FRESNO (KMJ) — The Fresno Police shooting of a man described as unarmed – continues to be the subject of intense scrutiny. Attorneys representing the family of the man shot and killed by Fresno Police, identified as Dylan Noble, are now requesting an outside agency conduct the investigation. Warren Paboojian and Stuart Chandler have sent a…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) – Attempted murder charges are filed against the man accused of the Fresno Courthouse Park shooting. 53 year-old Anthony Simpson ambushed his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend outside the Fresno County Courthouse, July 1st, in what Sheriff Margaret Mims called a targeted domestic violence attack. Simpson attacked his ex-girlfriend, she fell and received…… MORE
LEMOORE, CA (KMJ) – A 3-year-old is dead in Lemoore after suffering a gunshot wound to the head on Saturday. Lemoore Police responded to a medical call on Saturday night and discovered a toddler suffering from a head injury. They discovered a firearm nearby. The 3-year-old, who was with family visiting from out of town,…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — A hoverboard recall being highlighted by the federal government, already has local support. The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced that battery packs in the two-wheeled motorized scooters were catching fire or exploding, in some cases causing burns and damaging homes. It sparked a recall of 501,000 of them. But that concern was…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Butter consumption does not appear to be associated with cardiovascular disease. That’s among the findings of a new Tufts University Health Sciences study. Researchers say it’s a “middle-of-the-road” food, better than sugar, but not as good as healthy cooking oils. Still, not everyone’s convinced; the Center for Science in the Public…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — The San Joaquin Valley Business Conditions Index, for the first time since December 2013, has fallen below the growth-neutral threshold. A reading higher than 50 indicates growth over the next 3 to 6 months. However, the Fresno State Craig School of Business says between May and June, the index dipped to…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — New data from the World Bank show that California’s economy was equivalent to the sixth largest in the world last year. The World Bank’s annual rankings of countries’ gross domestic products, released on Friday, confirm an analysis published last month by the California Department of Finance. The U.S. Bureau of Economic…… MORE
(KMJ) – The Board of Trustees of the State Center Community College District named Dr. Carole S. Goldsmith as the new President of Fresno City College. They did so at its July 5, 2016 board meeting. Dr. Goldsmith is the current president at West Hills College in Coalinga and has over 25 years of higher…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) – Fresno city leaders on Tuesday were addressing reports of discolored water flowing in some homes in Northeast fresno. Of the 14,000 homes in the Northeast section of the city, 320 have reported tainted water flowing out from faucets. The City of Fresno conducted testing of samples at 39 homes and found…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif.( KMJ) — Caltrans has officially launched the pay-by-mile Road Charge Pilot Program. The goal is to determine whether the State of California can generate more revenue, which it says will be used to fund infrastructure repairs. Thousands of volunteers have signed up for the pilot program, in which no money will actually be exchanged. California is…… MORE
