FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – City leaders fighting back against gangs in Fresno Fresno Mayor Lee brand and Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer met Friday June 30th with religious leaders and groups including the NAACP, Stop the Violence Fresno, the Boys & Girls Club, just a handful of names that are all vowing to do their…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) – Environmental and fishing groups have filed challenges seeking to block Gov. Jerry Brown’s ambitious plan to build a pair of massive water tunnels in California. The two lawsuits filed in federal court Thursday say the proposed $16 billion tunnels would destroy endangered native fish in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta that…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fireworks…. they may be fun to shoot off but are bad for your lungs. Air quality in the Valley is already burdened by ozone pollution, as the 4th of July approaches, the Valley Air District is urging residents to consider the health effects of fireworks. Fireworks increase levels of dangerous particulate…… MORE
YOSEMITE (KMJ) — A busy 4th of July weekend is predicted at Yosemite National Park, but safety remains a top priority. “We really want people to stay on the trails, or other developed areas,” says Park Ranger Alan Hageman “There’s a lot of snowmelt going on right now and it’s creating excessive water runoff which…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ ) – Do you have ideas for transportation improvements? The Fresno Council of Governments is inviting you to take their survey through July 9th. The COG wants to know what transportation projects you would like to see in your community… whether it’s road or street improvements, lighting, speed bumps, bikeways or transit…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Beginning this Saturday, the California tobacco tax on products other than cigarettes will more than double. It’ll increase from 27 cents to 65 cents, on items including cigars, chewing tobacco, and electronic cigarettes. Last November voters approved Prop. 56, which treats vaping devices like their traditional counterparts. Other devices affected include pipes…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Proton pump inhibitor drugs, such as Prevacid and Nexium, do not appear to increase the risk of dementia. A new study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society contradicts previous findings. However, while the drugs may not cause dementia, they have been linked to heart disease, diabetes, depression, high blood…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — A man described as a “sexually violent predator” is now weeks away from being released into Fresno County. But Jeffrey Snyder will officially be out on a transient basis. The decision was made in Fresno County Superior Court Thursday morning, after efforts by Liberty Healthcare to relocate him to a permanent location…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — The drive to promote firework safety in the Central Valley is in its final few days, as Independence Day is almost upon us. Statistics from the City of Fresno show 67 outside fires on July 4th 2016 (which include grass fires, trash fires, vehicle fires, and structure fires). A usual daily average…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The Fresno Police Department’s 9-1-1 Center has been completely remodeled in a $2 million project. It’s all state of the art technology by AT&T, and paid for by California’s 9-1-1 Emergency Communications Fund. “We want people at home to know when they call 9-1-1, we will answer that call in a…… MORE
