FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno Unified Superintendent Michael Hanson is stepping down this summer, according to his communications staff – who KMJ contacted at 3:30 on Monday. Fresno Unified Communications said Hanson was announcing his decision to his school staff and principals, Monday afternoon. F.U.S.D. says there will be a press conference Tuesday, December 13th…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help to find a man they consider “armed and dangerous.” There’s a warrant out for 36 year-old Brandon Engleman in connection with multiple assaults involving a firearm. Brandon Engleman is described as white, 5’9”, 170 lbs., hazel eyes and brown…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The couple behind the popular HGTV show Flip or Flop have separated. TMZ reports the split of Tarek and Christina El Moussa comes six months after an incident involving guns and a feared suicide attempt. Back in May, nearly a dozen deputies and a helicopter responded to “a call of a…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Opponents of the California law requiring that nearly all school children be vaccinated, have filed another legal challenge. The group called A Voice for Choice argues that revoking religious and personal belief exemptions, forces families to chose between three constitutionally protected rights: making medical decisions for their children, bodily autonomy, and public…… MORE
SAN FRANCISCO (KMJ) — PETA is asking San Francisco International Airport to stop serving pork, bacon, and other items made from pigs, from its restaurants. It’s after the introduction of therapy pig LiLou, whose appearance on the terminal floors is to help calm travelers before they depart. In a letter from PETA’s President Ingrid E.…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — American retailers hired 9 percent fewer workers in November, according to the latest stats from the Bureau of Labor. 371,500 jobs were added in the industry, which is lowest employment gain for the month, since 2010. October also saw significantly less growth, amid a shift in holiday spending. More of that is…… MORE
(KMJ) 56 year old Walter Barker is jailed for allegedly assaulting a Fresno County Sheriffs Deputy. The Sheriffs Department says Barker and other homeless people were sleeping in front of the Sisk Courthouse in downtown Fresno around 6am Friday morning. When approached, Barker allegedly began arguing with the deputy and threatened to kill him. After…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — The attorney representing the mother of a man fatally shot by Fresno Police, says he’s disappointed in the results from the internal affairs investigation into that incident. Outside the Downtown Fresno Police headquarters, Stuart Chandler propped up a picture of the 19 year old who was shot and killed after an officer…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Three out of four registered California voters cast a ballot in the November election, the highest rate of participation since the 2008 presidential election. With all counties tallying their final turnout results, the secretary of state’s office is reporting that just over 14.6 million ballots were cast in California. That’s 75.3…… MORE
(KMJ) “The fact remains that Dylan Noble did pose an immediate threat to officers and nearby citizens when the fourth an final round was fired”, Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer said at a news conference Friday morning following an Internal Affairs investigation. Noble, 19, was shot and killed by FPD officers in June 2016 at…… MORE
