FRESNO (KMJ) — Walmart says it will close 269 stores in the U.S. and abroad, but none of the closures affect stores in the Central Valley. In a statement released Friday morning, the company says the closures will impact 16,000 associates with 10,000 of them in the United States. Of the stores in California, Walmarts…… MORE
(KMJ)- Tenants of Fresno’s Summerset Village Apartments have filed a lawsuit against property owner Chris Henry. The suit was filed Thursday in Fresno County Superior Court. It contends the plaintiffs are all low-income residents of the Summerset Apartments and that the complex is unsafe, unsanitary, and in a serious state of disrepair. Crews have been busy…… MORE
(KMJ) – Fresno State will host a Drought Summit from noon-5 p.m. Friday, January 15th. The gathering will convene regional faculty, researchers and administrators to develop an action plan for managing water, drought and climate variability in the San Joaquin Valley. The 20 participants will meet in the Smittcamp Alumni House at Fresno State. Dr. Gil…… MORE
January 14, 2016 – FRESNO (KMJ) A secret gun range is discovered Thursday in Calwa. Approximately 80 officers from several agencies participated in MAGEC (Multi-Agency Gang Enforcement Consortium) and were serving warrants at several different locations when one stood out. On the 3800 block of East Laurite, MAGEC found a hole dug in a…… MORE
January 14, 2016, FRESNO (KMJ) – Fresno’s in on the move to go small – not big in housing. Council Member Esmeralda Soria and Mayor Ashley Swearengin welcomed California Tiny House, Thursday, on display at City Hall. Fresno is gaining national attention for this change in the development code, making our city one of the…… MORE
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 latest field poll shows 50 percent of registered voters believe the Golden State is generally on the right track. That’s up 10…… MORE
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 average age of first-time mothers is at an all-time high in the U.S., now at 26 years years, 4 months. The CDC…… MORE
YOSEMITE (KMJ) — A number of sites inside Yosemite National Park will be changing their names to avoid a potential trademark infringement. The news comes after the National Park Service were hit with a lawsuit from Delaware North Companies last September. They argued that they were owed $44 million for names of properties inside the…… MORE
CHINO HILLS (KMJ) — The owner of the 7-Eleven in Chino Hills, which sold one of the three tickets to have won Wednesday’s Powerball Jackpot, has himself been presented with $1 million. Balbir Atwal had the giant check handed to him by the California Lottery Thursday morning. It was at his store which the lucky…… MORE
The son of a special agent with the Department of Justice is sentenced to life behind bars for a double murder. Prosecutors say back in 2014, Eloy Romero Jr. shot and killed two Norteno gang members execution style, while they were riding in a car. 38 year-old Joseph Blunt of Santa Clara, and 40 year old…… MORE
