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Discovery Center Youth Garden Festival & Grand Opening

Discovery Center Youth Garden Festival & Grand Opening

The October Fall Festival called “A Night at the Museum” is taking place tonight at the Discovery Center. Families can visit the museum and kids will get a pumpkin between 5:00pm AND 6:00pm while they last. There’s a costume contest , scary stories, trunk or treat and more… The proceeds are going to the museum…MORE

Friday Phil Performs At Ahwahnee Middle School

Friday Phil Performs At Ahwahnee Middle School

The Friday Philharmonic Orchestra is celebrating its 35th year of educating and entertaining Fresno Unified elementary students. To mark the milestone, the Friday Phil performed at a Fresno Unified middle school for the first time in its history, with Ahwahnee Middle School selected for this special event. The Friday Phil — made up of current…MORE

Paralympic Athlete Inspires Storey Middle School Students

Paralympic Athlete Inspires Storey Middle School Students

Jeff Fabry is a Paralympic gold medalist in archery. He was the special guest for Storey Elementary’s Character Counts! rally, today. The rally is an annual tradition at Storey, featuring students in T-shirts representing the colors of the character pillars, cheers, games and an inspirational guest. Fabry shared how he overcame the effects of a…MORE

New Challenges, Delays for End of Life Option Act

New Challenges, Delays for End of Life Option Act

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) — Patients seeking to take advantage of the Golden State’s new physician-assisted suicide law will have to wait until at least April of 2016.…MORE

Report: Antibiotics Can Lead to Obesity Later in Life

Report: Antibiotics Can Lead to Obesity Later in Life

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) — Children who are given antibiotics appear to gain weight more quickly, according to a new study published in the International Journal of Obesity.…MORE

Study Examines Effects of Sleep Deprivation

Study Examines Effects of Sleep Deprivation

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) — People who get less than six hours of sleep a night appear to be more likely to be diagnosed with diabetes and heart…MORE

Rising Star DeChambeau Talks Golf This Weekend in Madera

Rising Star DeChambeau Talks Golf This Weekend in Madera

(KMJ) – You have a chance to watch one of the rising stars of the PGA talk golf in the Valley this weekend. Clovis Native and 2015 NCAA and U.S. Amateur champion Bryson DeChambeau will hold a meet and greet, as well as a golf demonstration Saturday at Dragonfly Golf Club in Madera. The 21-year…MORE

Livingston Set To Be Invaded By Zombie Run

Livingston Set To Be Invaded By Zombie Run

LIVINGSTON (KMJ) — Zombies and runners are invading the City of Livingston this weekend. It’s not the plot-line of a local horror movie – the “Fear the Dead” 5k Zombie Run is actually taking place this Sunday and participants have to enter either as a human or a zombie. “So they’ll run through the town…MORE

Fresno Police Officer Arrested

Fresno Police Officer Arrested

(KMJ) – A Fresno Police Officer has been nabbed by special agents from the California Department of Justice. Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer issued the following statement on Thursday: “Fresno Police Officer Jesse Ruelas was arrested at his home in Clovis, by California Department of Justice Special Agents, as the result of a search warrant…MORE

Prescribed Burn Planned for Yosemite National Park

Prescribed Burn Planned for Yosemite National Park

(KMJ) – Yosemite National Park Fire Managers are planning a prescribed fire in Yosemite National Park on or before Wednesday, October 28, 2015, weather and conditions permitting. There are two locations being considered for this prescribed burn and the final decision will be based on weather and air quality conditions. The prescribed burn will either…MORE