FRESNO (KMJ) – A state watchdog agency is investigating a consultant on the California bullet train project for approving a multi million-dollar change-order benefiting a company in which he had had a big financial interest, and he’s been suspended because of the probe. “We are spending billions, and all we get are delays and…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A man is pulled out of a canal in Southeast Fresno. Fresno Police someone spotted him in the water near McKinley and Chestnut. The person pulled the man out of the canal. He was taken to the hospital. His condition is unknown at this time.… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) – “Do you believe that the politicians at the national level, of both parties, have been out of touch?” asked Chris Matthews. <Loud Cheer> South Bend Indiana Mayor and Democratic Presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg was at Fresno State for a MSNBC Town Hall with Chris Matthews. Pete Buttigieg: I guess the point…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Democratic Presidential Candidate Pete Buttigieg took the stage Monday afternoon at the John Wright Theatre at Fresno State. . Photo: Pete Buttigieg / peteforamerica.com The 37 year old military veteran was the featured guest for a sold-out, nationally-televised town hall on MSNBC’s Hardball with Chris Mathews. Buttigieg was asked questions by…… MORE
(AP/KMJ) California filed suit Monday against the maker of OxyContin and the company’s former president, alleging the firm falsely promoted the drug, downplaying the risk of addiction while it emerged as one of the most widely abused in the U.S. It is just the latest string of lawsuits targeting Purdue Pharma and the family behind…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Legislation calling for an increase in California’s tire change fee has been scrapped. Democratic Assemblyman Chris Holden has asked that his bill be tabled, following claims that raising the fee from $1.75 to $3.25, would hit lower-income Californians the hardest. The increase would have generated an estimated $55 million a year, which…… MORE
TULARE, CA (KMJ) – An investigation into a 2018 murder leads detectives to an illegal drug ring in Tulare. On May 30, 2019, Tulare County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested five men while investigating the murder of Daniel Orta. Their investigation first began on October 23, 2018, when deputies responded to a shooting in the…… MORE
Assemblyman Jim Patterson is hosting a workshop for Fresno business owners and independent contractors to talk about the state supreme court’s *Dynamex* decision, and the proposed state law AB 5, that will have a major impact on independent contractors like truck drivers, janitors, ride-share drivers and many others. “The California supreme court in 2018,…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) – Democratic presidential hopefuls will be in San Francisco this weekend for an annual convention of the state party as it faces a #metoo firestorm. Sen. Kamala Harris, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren are among the 14 candidates coming to court party faithful. This weekend’s party convention in San Francisco is a…… MORE
California regulators have given utilities new rules about intentionally cutting power to prevent wildfires, including how to prepare the public for the outages. Thursday’s move by the California Public Utilities Commission comes a year after California suffered its deadliest and most destructive wildfire, the Camp Fire. The commission had in recent years said the state’s investor-owned…… MORE
