FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Police in Southeast Fresno arrest an armed domestic violence suspect. Around 1:00 Monday afternoon, officers searched a residence on the 2400 block of South Meridian Ave. They got a tip that 30-year-old Jeremy Johnson, a felon, was there and had a gun. Police searched Johnson’s bedroom and a .45…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno Mayor Brand says he will not seek reelection. Mayor Brand making the announcement Monday on KMJ’s Ray Appleton Show that he will not seek a second term. Brand’s term expires in January of 2021. He was expected to seek reelection. The 70-year-old Mayor says he wants to spend more…… MORE
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FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Assemblyman Joaquin Arambula is found not guilty of misdemeanor charge of child abuse, but the debate over whether the charge was politically motivated continues. On Thursday, Dr. Arambula said he will return to his duties in the state assembly, as the Democrat representing District 31. He said he will return…… MORE
[vemba-video id=”world/2019/05/17/f16-fighter-jet-crash-perris-jba-lon-orig.cnn”] (CNN) — An F-16 fighter jet crashed Thursday into a warehouse just off March Air Reserve Base in Perris, California. The pilot ejected before impact just off the end of the runway, Maj. Perry Covington said. The pilot was taken to a hospital to be checked out but has no major injuries, said base spokesman Reggie…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – The California Energy Commission says refinery outages and potential market manipulation could be driving up state gas prices. In a memo to Gov. Gavin Newsom, the commission says price hikes since 2015 have ranged between 17 cents and 34 cents per gallon, after accounting for additional taxes and other program costs.…… MORE
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FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A Fresno jury on Thursday returned a not-guilty verdict in the trial Assemblyman Dr. Joaquin Arambula. The 41-year-old Fresno democrat was facing one count of misdemeanor child abuse following his arrest in December. He said his 7-year-old daughter acted out and he spanked her, the next day CPS was called…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) California’s “bullet train” just hit another major speed bump. On Thursday, the Federal Railroad Administration announced it’s terminating its deal with the state of California to fund the controversial High Speed Rail Project because CHSRA has “repeatedly failed to comply” with terms of the 2010 agreement” the FRA said. CLICK TO READ…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – The California Senate has rejected a new tax on most residential water bills, opting instead to use existing tax dollars to improve drinking water in some of the state’s poorest areas. State officials say in 2017, more than 450 public water systems did not comply with safety standards, affecting more than…… MORE
