Category Archives: Local News

Malos Hechos Motorcycle Gang Decimated By Fresno PD

Malos Hechos Motorcycle Gang Decimated By Fresno PD

FRESNO (KMJ) – Fresno Police continue to target leaders of major gangs. Chief Jerry Dyer and the gang enforcement consortium called MAGEC – has decimated the Malos Hechos Motorcyle Gang, involved in illegal drug and gun sales. The operation was conducted by officers from the ATF, DEA, HSI, FBI, USMS, the Fresno Police Department, the…MORE

Autism Rates Increase in Calif. Public Schools

Autism Rates Increase in Calif. Public Schools

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — More than 97,000 students in California public schools have been diagnosed with autism. The latest statistics from the CA Department of Education show that the figure has risen seven-fold, in the past 15 years.     The increase is most prominent among kindergartners, in whom autism cases climbed by 17 percent last year.…MORE

Bakersfield: The Most Stressed City in Calif.

Bakersfield: The Most Stressed City in Calif.

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Stress is probably not what Dwight Yoakam and Buck Owens were looking for on the “Streets of Bakersfield.” However, according to WalletHub, Bakersfield is the most stressed city in the State of California, and ranks 38th on the list of 150 cities examined throughout the nation.     Analysts took into account several…MORE

Covered California Premiums to Rise 13.2%

Covered California Premiums to Rise 13.2%

Covered California premiums will rise 13.2% on average in 2017, according to Kaiser Health.  The sharp increase comes after major insurers around the country seek bigger rate increases for open enrollment.California only had 4 percent increases the last two years. However, that could not continue as overall medical costs climb. These rate increases apply to…MORE

Fresno State Football Player Suffers Heat Stroke

Fresno State Football Player Suffers Heat Stroke

 FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno State Athletics confirms a football player is in the hospital after suffering heat stroke following a team work out. Junior offensive lineman Shane Gama is in serious condition – but no longer in ICU – after a workout supervised by the head football strength and conditioning coach, Thomas Stallworth, and…MORE

Fresno State in “Best Colleges” Rankings

Fresno State in “Best Colleges” Rankings

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – California State University, Fresno is a part of Money’s “Best Colleges for Your Money” rankings.  In money’s third annual rankings, Fresno State joined 13 other California State University schools in the top 50 “Best Public Colleges” (#43). The rankings take into account affordability and the quality of education. “I’m very, very proud…MORE

Selma Man Accused of Using His Car To Commit Murder

Selma Man Accused of Using His Car To Commit Murder

(KMJ) – Fresno County Sheriff’s Homicide Detectives say a Selma man used his car to rundown and kill the boyfriend of his ex-girlfriend. Detectives say 31-year old Saul Mendoza (pictured above) deliberately struck the man as he was getting out of a vehicle shortly after midnight at Nebraska and De Wolf Avenues in Selma. Mendoza’s…MORE

Mims Speaks Out Against Police Assassinations

Mims Speaks Out Against Police Assassinations

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims spoke out on Monday about how difficult the past few days have been for law enforcement, given the shooting Sunday in Baton Rouge that killed three law enforcement officers, and the recent shooting in Dallas that killed five other officers. Mims said locally that she is involved in…MORE

More Flyers Being Mailed In Fresno Over Dirty Water

More Flyers Being Mailed In Fresno Over Dirty Water

FRESNO (KMJ) – More notices are going out to homeowners as the City of Fresno conducts a survey over the dirty water problem. Ronda Rafidi is one homeowner on the Northeast side of the city who’s been observing brown water streaming from her faucet. “We would like a fair resolution to this instead of just asking…MORE

How Much Bloodshed Can Americans Handle?

How Much Bloodshed Can Americans Handle?

  FRESNO (KMJ) – After weeks of bloodshed reported in the news – How much can we handle…? “No question it’s affecting us, and in ways it’s not affected us in the past,” says Jay Pope, a clinical psychologist and Associate Professor at Fresno Pacific University. Horrible tragedy is plastered all over the news, Pope…MORE