FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — California public school districts are faced with having to reallocate billions of dollars from the classroom, to cover retirement promises. According to state estimates, contributions to the California Public Employees’ Retirement System are expected double, within the next six years. That’s now leading to fears of larger class sizes, pay freezes, and…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Looking for a job? You’re invited to participate in an expo taking place January 26th in the South Valley. For the third year, Senator Andy Vidak is putting on the Central Valley Career and Resource Expo. Over 80 employers are attending. Many job opportunities do not require college degrees and include…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A 70 year old woman in Fresno has died of her injuries sustained in a fire this weekend. Fresno Fire says crews were called to a complex on North Hulbert near Shields and Hughes around 3:30 Sunday morning, January 22nd. During the search, Fire Spokesperson Hector Vasquez says crews located a…… MORE
YOSEMITE, CA (KMJ) – Highway 41 from Wawona Road heading into Yosemite is temporarily closed because of hazardous driving conditions. Highway 120 East heading into the National Park is also temporarily shut down. According to Yosemite National Park social media, heavy snow combined with saturated soils are causing trees to fall. So if you’re in…… MORE
(KMJ) – The Fresno County Coroner rules the death of a Fresno man earlier this month is now a homicide. 36-year old Richard Juarez (pictured above) was found lying in the middle of the 4800 block of East Washington in Southeast Fresno around noon on January 15th. He was rushed to Community Regional Medical Center…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Four people are gunned down in Southeast Fresno, including a 12 year old boy who was taken to the hospital. Fresno Police says it appears the shooting was gang related. Lt. Joe Gomez tells KMJ they got the call just after 1:30 Friday afternoon of gunfire at a home at Montecito…… MORE
LOS BANOS (KMJ) — The President of the Los Banos Little League is thanking the community for its help recovering from a devastating fire. In the early hours of Monday January 16th, the trailer containing all their equipment burnt down. “Looking at it later though pictures, later in the morning, it was pretty much a…… MORE
PORTERVILLE, CA (KMJ) – Porterville Police are searching for three suspects who allegedly robbed Joe’s Westside Market on Wednesday. The three assailants allegedly held the clerk at gunpoint before taking off with an unknown amount of cash. Here are photos of the suspects. If you recognize them or have any information about the robbery you’re…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A Fresno County woman has contracted the Zika virus. The Fresno County Department of Public Health says she became infected through sexual transmission from a male Fresno County resident who had contracted Zika while travelling. Fresno County says this woman is the first in the county to contract the virus locally…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — 5 million Californians would be left without insurance, and $20 billion a year in federal funding would be lost. That’s according to the California Senate Health Committee Chairman, Democratic Senator Ed Hernandez, who’s among the vast majority of Democrats, urging Congressional Republicans to reconsider their plan to whack the Affordable Care Act.…… MORE
