FRESNO,CA (KMJ) – Board members from the Fresno County Office of Education vote to keep Kepler Neighborhood School open. After the vote on Thursday, June 21st, the school located on Fulton Street in Downtown Fresno posted on Facebook “We are Kepler strong!!!” Kepler had started the appeal process with the Fresno County Office of Education,…… MORE
\ FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Proposition 47 was passed by voters in 2014, but remains the subject of debate, including by Fresno’s Police Chief, speaking on a panel in the state capitol. At the meeting held Thursday, June 21st in Sacramento, Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer, joined San Francisco DA George Gascón (below left), and…… MORE
[Photo: Mayor Lee Brand] FRESNO, CA – Mayor Lee Brand addressed a crowd of nearly nine hundred attendees, including elected officials, business and community leaders during Wednesday’s State of the City luncheon held in Downtown Fresno. The annual event, sponsored by the Fresno Chamber of Commerce, was the second State of the City address for…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) Seven people were arrested in a joint law enforcement effort to remove drugs and guns from the streets.. Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims and US Attorney for the Eastern District of California, McGregor “Greg” Scott made the announcement at a press conference on Wednesday, June 20th at the Sheriff’s Office Headquarters. The…… MORE
FRESNO CA (KMJ) – The Madera County Sheriff’s Office is sending out a warning about a phone scam. It says a man, pretending to be a Sheriff’s Sergeant, has been making phone calls to people in the county regarding outstanding warrants. According to information given to the Sheriff’s Office, the man identifies himself as…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A man is wanted by two valley police departments for stealing from a porch and getting away in a stolen pick-up truck. Just after 10:00 am, June 11th, Fresno Police says that a homeowner told them that a man stole almost $600.00 worth of property from her porch. These items…… MORE
[Photo; USGS] FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A small earthquake was felt around 9:20 a.m. on Tuesday in the area of Yosemite Lakes. The magnitude 2.7 quake was recorded at a depth of 5.7 miles. People in the area are reporting hearing a boom and windows rattling. There are reports from Oakhurst, Ahwanee, Yosemite Lakes Park,…… MORE
[Photo: John CoxFacebook] FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – California Gubernatorial candidate John Cox promotes an effort to repeal California’s gas and car tax. The gas tax has been a platform for the Republican candidate, and Cox, who is Chairman of the repeal campaign says its an unnecessary financial hardship. “For the last 14 months, I have…… MORE
[Photo: Valley Children’s] FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – WBC Champion Jose Ramirez will auction off a championship belt to raise funds for Valley Children’s Hospital. The belt is a one-of-a-kind replication of the exact same belt he won March 17, 2018, at The Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden. The belt is signed by Ramirez, famed…… MORE
UPDATE: 4:15 p.m. – The derailed train has been cleared and roads are back up. FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A freight train derailment outside of madera, is causing delays for San Joaquins train. Two train engines and one railcar came off the tracks northeast of Madera. The derailed cars are blocking Avenue 12…… MORE
