YOSEMITE (KMJ) — Highway 41 into Yosemite National Park is open again, following a closure prompted by the Ferguson Fire. Full containment on the Mariposa County based blaze was announced on Sunday and it means areas impacted can return to normal. The route, also known as Wawona Road, became accessible to the public Friday morning…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) A young Clovis boy is hoping his selfless act will inspire others to give back. Tre Cluff is a 5th grader at Cole Elementary. He’s a kid you could easily pick out of a crowd due to his long, blonde, surfer-like locks. Not anymore. photo credit: Travis Cluff Going back to school…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The man accused of being one of the most notorious killers in California history made a court appearance Thursday afternoon to hear charges, but did not enter a plea. Joseph James DeAngelo, allegedly the “Golden State Killer,” was visibly thinner as he appeared in Sacramento Superior Court for his arraignment.…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — A vocal group of elected officials from up and down the State of California have called on Governor Jerry Brown to take action on oil and gas production, challenging his credentials as a climate leader. Elected Officials to Protect California wants a stop on permits for new fossil fuel projects, drilling within…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Orchard Supply Hardware is closing all 99 of its stores. 4300 employees got the news that OSH was shutting all stores by the end of this year. Stores are located in Oregon, Florida, and here in California; with seven stores across the Central Valley (see below), three in Sacramento, two…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Verizon Wireless is accused of drastically reducing internet speeds for the Santa Clara County Fire Department, during the 350,000 acre Mendocino Complex Fire. Officials say even though Verizon was made aware of the emergency, the carrier throttled firefighters’ data speeds, and said higher speeds would only be available, if a data plan…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — Visitors to Harris Ranch earlier this month could have been exposed to the measles. The warning on Wednesday comes from Fresno County Department of Public Health, which established that a woman with the viral infection visited the Coalinga restaurant’s female restroom and Country Store on August 10th between 2pm and 3.30pm.…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno businesses have been targets – hit with a series of armed robberies. In the last 18 days, Police say there have been 10 Robberies in Fresno, stores from Basket Robbins to KFC to Team Mobile. Police think there were two different robbery series by two different pairs of robbers.…… MORE
SANTA ANA (KMJ) — Prosecutors from six different California jurisdictions have decided where Joseph James Deangelo will go to trial. The man alleged to be the Golden State Killer is facing 13 counts of murder and 13 counts of kidnapping to commit robbery. All charges against the 72 year old will be heard in Sacramento.…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP/KMJ) – The California Assembly has narrowly passed a bill to make California the first state to completely eliminate bail for suspects awaiting trial and replace it with a risk-assessment system. The bill, SB 10 authored by state Sen. Bob Hertzberg (D-Van Nuys), passed Monday with no votes to spare and over concerns…… MORE
