Category Archives: Local News

Crews Work Around the Clock Battling Dangerous “Windy Fire”
The Windy Fire is 21,598 acres with 3% containment. It is burning on the Tule River Indian Reservation and in Giant Sequoia National Monument, Sequoia National Forest in Tulare County. The fire grew y...
Cumulus Media Sep 19, 2021

California Dem. Lawmakers Call for Recall Reform
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Cumulus Media Sep 16, 2021

VP Kamala Harris Stumps For Gov. Newsom in California Before Next Week’s Recall Election
Photo: KMJ File (KMJ) - Vice President Kamala Harris makes an appearance Wednesday in the Bay area, campaigning for Gov. Gavin Newsom. Harris and Newsom appeared in San Leandro at an electrical...
Cumulus Media Sep 08, 2021

State ISO Issues Flex Alert for All of California
(KMJ) – A statewide Flex Alert has been issued for Wednesday as above-normal temperatures and high energy demand continue to threaten California’s electric grid. The California Inde...
Cumulus Media Sep 08, 2021

67 Year-Old Man Dies in a Crash on Friant in Fresno
(KMJ) – A 67 year-old Fresno man has died in a crash on Friant north of Willow. On September 7, 2021, at approximately 0030 hours, the Fresno Area CHP Communication Center received a call...
Cumulus Media Sep 07, 2021

Newsom’s Recall Strategy Frustrates Democrat Candidates
California Gov. Gavin Newsom and his allies have spent the past few weeks ahead of Tuesday's recall making one direct pitch to Democratic voters - "Vote no and go" - asking them to vote "no" on oustin...
Cumulus Media Sep 07, 2021

Newsom, Calif. Lawmakers Hit Roadblock on Bullet Train
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) California’s controversial High Speed Rail project has hit another roadblock, The LA Times reports Gov. Newsom and legislative leaders in Sacramento have failed to reach a fundi...
Cumulus Media Sep 07, 2021
Ex-Inmate Gets 5 Years for Jailhouse COVID Unemployment Benefits Fraud
FRESNO, Calif. - Christina Smith, 38, who was formerly incarcerated at the Central California Women's Facility (CCWF) in Chowchilla, was sentenced Tuesday to five years in prison for conspiracy and ag...
Cumulus Media Sep 07, 2021

Oakurst Native Among Sailors Lost In U.S. Navy Helicopter Crash
(Photo courtesy: United States Navy) (KMJ) – The United States Navy has identified the five sailors killed in a recent helicopter crash off the coast of San Diego. And, it confirms 29-yea...
Cumulus Media Sep 07, 2021

Reedley Teacher Accused of Sex with 14 Year old Student
On Friday, detectives with the Fresno County Sheriff's Sex Crimes Unit arrested 39 year old Krystal Jackson of the Kingsburg area in Tulare County. She has been booked into the Fresno County Jail on f...
Cumulus Media Sep 05, 2021
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