Category Archives: Local News

More than Six Million Americans Apply for Unemployment
WASHINGTON (AP) - More than 6.6 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week - doubling a record high set just one week earlier - a sign that layoffs are accelerating in the midst of ...
Cumulus Media Apr 02, 2020

Fresno Sheriff’s Dispatcher Talks Armed Suspect Into Surrendering
(KMJ) – A Fresno County Sheriff’s dispatcher is credited with talking an armed suspect into peacefully surrendering to the Sheriff’s SWAT Crisis Negotiation Team. Just after 4 a.m. W...
Cumulus Media Apr 02, 2020

Engineer Tries to Crash Train Into USNS Mercy at the Port of LA
(KMJ) – Los Angeles-area law enforcement say an engineer deliberately ran a train off the tracks at high speed near the Port of Los Angeles. And, they say he did so in an attempt to crash into t...
Cumulus Media Apr 02, 2020

CA Schools Superintendent: Appears Students Not Return to Campuses Before End of School Year
State Superintendent Tony Thurmond Issues Statement on 2019-20 School Year Amid Current School Safety Concerns SACRAMENTO-State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond released a statement ...
Cumulus Media Mar 31, 2020

Gov. Newsom Launches Hotline, Says ‘Check on Your Neighbor’
Governor Newsom Launches Campaign to Protect Health and Well-Being of Older Californians During COVID-19 Pandemic To combat social isolation, 'Stay Home. Save Lives. Check In.' campaign urges all Cali...
Cumulus Media Mar 31, 2020

Sheriff’s Detectives Searching for Valley I.D. & Credit Card Thieves
(KMJ) – Detectives with the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office is now asking for the public’s help to identify this quartet of suspects wanted for Central Valley credit card and identity...
Cumulus Media Mar 26, 2020

Nation Sees Record Filing for Unemployment Amid COVID-19 Crisis
(KMJ) – Nearly 3.3 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week. And that more than quadruples the previous record set in 1982. And these filings come amid the widespread econom...
Cumulus Media Mar 26, 2020

Gov. Newsom Announces Major Financial Relief Package: 90-Day Mortgage Payment Relief During COVID-19 CrisisÂ
Gov. Gavin Newsom. Photo: File: Liz Kern /KMJ Governor Gavin Newsom Announces Major Financial Relief Package: 90-Day Mortgage Payment Relief During COVID-19 Crisis Governor Newsom announces financial ...
Cumulus Media Mar 25, 2020

Chukchansi Becomes Food Distribution Center in COVID-19 Pandemic
(COARSEGOLD, CA) - Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino announces it will become an official food distribution center to help Madera County residents who find themselves in need during the COVID...
Cumulus Media Mar 25, 2020

Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks Now Closed to Visitors
(KMJ) – The National Parks Service has announced the immediate closure of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks to all visitors until further notice. According to a message on its official twi...
Cumulus Media Mar 25, 2020
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