A Hanford man is in custody after threatening to slit a woman’s throat over an Instagram post. Police there say it happened, just after 10:00 on December 1st, 2015. Officers from the Hanford Police Department responded to an address in the city to check the welfare of a female –after a call came in that…… MORE
(KMJ) The Berkeley City council voted Tuesday night in favor of a strict set of laws that will ban people from taking up more than 2 square feet of space on sidewalks. The new laws also ban people from sleeping in planter beds, leaving any personal belongings in trees, and tighten existing bans on public…… 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) — When it costs more to light up, fewer babies die. According to a new study paid for by the National Institutes of Health,…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — Charities right across the valley are taking part in a national day of giving. The ‘#GivingTuesday’ campaign follows on from other day-related events we’ve had over the past week. We started with Black Friday, then onto Small Business Saturday, Sunday was just a regular Sunday, and then Cyber Monday. ‘#GivingTuesday’ is all…… MORE
(KMJ) – University of California – Riverside has decided to cancel its annual Heat music festival in March. The University claims the threat of the largest El Nino event on record will make it too difficult to plan and produce the show. The November 24th decision was an attempt to avoid losing money by planning an outdoor…… MORE
(KMJ) – Hundreds have turned out for the funeral of a Southern California officer who was shot and killed in a parking lot next to his Police department’s headquarters. Mourners gathered Monday at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in downtown Los Angeles to remember 29-year-old Officer Ricardo Galvez. He was shot to…… MORE
Fresno Unified is seeking community input and asking residents to participate in discussions directed specifically around supporting district youth. Community members interested in collaborating and sharing ideas can attend one of nine workshops scheduled December through February 2016. Fresno Unified School District encourages parents, teachers, staff, students and administrators to attend a Local…… 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) — Valley residents and businesses are covering more than their fair share of the financial burden relating to the Golden State’s aggressive greenhouse gas-reducing…… 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) — After 18 months as leader of the California Department of Conservation’s Division of Oil, Gas and Geothermal Resources, Steven Bohlen has stepped down.…… MORE
MERCED (KMJ) — A man has been found dead by the side of the road in Merced. Police made the discovery just after 4pm Saturday afternoon, on Santa Fe Avenue near the intersection with Glen Avenue. Officers describe the man as Hispanic in his mid 20s and that he’d been at the side of the…… MORE
