FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A petition to protect Fresno Pacific University’s undocumented students has been signed by dozens of students, professors and alumni. The petition calls for FPU President Richard Kriegbaum to refuse to release any information regarding students’ immigration status, and publicly pledge to protect such students. Jay Pope, the Associate Professor of Psychology,…… MORE
The California State Capitol is preparing for it’s 85th Annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony. At 5:00 on Monday, December 5th, Governor Jerry Brown and the first lady Anne Gust, will appear on the west steps to flip the switch. Some call it the first proper Christmas tree lighting ceremony in three years, rain forced the…… MORE
A one day strike planned for Monday, December 5th by the California State Worker Union is canceled. “The strike is off,” those words written on the SEIU 1000 website by local 1000 President Yvonne Walker, who says “after weeks of preparing for a strike, we have been in conversations with the state, and we both…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The FDA has a recall out on rabbit food. The 50 pound bags of rabbit pellets were distributed by Intermountain Farmers Association by dealers out of Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Colorado and New Mexico. The pellets have high levels of Vitamin D which can harm and possibly kill the animals. The product…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The Central California Blood Center is encouraging blood donors to give in the coming days. The blood supply is lower than they would like it to be with the upcoming holiday travel. “We have to collect between 5,000 to 7,000 pints of blood every month to keep up with the demand,…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The deadline is coming up for NASA’s ‘Space Poop Challenge’ – you could win $30,000 if you have the right design. NASA looks to the future with missions in deep space, but it’s also looking for a way for astronauts to relieve themselves while remaining in their space suits. The agency…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Trial began Tuesday in Fresno County Superior Court for a former janitor at Fresno Unified’s Norseman Elementary School. Benjamin Wong is facing six misdemeanor charges of annoying or molesting any child under 18 years. Fresno Unified put the 52 year-old on administrative leave as soon as the investigation began in May of 2015. Wong…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Shopping addiction – it’s real, and damaging. People may joke about it – but a shopping addiction is actually an impulse control disorder. Like compulsive video gaming, internet use, pornography, stealing and sex – compulsive shopping is a situation where the behavior controls you rather than you control the behavior. Shopping addiction…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Staging car accidents lands a Stockton man in prison. Cristopher Sanchez-Becerra was sentenced to 21 months in behind bars for his role in a scheme to defraud insurance companies. From October 2011 until August 2014, the 32 year-old Stockton man conspired with at least six other people, staging dozens of car…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Thanksgiving is the busiest day across the nation for fire departments. Fire departments respond to about 4500 calls involving cooking fires. Fresno Fire’s Hector Vasquez says across the nation, cooking fires involving turkeys cause 27 million dollars in damages each year. So the Fresno Fire Department has some tips: When you…… MORE
