FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Just as gas prices have begun a slight decline, fuel taxes in the Golden State are about to rise. Starting July 1, the figure will rise by 5.6 cents a gallon, to 47.3 cents. It’s part of the 10-year tax and fee increase, approved back in 2017 by the California State Legislature,…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) – State lawmakers would have to partially adopt some of President Donald Trump’s 2017 tax changes to allow economically disadvantaged people to get a bigger state tax refund. The budget they sent to Gov. Gavin Newsom included the expansion of the state’s earned income tax credit. But they have yet to adopt the tax…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) – Oregon is about to become the second state after California to adopt a cap-and-trade program.. Supporters call it the United States’ most progressive climate policy. They say it not only cuts emissions but invests in transitioning the state economy and infrastructure to better prepare for more intense weather events as climate change…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) – The city of Clovis has a new police chief. Captain Curt Fleming will take over following the retirement of chief Matt Basgall. Fleming has been a member of the Clovis Police Department for 13 years. Fleming is a native of Fresno and graduated from Bullard High School and Fresno State. If he’s…… MORE
(KMJ) – The Kings County Sheriff’s Office identifies the man who drowned while trying to “surf” in a canal off of the Kings River Saturday. Deputies say 31-year-old Jose Gomez was with a cousin when he tried to ride an inflatable raft on the spillway in the Empire Weir area. The cousin told investigators that while…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — A major gang and drug bust in Kingsburg was announced Friday. The multi-agency enforcement operation resulted in a half-dozen arrests, along with the seizures of guns, ammo, and meth. Detectives also busted an alleged chop shop. The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office says the effort was a direct response to a series of…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — California gas prices are now within about a dime of what they were around this time in 2018. New figures from AAA show that Fresno’s now averaging $3.86, compared to $3.93 last week. California refineries are said to be at their highest productivity since last November. Statewide, the average is down to…… MORE
DELANO, CA (KMJ) – Two suspects are shot by law enforcement – one killed – both were wanted in connection with drive-by shooting in the South Valley. Just after 4:00 Thursday afternoon, Tulare County Sheriff’s deputies received a 911 call that an 18-year-old was attacked outside his home on Hernandez Street in Richgrove. The victim…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — A man in his 30s is dead, after a stabbing outside a Downtown Fresno rehabilitation center. The unnamed victim was stabbed several times late Friday morning near The Turning Point, around McKenzie and Blackstone. Police Lieutenant Mark Hudson tells KMJ News: If you know anything about the stabbing, call Valley CrimeStoppers at…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) – The Fresno area California Highway Patrol will be conducting a DUI checkpoint somewhere in Fresno County this Saturday night between the hours of 8:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m. Officers will be looking for signs of alcohol and or drug impairment and also checking drivers for valid licenses. Folks caught driving impaired can expect…… MORE
