Category Archives: Local News

Merced Resident’s Views Needed For High Speed Rail Regeneration

Merced Resident’s Views Needed For High Speed Rail Regeneration

MERCED (KMJ) — Despite the multitude of discussions and debates trying to derail it, High Speed Rail is still on track to come to the valley. With the plans moving forward, the City of Merced will be holding a public meeting to ask the people what they’d like to see constructed near the new terminal.…MORE

Fresno State’s ‘The Collegian’ Compares Trump To Hitler

Fresno State’s ‘The Collegian’ Compares Trump To Hitler

FRESNO (KMJ) — Fresno State’s Collegian Newspaper has found itself at the center of controversy for comparing Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler. The piece suggests he brings out racism and xenophobia. Under the headline “Donald Trump is going to get us all killed”, the article criticizes Trump’s actions on the campaign trail and suggests that…MORE

CCSPCA Celebrating World Spay Day 2016

CCSPCA Celebrating World Spay Day 2016

February 23rd is World Spay Day 2016 – an international campaign that promotes the life-saving benefits of spaying or neutering pets. Nearly 90 percent of animals in Fresno are put down because of overpopulation – the 3rd highest in the nation for euthanasia according to Central California SPCA Spokesperson, Walter Salvari. The Central California SPCA…MORE

Auto Insurance Claims Prove to be Costly in California

Auto Insurance Claims Prove to be Costly 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) — After making an insurance claim over $2,000, U.S. drivers see an average increase of 44 percent, according to the San Francisco-based…MORE

Study: Coffee Consumption Linked to Better Liver Health

Study: Coffee Consumption Linked to Better Liver Health

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) — Drinking coffee could help combat the type of liver damage, commonly associated with overindulging in food and alcohol. British researchers say…MORE

Sheriff’s Deputy Who Died In Tulare County Plane Crash Laid To Rest

Sheriff’s Deputy Who Died In Tulare County Plane Crash Laid To Rest

VISALIA (KMJ) — Tulare County Sheriff’s Department have said goodbye to one of their own. It was February 10th when Sheriff’s Deputy Scott Ballantyne was killed when the plane he was in crashed near Lake Success. After the funeral in Hanford on Saturday for pilot James Chavez, the second funeral was held Monday morning in…MORE

Corporate Taco Bell “Wage & Hour” Lawsuit Begins In Fresno

Corporate Taco Bell “Wage & Hour” Lawsuit Begins In Fresno

(KMJ) Fresno – It’s alleged that the corporate-owned branches of Taco Bell in California were ignoring state law when it came to employee break rights within the workplace. Two of three of the Taco Bell employees who initiated the lawsuit were in Federal court in Fresno, for the beginning of trial on Monday, February 22nd. in 2007, plaintiffs…MORE

Fresno Sheriff’s Detectives Seek Surveillance Video In Kidnapping

Fresno Sheriff’s Detectives Seek Surveillance Video In Kidnapping

(KMJ) – Fresno County Sheriff’s Detectives are hoping homeowners in the eastern portion of the county can help them solve a recent kidnapping case involving a 13 year old girl. Now, detectives are looking for surveillance video along the following roadways: – Highway 168 to Sample Road, then north on Pittman Hill Road, onto Tollhouse Road,…MORE

Watch Out for that Pothole!

Watch Out for that Pothole!

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 has some of the worst roads and highways in the nation, according to several studies, and potholes have become a…MORE

Do Men Have an Edge in the Virtual Marketplace?

Do Men Have an Edge in the Virtual Marketplace?

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) — Selling items on sites like eBay and Amazon requires some skills and experience. The most successful sellers often write a good…MORE