Category Archives: Liz Kern News Articles

Harlem Globetrotters At Save Mart Center In January

Harlem Globetrotters At Save Mart Center In January

FRESNO (KMJ) – Fresno will be one of the stops as The Harlem Globetrotters will tip off their 2017 World Tour on December 26, 2016 and bring their unrivalled family entertainment to over 250 cities in 48 states across North America. The Globetrotters, will perform at the Save Mart Center on Friday, Jan. 13, 2017…MORE

Fresno State Marks 10 Million Hours Of Community Service

Fresno State Marks 10 Million Hours Of Community Service

FRESNO (KMJ) – Fresno State marks 10 million hours of community service in 10 years. There are more than 40 university programs offering service to the community with an estimated economic impact of over $33 million dollars. The school’s “Jan and Bud Richter Center for Community Engagement and Service-learning” allows students the opportunity to do…MORE

Musical Equipment Stolen From Clovis North High School

Musical Equipment Stolen From Clovis North High School

FRESNO (KMJ) – Fresno Police are looking for a former Clovis West High School student after thousand dollars of music equipment was stolen from the school. A Northeast patrol officer was dispatched to Clovis North High School at 2770 E. International Avenue on August 11th. Lt Joe Gomez says 32 years old Theodore Margosian and another…MORE

No Record Of Instructor Certification In Deadly Lodi Skydiving Accident

No Record Of Instructor Certification In Deadly Lodi Skydiving Accident

FRESNO (KMJ) – Questions about that deadly sky diving accident near Lodi – was the instructor certified? According to the United States Parachute Association, they have no record of certification for 25 year-old instructor Yong Kwon as reported by the Sacramento Bee – that’s a violation of federal regulations. Kwon and first-time jumper Tyler Turner…MORE

Fresno Releasing Water Testing Results

Fresno Releasing Water Testing Results

FRESNO (KMJ) – The City of Fresno set to address the ongoing dirty water issues on Thursday, August 11th. Mayor Ashley Swearengin will join the City Manager Bruce Rudd and Tommy Esqueda, the Director of Public Uilities to announce results of its internal investigation into discolored water. Utilities Director Tommy Esqueda sat down with KMJ,…MORE

California’s High Speed Rail Seeking Time And Money

California’s High Speed Rail Seeking Time And Money

FRESNO (KMJ) – California’s High Speed Rail seeking more money and time. Construction delays on a 29-mile segment of the High Speed Rail project are costing millions. A report presented to Rail Authority Board members shows that the contractor will be paid delay compensation for the Fresno Madera segment – the build deadline extended by 17 months…MORE

NAS Lemoore Welcomes Home Squadrons

NAS Lemoore Welcomes Home Squadrons

NAVAL AIR STATION LEMOORE (KMJ) – Families waited for their loved ones – some 900 sailors from four strike fighter squadrons and Fleet Readiness Center’s Sea Operations Detachment returned to Naval Air Station Lemoore on August 9th. The Naval crew were on a seven-month deployment as part of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9 onboard the…MORE

Jury Selection Begins In Kings County Murder Trial

Jury Selection Begins In Kings County Murder Trial

FRESNO (KMJ) – Jury selection begins for a 52 year old Kings County man who’s accused of killing his estranged wife. Hanford Police found the body of Melanie Pate floating in the backyard swimming pool of the couple’s Hanford home back on September 3rd, 2013. Her throat had been slashed -her husband todd accused of…MORE

Fresno County Voting On Crime Processing Upgrades

Fresno County Voting On Crime Processing Upgrades

FRESNO (KMJ) – Fresno County wants to make it easier and faster for the District Attorney to access footage from police body cameras. “We do have access to that information but its through CD, so you can imagine the time it takes to be downloaded, and it takes time to transmit it from point A…MORE

Over Half Of American Workers Skipping Vacation

Over Half Of American Workers Skipping Vacation

FRESNO (KMJ) – American workers have been taking less and less vacation over the past 15 years. Project: Time Off found that in 2015, more than half of American workers left vacation time unused. Among those surveyed, 658 million days went unused, and 222 million days were lost – those are days that cannot be…MORE