FRESNO (KMJ) — An audit into the California High-Speed Rail Authority has delivered pages of criticism directed towards the state agency. The 93 page report by State Auditor Elaine Howell begins describing how the Authority’s “flawed decision making” has led to billions of dollars in cost overruns. The investigation, released Thursday, also detailed that there…… MORE
Hundreds of rescue personnel dressed in white overalls are sifting through smoldering rubble and mangled cars, searching for the remains of the victims of California’s deadliest wildfire. The Camp Fire killed at least 56 people in Northern California and turned the hardest-hit town of Paradise into ash and debris. In the devastating aftermath, cadaver dogs,…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fewer people are victims of gun crime in Fresno. Except for aggravated assaults which rose 6%, the Fresno Police Department is seeing reductions in violent crime, year-to-date; a 36% drop in homicide, an 18% drop in rape, and a 3% drop in robbery. Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer said 18…… MORE
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FRESNO, CA (KMJ) A lawsuit has been filed on behalf of Butte County residents who lost their homes in the deadly Camp Fire. [van id=”us/2018/11/12/nurse-survives-california-wildfire-nichole-jolly-bts-nr-vpx.cnn”] The suit filed Tuesday in San Francisco charges that equipment from Pacific Gas and Electric ignited the blaze. However, CalFIRE has yet to officially list the cause of the blaze that’s claimed…… MORE
(AP) — First-time candidate Josh Harder defeated four-term Republican U.S. Rep. Jeff Denham Tuesday in California’s farm belt, giving Democrats their fourth pickup of a GOP House seat in California. Harder, 32, a venture capitalist, had anchored his campaign to Denham’s vote against the Affordable Care Act, while arguing that he would push for universal…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Staff from the Fresno County Sheriff -Coroner’s Office has been helping with recovery efforts on the Camp Fire. California’s deadliest wildfire, the Camp Fire is more than 125,000 acres and has claimed the lives of 42 people. The death toll is almost certain to rise as rescue and recovery workers sift…… MORE
FRESNO, (KMJ) – A professor at Fresno State has developed technology that could help people with Parkinson’s Disease. Fresno State mechanical engineering professor Dr. The “Leo” Nguyen and a graduate student are in the final stages of developing the Tremelo tremor-suppression device. The device uses the principle of energy absorption — normally found to…… MORE
FRESNO, (KMJ) – United Airlines will be increasing service from Fresno to Chicago. The first direct flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Chicago’s O’Hare Airport over the summer were so popular that the airline will be ramping-up the service in 2019. United plans to resume the direct flights earlier, said Kevin Meikle, Fresno’s…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — The Central Valley Honor Flight has put out the call to encourage more local Vietnam veterans to take part in future trips to Washington D.C., but organizers fear that convincing them will be a struggle. The regular journey from Fresno to the East Coast is funded by donations, and those who served…… MORE
