EUREKA, Calif. (AP) – A man who accidentally tossed $23,000 into the recycling bin reunited with his life savings Saturday after a worker at a recycling facility in Northern California spotted a shoebox stuffed with money. When the man from Ashland, Oregon, realized his mistake on Thursday, the recycling bin had already been emptied into…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California hospitals are asking lawmakers to scale back some earthquake standards because they cost too much and might not be needed. Most hospitals in the earthquake prone state have met a 2020 deadline for standards designed to keep hospital buildings from collapsing in an earthquake. But a 2030 deadline requires hospital…… MORE
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) – Police say an Amtrak passenger train was forced to make an unscheduled stop in Oregon after a Fresno man threatened to harm himself and others. The Klamath County Sheriff’s Office says 25-year-old Mason Lira of Fresno, California, was charged with disorderly conduct and interfering with public transportation Sunday. Police say…… MORE
CLOVIS, CA (KMJ) – Sunday was the “big reveal” as HGTV’s reality show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition unveiled a house that was built from the ground-up for a Clovis widower and his family. One week, one goal, one family’s dream come true. Today will see the completion of the Reeder family’s brand new De Young…… MORE
CLOVIS, CA (KMJ) – Day 4 of construction for HGTV’s reality show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition took place Friday in Clovis. The building team is constructing a house from the ground-up for a Clovis man and his family, and mother. Cal Fire Captain Nick Reeder was widowed with three young children, when his…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) – Congressman Devin Nunes’ campaign is suing four activists who tried to stop him from using the word “farmer” to describe his occupation on the 2018 ballot, saying they were working with a super PAC and likely the Andrew Janz campaign. Fresno attorney Peter Kapetan is representing Nunes. “The suit is an attempt…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The Navy has identified the pilot of a fighter jet that went down in Death Valley on Wednesday as 33-year-old Lt. Charles Z. Walker. Capt. James Bates, Commander, Strike Fighter Wing Pacific: “The NAS Lemoore aviation family is grieving the loss of one of our own. Lt. Walker was…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) – On 7/31/2019 Ian Washburn left his residence around 7pm after an argument with family members. Ian is 15 years of age approx. 6ft tall and weighs 135 lbs. He left his residence without his cell phone or wallet. Ian has left home in the past to cool off but returns a few…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) – Over 100 people packed a San Francisco high school to view a controversial mural criticized as racist and degrading for its depiction of Black and Native American people. District officials allowed visitors to see the “Life of Washington” mural Thursday after the San Francisco School Board voted last month to paint over…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) – Updating the progress of the porta-potty program in San Francisco and how the city is going to great lengths to keep the streets clean. San Francisco launched its portable toilet program five years ago after children in a homeless-heavy neighborhood complained of dodging human waste on sidewalks on their way to school.…… MORE
