FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno State’s first-ever Day of Giving campaign is gearing up for 24 hours of online giving action. The D.O.G. Campaign begins tonight (Wednesday, November 1st) at Midnight. This one-day effort, with the theme “Time to Feed the D.O.G.,” encourages alumni, friends, faculty, staff, parents and students to make a donation to one…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Applications are now being accepted for the 2018 Leon S. Peters Award. Leon S. Peters donated millions of dollars for the betterment of Fresno, he was a businessman, civic leader and philanthropist. Fresno Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Nathan Ahle says they carry on his legacy with the award created back…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — A confidential tip line, for students at Fresno’s Bullard High School to report issues to campus officials, is now in operation. The phone number was switched on Tuesday, and is able to receive both calls and texts. Notifications of any messages sent or called in are automatically sent to school administrators. The…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) A disturbance at a local restaurant leads to the arrest of an armed gang member. Fresno Police busted 20 year old Emanuel Johnson around 10:45 p.m. Monday after he allegedly threatened customers inside the Denny’s restaurant on Clovis Avenue. FPD says Johnson, a member of the “East Lane Crips”, was armed with a fully-loaded…… MORE
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – A veteran police inspector and shooting instructor testified Monday at a San Francisco murder trial at the center of an immigration debate that accidental gun discharges start with the shooter’s finger on the trigger. John Evans, who helped lead the investigation of Kate Steinle’s 2015 shooting death, said handguns don’t fire…… MORE
KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Calif. – Park Rangers are seeking additional leads to aid in the search for a missing hiker, 37-year-old Joseph Patrick Leap, from Lakewood, CO. Mr. Leap is overdue from a solo day hike out of Cedar Grove in Kings Canyon National Park. Mr. Leap planned to hike from Roads End to…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – A Democratic assemblyman is proposing a ballot initiative that would bar certain convicted rapists and sex traffickers from being eligible for early release. Assemblyman Jim Cooper says he is taking his initiative to California voters because he has been stonewalled by fellow Democrats in the Legislature. It would also expand the…… MORE
[Photo: CHOTK Facebook] FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – It’s time for safe trick or treating…but what about your pets? Front doors open and close frequently on Halloween, so Beth Caffrey from the Central California Animal Disaster Team says make sure all of your pets are wearing tags with current ID. “The best thing you can do…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — Current and potentially future riders of the City of Fresno’s FAX bus are being asked to tell officials what they think of the service, with a view to redefining the transit system for years to come. “The system is essentially an extension or adaptation of the same system that was around in…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — The annual gathering of costumed youngsters, also known as Halloween, is prompting a warning from law enforcement. “This time of the year we see an uprise in collisions and of course with all the children and pedestrians out on the roadways there is an additional danger there,” revealed Fresno Police Officer John…… MORE
