FRESNO, CA (KMJ) -A rally was held Wednesday, outside of Congressman Devin Nunes’ Clovis office. Community Members were demanding Congressman Nunes “rescind Islamophobic, xenophobic and racist statement in support of President Donald Trump’s Executive Order on Refugees. The order suspends for 90 days all immigration for citizens of seven predominantly Muslim countries. Representative Nunes says he supports comprehensive…… MORE
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Costa Speaks on Los Banos Family Barred From Entering U.S.
(KMJ) – A Los Banos father and daughter are not being allowed back into the U.S. after President Donald Trump signed an executive order, banning immigrants from 7 different countries. Ahmed Ali and his 12-year-old daughter, Eman are currently in Djibouti, Africa. Ahmed and his wife, natives of Yemen, are now both U.S. citizens. Eman was…… MORE
Social Media Spreading #GeneralStrike Against Trump
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A call on social media to strike against President Donald Trump on February 17th. The strike showing up in events on Facebook – some say it may stem from an article January 30th in The Guardian. The British paper writes that protests are often ignored, but recent airport protests were effective because…… MORE
More Wet Weather Coming For The Central Valley
FRESNO (KMJ) — Tricky driving conditions are on the horizon for the Central Valley as the weather is set to get interesting over the coming days. Wednesday started with fog, but Thursday and Friday will see rain falling from the skies. “It’s going to be unsettled weather on and off until at least early Saturday…… MORE
Madera Ranked #1 Nationally for Short Term Job Growth
FRESNO, CA (KMJ)- The Madera Metropolitan statistical area (MSA), which includes most of Madera County, has been ranked #1 in the nation for short term job growth (8/2015-8/2016) in a small city and #61 for 2016’s best performing small cities in a report published by the Milken Institute http://best-cities.org/bestcities.taf?rankyear=2016&type=Small-Cities-Rankings. Madera is one of eight small…… MORE
Lawsuit Alleges Wells Fargo Discriminated Against Immigrant Students
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — According to a new federal lawsuit filed in San Francisco, Wells Fargo illegally denied student loans to young immigrants, who were protected from deportation under a program created by the Obama Administration. The students are said to have had the required Social Security numbers and other ID documents, but were rejected due…… MORE
PG&E Shake-Alert: Implementing Earthquake Warning Technology
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – PG&E is among the first energy companies in California and the US to begin implementing earthquake early warning technology as a part of its seismic response efforts. The ShakeAlert project is testing solutions to see which ones will allow both automated and human actions in the seconds before an earthquake to…… MORE
Fresno Unified Board Votes To Fire Superintendent Hanson
FRESNO (KMJ) — The Fresno Unified Board has voted to end Michael Hanson’s employment with Fresno Unified School District. It was December 2016 when Hanson publicly announced that he would be leaving the position he’s held since 2005. He initially intended to continue his contract until August 2017 (click here to read more on that…… MORE
Fresno State President Against Trump’s Immigration Orders
(KMJ) – Fresno State President Joseph I. Castro issued this statement through the university on Monday saying he and other CSU Presidents are concerned about President Donald Trump’s executive orders regarding immigration. Here’s the full statement: Dear Campus Community, Today I joined Chancellor Timothy White, the 22 other CSU presidents, the California State Student Association and the…… MORE
Cheary Sentenced to Death in Toddler Killing
(KMJ) – Convicted murderer Christopher Cheary, of Exeter, has been sentenced to death for killing 3-year-old Sophia Acosta in 2011. A Tulare County Judge upheld the decision on Monday, which was recommended by a jury back in November. Cheary was found guilty of the first-degree murder of Acosta, with special circumstances of sexual assault and torture.…… MORE
