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Record Opening-Weekend Sales For Fresno State’s Sweet Corn

Record Opening-Weekend Sales For Fresno State’s Sweet Corn

[Photo: Fresno State] FRESNO, CA. (KMJ) – Fresno State has record opening-weekend sales for their sweet corn. On Friday, June 8, the official opening day, Central Valley customers bought 36,980 ears. It was the second-highest opening day sales ever (slightly behind last year’s opening day record of 38,586 ears). And it didn’t stop there… The…MORE

500 Students Will Become Members Of “Parker’s Posse” With Grizzlies Mascot

500 Students Will Become Members Of “Parker’s Posse” With Grizzlies Mascot

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno County’s Sheriff’s Office and Department of Public Health are partnering with the Fresno Grizzlies for “Parker’s Posse” youth program. 500 students from eight Fresno County elementary schools, many of whom have never been to a Grizzlies game, will join Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims and Grizzlies mascot, Parker, on the…MORE

Tickets For 31st Central California Women’s Conference Go On Sale Thursday

Tickets For 31st Central California Women’s Conference Go On Sale Thursday

  FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Tickets for the 31st Central California Women’s Conference go on sale Thursday. Organizer Jan Edwards says they are expecting a quick sellout with icon Maria Shriver as their keynote speaker. Maria Shriver is a trailblazer for empowering women and is one of the world’s leading advocates for women and Alzheimer’s.…MORE

Fresno Sees Share Of $10 Million In Cap & Trade Funding To Curb Air Pollution

Fresno Sees Share Of $10 Million In Cap & Trade Funding To Curb Air Pollution

  FRESNO,CA (KMJ) – The California Air Resources Board awards $10 million in grants Wednesday, to help 25 community-groups and three Native American Tribes reduce air pollution in their neighborhoods. Grants will help communities identify areas with most harmful air emissions and then take actions to reduce exposure or address the underlying cause of the…MORE

Fresno State Corn Arrives To Gibson Farm Market On Friday!

Fresno State Corn Arrives To Gibson Farm Market On Friday!

FRESNO,CA (KMJ) – Fresno State’S sweet corn is arriving at Gibson Farm Market on Friday. Sales start at 7 a.m. Friday morning, and corn will be sold at 50 cents per ear throughout the summer while supplies last. Customers can choose from the traditional yellow and white varieties. “This is an exciting time every year…MORE

Woman Shot Multiple Times, Found in Sanger

Woman Shot Multiple Times, Found in Sanger

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – An investigation is underway in Sanger after deputies say a woman was found with multiple gunshot wounds. It happened Tuesday afternoon in a citrus grove on N. MacDonough, north of Belmont Ave. According to the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office, a field worker found the woman on a canal bank in the…MORE