surprising Discovery

Strange Noises Lead Homeowner To Surprising Discovery

FRESNO, CA (KMJ)  – Strange noises lead a homeowner to a surprising discovery. You’ve heard of bats in the belfry… How about cats in the attic? “We got a call from a homeowner who was hearing meowing sounds faintly – and asked for some help and advice and come to find out they were most…MORE

Tulare County Sheriff Hopes Ring Helps ID Murder Victim

Tulare County Sheriff Hopes Ring Helps ID Murder Victim

(KMJ) – The Tulare County Sheriff’s Office hopes a ring helps them identify a murder victim. The ring is a gold snake found on a female victim’s finger. The Tulare County Sheriff’s department hopes someone recognizes it and comes forward to claim ties to the victim. Her body was found in an orchard on Road…MORE

March MatchUP Campaign Raises $184,475 For Fresno State Student Cupboard

March MatchUP Campaign Raises $184,475 For Fresno State Student Cupboard

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno State revealed Friday that the March MatchUP Campaign brought in more than $184,000 dollars for its Student Cupboard. Food Security Project Coordinator Jessica Medina says three community partners matched the more than 220 donations, money that she says will go far to alleviate food insecurity. Fresno State’s First Lady Mary…MORE

Reedley High Students Arrested For Snapchat Threat

Reedley High Students Arrested For Snapchat Threat

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Two teens from Reedley High School are arrested for making threatening social media posts. On April 6, 2017, a social media post on “snapchat” was making the rounds at Reedley High School, showing someone holding a handgun. Reedley Police identified and detained a student who may have posed with the gun…MORE

Fresno State Hosts Dog Vaccine And Microchip Clinic

Fresno State Hosts Dog Vaccine And Microchip Clinic

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The Fresno State Pre-Veterinary Club will host a dog vaccine and microchip clinic from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 8, in the campus Livestock Judging Pavilion (northeast corner of Woodrow and Portals Avenue). Students will administer vaccines for rabies and DHPP (distemper, hepatitis, parainfluenza and parvovirus) for $10 each…MORE

70 Year-Old Tulare Man Convicted of Domestic Violence

70 Year-Old Tulare Man Convicted of Domestic Violence

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A 70 year-old Tulare man is convicted of domestic violence. The Tulare District Attorney’s Office says in June of 2015, Wilian Haynes got in to an argument with the victim because he did not want her friend at their house. According to court documents, Haynes hit her with an empty bottle,…MORE

Trailblazing Latino Judge Armando Rodriguez Dead At Age 87

Trailblazing Latino Judge Armando Rodriguez Dead At Age 87

[Photo: Fresno State] FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – An icon in the Fresno Latino community with a distinguished legal career, Judge Armando Rodriguez passed away on Wednesday of pancreatic cancer at the age of 87. Judge Rodriguez came from humble beginnings as the son of immigrants, one of 12 children. He grew up to be the…MORE

FDA Recalls 600,000 Defective Prescription Inhalers

FDA Recalls 600,000 Defective Prescription Inhalers

(KMJ) – The FDA is recalling 600,000 defective prescription inhalers from GlaxoSmithKline for a “defective delivery system” due to a leak. Reuters reports drugmaker GSK is trying to figure out what caused the problem, and is pulling the inhalers from hospitals, pharmacies, retailers and wholesalers. The recalled inhalers have a lot number of 6ZP9848, 6ZP0003…MORE

Study: Hot Baths Burn As Many Calories As Exercise

Study: Hot Baths Burn As Many Calories As Exercise

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Forget the gym… jump in the tub. A new study finds a hot bath burns as many calories as exercise. That’s good news for bath lovers. A British study found a hot soak could burn as many calories as a 30-minute walk. Researchers at the U.K.’s Loughborough University measured the health…MORE