Category Archives: Local News

Toxic Ash Poses Risk During Calif. Wildfire Cleanup

Toxic Ash Poses Risk During Calif. Wildfire Cleanup

(CNN) – Homes leveled, cars reduced to their frames. Entire neighborhoods in California gone. Families left with nothing. “All your life savings and work for all the years is gone,” Penny Wright told CNN. “We lived here 10 years. I never thought that Santa Rosa would have a fire like this and we would lose…MORE

New Hampshire Couple Renews Wedding Vows Among 700+ Cats

  FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Many people renew their wedding vows but not everyone does it surrounded by 700 cats. Diana Stevens and her husband, Walter McMahon, traveled from New Hampshire to Parlier for a vow renewal ceremony on Friday, October 27th at the Cat House on the Kings sanctuary. For their 10th wedding anniversary, they were…MORE

California Billionaire Behind Impeach Campaign Is “Totally Unhinged”

California Billionaire Behind Impeach Campaign Is “Totally Unhinged”

FRESNO (KMJ) — A bid to impeach President Donald Trump, funded by California billionaire Tom Steyer, has received a response from the Commander in Chief himself. “[He has been] fighting me and my Make America Great Again agenda from beginning,” writes President Trump on Twitter. “Never wins elections.” Wacky & totally unhinged Tom Steyer, who…MORE

Stockton Tests “Universal Basic Income”

Free cash for everyone? Stockton, Calif.’s mayor plans to see if it works NEW YORK (CNNMoney) – As a kid growing up in Stockton, California, a little extra money would’ve meant the world to Michael Tubbs’ family. Tubbs’ mother worked long hours as a cashier at a Discovery Zone and still had to borrow from…MORE

Fresno Rally Opposing Federal Budget Plan, Health Insurance Cuts

Fresno Rally Opposing Federal Budget Plan, Health Insurance Cuts

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A rally was held in Downtown Fresno, Thursday afternoon, in opposition to federal action on health insurance. Constituents say that the federal budget plan just approved slashes Medicaid and Medicare. They say they want to spread awareness of just how destructive the plan will be for Valley residents. “The actions that…MORE

Initiative to Split California into 3 States Cleared to Gather Signatures

Initiative to Split California into 3 States Cleared to Gather Signatures

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Secretary of State Alex Padilla has cleared a new initiative to start collecting signatures, which would split California into three states. If approved by voters, it would then have to be blessed by Congress. Were that to happen, existing assets and liabilities would be divided, among the three new states. The initiative…MORE

Proposed National Park Price Hike Could Impact Future Climbers

Proposed National Park Price Hike Could Impact Future Climbers

FRESNO (KMJ) — It is feared a proposed increase to entrance fees at Yosemite National Park, as well as 16 other popular sites throughout the country, could impede future climbers. The National Park Service is considering upping the price during peak season, from the current $25 to $30 for a single vehicle weekly pass, to…MORE

Poverello House Unveils $2.5m Improvement During “Epic Day”

Poverello House Unveils $2.5m Improvement During “Epic Day”

FRESNO (KMJ) — The ribbon has been cut on a $2.5 million project designed to improve services offered by Downtown Fresno’s Poverello House. The campaign funded a new food storage warehouse, operations center, and community housing improvements. “It’s a very epic day for the Poverello House,” CEO Cruz Avila told the assembled crowd. “Seeing all…MORE

Study: Calif. Drivers Some of the Nation’s Angriest

Study: Calif. Drivers Some of the Nation’s Angriest

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Road-rage in the Golden State is almost the worst in the country. That’s according to a new InsuranceQuotes.com study, which finds that California drivers are the nation’s second-angriest. Researchers blame congested freeways and bumper-to-bumper traffic. The State of Hawaii is home to the most enraged motorists, and after California drivers, are those…MORE