Category Archives: Liz Kern News Articles

Girl Scouts Celebrate 100 Years of Cookie Sales

Girl Scouts Celebrate 100 Years of Cookie Sales

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The Girl Scouts celebrate a century of cookie sales. Jordan King is the Director of Marketing and Communications for Girl Scouts of Central California, she and scouts Sarah from Troop 3031 (above 2nd from left)  and Vanessa from Troop 2518 (far left) visited KMJ and our Cumulus Radio station to spread the…MORE

Over a Dozen Cats-Dumped at Cat House on Kings Shelter

Over a Dozen Cats-Dumped at Cat House on Kings Shelter

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A dozen cats were dumped in plastic tubs at a Parlier shelter. Staff members at the Cat House on the Kings Cat Sanctuary came to work before dawn to discover 14 plastic tubs with 13 cats inside dumped at outside the doors. Spokesperson Beth Caffrey says one of the bins included…MORE

Valley Blood Supply Critical Due To Local Flooding & East Coast Weather Delays

Valley Blood Supply Critical Due To Local Flooding & East Coast Weather Delays

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – An urgent plea by the Central California Blood Center… “We need donors today, we need them tomorrow, and we need the over the next few days.” – Leslie Botos, Director of Community Relations & Development, Central California Blood Center. Leslie Botos from the Central California Blood Center says their supply has…MORE

Valley Fire Fighters raise $58,000 For Burn Survivors Camp

Valley Fire Fighters raise $58,000 For Burn Survivors Camp

  FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – During National Burn Awareness Week, February 5-11th, a fire truck relay in the Central Valley is bringing attention to burn survivors. Seven fire departments participated in the 3rd Annual Central Valley Relay that began in Madera on Wednesday.   Fire fighters then visited Fresno, CHP, Cal Fire/Fresno County, Clovis, Sanger,…MORE

Flood Watches & Evacuations In Central Valley

Flood Watches & Evacuations In Central Valley

[Oakhurst- Road 426 & Civic Circle] FRESNO, CA (KMJ ) -Flooding is wreaking havoc in areas of Central California, Mariposa, experience flooding in large part to the fact there’s so much debris from drought-stricken trees snapping and clogging the water from draining. Oakhurst is also experiencing flooding, that is washing away debris. Yosemite National Park…MORE

Fresno PD: 4 Month Old Girl Accidentally Suffocates In Bed

Fresno PD: 4 Month Old Girl Accidentally Suffocates In Bed

FRESNO, CA ( KMJ ) – A four month old child died Monday morning in Northwest Fresno in what police believe was an accident. It was just after 9:30a.m. when Fresno Police received a call of a child not breathing. Lt. Joe Gomez says it happened at the Apple Creek Apartment Complex, on the 4700…MORE

Super Bowl Sunday… or Heart Attack Sunday?

Super Bowl Sunday… or Heart Attack Sunday?

FRESNO, CA (KMJ ) -The Super Bowl may trigger fatal heart attacks. That’s what a study found that’s published in the American Journal of Cardiology. How could something entertaining on your TV be fatal? Try the Patriots and the Seahawks in Super Bowl 49. Maybe the Seahawks could have won…if they had just run the…MORE

2500 California College Professors Sign Climate Change Letter

2500 California College Professors Sign Climate Change Letter

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – California college professors, including some from Fresno State have signed a climate letter to President Trump calling for sustained action on climate change. Nearly three dozen Fresno State professors are joining over 2,500 others urging the President to reconsider his opposition to climate change policy and asking that he honor the country’s commitment to reducing greenhouse…MORE

Social Media Spreading #GeneralStrike Against Trump

Social Media Spreading #GeneralStrike Against Trump

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A call on social media to strike against President Donald Trump on February 17th. The strike showing up in events on Facebook – some say it may stem from an article January 30th in The Guardian. The British paper writes that protests are often ignored, but recent airport protests were effective because…MORE

PG&E Shake-Alert: Implementing Earthquake Warning Technology

PG&E Shake-Alert: Implementing Earthquake Warning Technology

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – PG&E is among the first energy companies in California and the US to begin implementing earthquake early warning technology as a part of its seismic response efforts. The ShakeAlert project is testing solutions to see which ones will allow both automated and human actions in the seconds before an earthquake to…MORE