Category Archives: Local News

Corcoran Man Arrested for Making Bomb Threat at Tulare Wal-Mart

Corcoran Man Arrested for Making Bomb Threat at Tulare Wal-Mart

(KMJ) – The Tulare Wal-Mart located in the 1100 block of East Prosperity Avenue was evacuated for more than two hours Sunday night, March 6th after a bomb threat was called into that business. Tulare Police called in a bomb sniffing K-9 to search the property but no explosives were found. During the course of…MORE

Fresno Traffic Stop Leads to Firearms Arrest

Fresno Traffic Stop Leads to Firearms Arrest

(KMJ) – Fresno Police officers making a traffic stop on March 7th wind up making an arrest for possession of firearms in Southeast Fresno. The Department’s Traffic Unit conducted the stop in the area of East Kaviland Avenue and South Holloway Avenue. The driver,  identified as 33-year-old Khamprasong Thammavong; was on AB109 probation and a…MORE

Getting It On When Your Older – Good For Your Brain

Getting It On When Your Older – Good For Your Brain

According to research out of England, people over age 50 who are more sexually active have better memory and cognitive skills than people who get busy less often. Men’s brains get a bigger boost than women’s, scoring higher on planning, solving problems and paying attention — the women only got a boost in their memory…MORE

Clovis Man Pleads Guilty To Laser Strikes On CHP Plane

Clovis Man Pleads Guilty To Laser Strikes On CHP Plane

  A Clovis man pleads guilty to laser strikes on aCHP plane According to court documents, Jeremy Scott Danielson tracked and struck a CHP plane, Air 43, 18 to 20 times with a powerful green laser pointer. Clovis police officers tracked it and found the 35 year old with a laser pointer in his pants…MORE

New Effort to Tax Soda in California

New Effort to Tax Soda 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) — California Democratic Assemblyman Richard Bloom is pushing for a tax on sugary soft drinks. Bloom was behind similar legislation last year,…MORE

Supreme Court Won’t Hear Batmobile Copyright Case

Supreme Court Won’t Hear Batmobile Copyright Case

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) — The Supreme Court will not be getting involved in a copyright dispute, involving a California man who made replicas of the…MORE

Work Experience Program Open To Fresno County Young Adults

Work Experience Program Open To Fresno County Young Adults

FRESNO (KMJ) — A summer program aims to get the youth of Fresno County some very helpful workplace experience. Now in its fifth year, The Boys & Girls’ Club’s partnership with PG&E is hoping to give 300 young adults pre-employment training, and 100 of them a paid summer internship. “It’s taught them work”, says Boys…MORE

Fresno Police & Fire Step Up to Repair Damaged Home

Fresno Police & Fire Step Up to Repair Damaged Home

(KMJ) – A Hit and Run accident on Saturday, March 5th left homeowner Epifina Garcia with a gaping hole in her garage. And, without insurance, Garcia said she had no way of paying for the repairs. But Officers from the Fresno Police and Crews from Fresno Fire stepped up to change that. Fresno Police went to…MORE

Local Jobless Rate Climbs

Local Jobless Rate Climbs

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) — The Fresno County unemployment rate rose to 10.6 percent in January, with a loss of 4,700 jobs. However, that’s below the…MORE

Report: Unplanned Pregnancies on the Decline

Report: Unplanned Pregnancies on the Decline

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) — Unplanned pregnancies have fallen significantly in recent years, according to research published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Declines can…MORE