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1100 Backpacks In Sobering Art Display Of Suicide Victims

1100 Backpacks In Sobering Art Display Of Suicide Victims

(October 8, 2015) KMJ – This week is Mental Health Awareness Week, and Fresno City College is exhibiting a display they hope draws attention to the topic of suicide. There are 1,100 backpacks at the center of the campus, representing the number of students who die by suicide every year. Call it risque – evocative …the exhibit is…MORE

Fresno Police Looking to ID Attempted Robbery Suspects

(KMJ) – Fresno Police are asking for your help to identify the suspects wanted for an attempted armed robbery and a vehicle burglary that occurred at the gas station located at 5190 East Olive Avenue. On Saturday, October 3rd, at about 11:30 p.m., the suspect pictured in the colored photo wearing an all grey sweatshirt…MORE

Grizzlies Hold Championship Trophy Viewing

Grizzlies Hold Championship Trophy Viewing

(KMJ) – Don’t miss your chance to pose with some Triple-A Baseball championship hardware. The Fresno Grizzlies will hold an open-to-the-public Championship Trophy Viewing Party on Thursday, October 8th at Chukchansi Park from 4:00 to 7:00 PM. The free event marks the first opportunity for fans to experience the 2015 Triple-A National Championship Trophy. Parking…MORE

Fresno Camera Thieves Caught On Camera

Fresno Camera Thieves Caught On Camera

(KMJ) – Fresno County Sheriff’s detectives are seeking the public’s help to identify two men involved in the theft of a surveillance camera. The homeowner’s surveillance camera captured these images of the men driving onto the property and walking around. The theft occurred at 3:15 pm on August 11th at a home in the area…MORE

FUSD Retired Food Services Worker Turns 100 Years Old

FUSD Retired Food Services Worker Turns 100 Years Old

A retired food services worker from Fresno Unified turns 100. It’s a milestone birthday for Ruby Barton who celebrates the century mark. “I don’t feel any different” – Ruby Barton, Retired Fresno Unified Food Service Worker. Fresno Unified Board members Janet Ryan and Christopher De La Cerda threw the party “We came and we wanted…MORE

German Exchange Students Learn American Football At Bullard High

German Exchange Students Learn American Football At Bullard High

American football is making quite an impression on a group of players from Munster, Germany who are practicing the sport…with coaches from Bullard High School. About 45 people including kids from ages 10 and up – boys and a girl in the group are working out and getting on the field field training from the…MORE

Afghan War Marine Corp Veteran Gets A Mortgage Free Home

Afghan War Marine Corp Veteran Gets A Mortgage Free Home

FRESNO (KMJ) — A valley veteran, whose decorations include the Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, and the National Defense Medal, has been given a place to live with his family. Lance Corporal Jordan Cody, who used to live in Clovis, is now making Fresno his home alongside his wife and 16…MORE

Valley Economic Growth Continues

Valley Economic Growth Continues

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 San Joaquin Valley Business Conditions Index rose to 55 in September, up from 53.9 in August, indicating positive and solid growth into…MORE

Calif. Adds 35k Jobs in Sept.

Calif. Adds 35k Jobs in Sept.

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) — Private California employers created 35,100 jobs in September, according to the latest ADP report. Almost all of the growth was seen in the…MORE

CA Correctional Officers Concerned About Prison Condom Use

CA Correctional Officers Concerned About Prison Condom Use

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) — Four California prisons have been equipped with dispensers offering inmates free condoms, in an effort to reduce the spread of STDs. In just…MORE