Category Archives: Local News

Disparities in Mental Health Care Quality

Disparities in Mental Health Care Quality

Aaron Abeytia Aaron Abeytia anchors afternoon newscasts on News/Talk 580 & 105.9 KMJ. Read More…       Listen to the report as aired on News/Talk 580 AM & 105.9 FM KMJ FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — In a study involving 7.5 million adults, substantial differences in the diagnosis and treatment of mental health issues were discovered, based on…MORE

Tax Scam Targets Property Owners in Madera County

Tax Scam Targets Property Owners in Madera County

(KMJ) – The Madera County Sheriff’s Office says it has been alerted that individuals are contacting Madera County property owners, claiming their property is scheduled to be sold at a tax auction on May 14th. It says these individuals are not affiliated with nor authorized by Madera County to contact property owners. If you are contacted…MORE

Fresno Woman Arrested For Animal Cruelty

Fresno Woman Arrested For Animal Cruelty

(KMJ) – Fresno County Sheriff’s Deputies arrest a Fresno woman after witnesses reported seeing her slam a dog into a fence. Deputies say on April 14th, around 5:30 p.m., they were called to the 2700 block of S. Valentine Ave. in Fresno. There, witnesses reported seeing  35-year old Tammy Sue Corbin pick up her dog and slamming it…MORE

Kaiser Sends Four Kids To See Golden State Warriors Game

Kaiser Sends Four Kids To See Golden State Warriors Game

Kaiser Permanente is giving four children a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to sit in a suite and watch the 2015 NBA Champion Golden State Warriors battle to defend their title. “Kaiser Permanente works closely with the Warriors on a wide range of community health initiatives as part of a shared commitment to improving the health and wellness…MORE

Poll: Strong Support Continues for Water Conservation in California

Poll: Strong Support Continues for Water Conservation in California

Aaron Abeytia Aaron Abeytia anchors afternoon newscasts on News/Talk 580 & 105.9 KMJ. Read More…       Listen to the report as aired on News/Talk 580 AM & 105.9 FM KMJ FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — With the rain coming to an end, 62 percent of California voters describe the shortage of water as “extremely serious.” 75 percent…MORE

Teen Smoking Rate Hasn’t Changed Much

Teen Smoking Rate Hasn’t Changed Much

Aaron Abeytia Aaron Abeytia anchors afternoon newscasts on News/Talk 580 & 105.9 KMJ. Read More…       Listen to the report as aired on News/Talk 580 AM & 105.9 FM KMJ FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Tobacco use among middle and high school students hasn’t changed much in the past 5 years. According to the FDA’s Center for…MORE

Free Entry To Yosemite For ‘National Park Week’

Free Entry To Yosemite For ‘National Park Week’

FRESNO (KMJ) — A celebration of national heritage is taking place right across the country and right here in the valley. Yosemite National Park, alongside every other National Park in the country, is taking park in ‘National Park Week’. It starts Saturday April 16th. “It’s our centennial year, so 100th anniversary of the National Parks…MORE

Deputies Continue to Investigate Body Found In Fresno County Canal

Deputies Continue to Investigate Body Found In Fresno County Canal

(KMJ) – Two farmer workers made the discovery Just before 3:00 pm Thursday.  The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office says that’s when Deputies were called in regarding a body found in a canal.  Deputies responded to the area of Barstow and Floyd, which is north of Biola, and found the body a middle-aged Hispanic man lying in a…MORE

Fresno Man Arrested In Clovis Stabbing

Fresno Man Arrested In Clovis Stabbing

(KMJ) – Thursday night around 8:50 p.m.,  Clovis Police were called to a disturbance at Peach and Shaw.  Witnesses there told officers a woman had been stabbed.  and that the suspect had ran away through the neighborhood.  Clovis Police say the victim who had been stabbed multiple times in the back but was alert and…MORE

Porterville Man Grateful To Life Saving Game Warden

Porterville Man Grateful To Life Saving Game Warden

A Porterville man is grateful for a game warden – who saved his granddaughter, and her mother during the Valley Fire. The fire was raging, and Bob Phillips says his 18-month old granddaughter Jessie was with her mother in their home behind the fire line. “They were just oblivious to what was going on.” –…MORE