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Exhibit Opens At Fresno State Featuring Shamanic Artist

Exhibit Opens At Fresno State Featuring Shamanic Artist

The Master of Arts Graduate Exhibition at Fresno State will feature the display “Entering the Circle-Journey of a Shamanic Artist” from Sept. 28 – Oct. 5 at the Phebe Conley Gallery in the Conley Art Building. The exhibition by graduate student Kristen R. Kennedy is presented by the Conley Art Gallery and kicks off with…MORE

Clovis Police Responds To Seven Vehicle Crash

Clovis Police Responds To Seven Vehicle Crash

Clovis Police responded to a call of a seven-vehicle collision on eastbound Herndon at Villa Avenue. No one was seriously hurt. About 9:15 in the morning on September 28th, a champagne colored Chevy hit a brown Toyota Camry, which then side-swiped a Ford Fiesta and the Camry the hit the back of a Ford Edge. The…MORE

Fresno State Observes Planned Parenthood’s National Pink Out Day

Fresno State Observes Planned Parenthood’s National Pink Out Day

Students and health educators at Fresno State are observing Planned Parenthood’s National Pink Out Day. The event at the Speaker’s Platform north of the Madden Library is sharing information about sexual health services.  Representatives from the Student Health and Counseling Center will also be providing information about its Family Pact, a program that provides family planning…MORE

Fresno State Hosts Lunar Eclipse Viewing

Fresno State Hosts Lunar Eclipse Viewing

Did you see the blood moon last night? You weren’t alone trying to catch a glimpse of the lunar eclipse. Professor Steven White from Fresno State’s Planetarium: “Well, a lunar eclipse is always fun and that one came in the early evening, so that was special and we could share it with families, and unfortunately…MORE

Airbag Issues – Seven More Companies Could Face Recalls

Airbag Issues – Seven More Companies Could Face Recalls

Seven more companies could be facing recalls because they use air bag inflators made by Takata Corp. At least eight people have died worldwide and hundreds have been injured because of the problem. So far, about 23.4 million Takata driver and passenger air bag inflators have been recalled, affecting 19.2 million U.S. vehicles sold. 11…MORE

VIDEO: Madera Woman Freed After Getting Lost In Underground Canal

MADERA (KMJ) — A Madera woman is doing well after being rescued from a large water drainage pipe Sunday morning. She told firefighters she’d been stuck in the underground canal for at least a day. She’d entered the pipe, near Martin Luther King Junior School, after wandering into another access point nearly a mile away.…MORE

Hanford Rollover Accident

Hanford Rollover Accident

A drunk driver falling asleep caused a rollover accident in Hanford. It happened around 2:30 Sunday morning at 11 ½ Avenue and Armona. Officers arrived to find a Chevy Tahoe lying on its side.. The driver had fallen asleep and veered off the roadway striking a telephone pole and a tree. 24-year-old Blaze Anthony Galarza-Carter…MORE

Hanford Man Shot, Suspects Sought

Hanford Man Shot, Suspects Sought

(KMJ)  A Hanford man is recovering from a gunshot wound to his leg after being targeted early Monday morning. Hanford PD says the victim was shot in the right thigh near 3rd St and 11th Ave.  Investigators say they are looking for a dark colored SUV, but no suspects have been identified.  MORE

Man Killed by Train in Central Fresno

Man Killed by Train in Central Fresno

(KMJ)  The Monday morning commute was tied up for hours due to an apparent suicide. Fresno Police say an unidentified man laid down across the railroad tracks near Jeanne and Fedora around 6:40am and was killed. The train stopped near Palm and Dakota Avenues.  Traffic was also affected at Shields Avenue between Maroa Avenue and…MORE

Vandals Strike Serra Burial Site in Carmel

Vandals Strike Serra Burial Site in Carmel

(KMJ) – Carmel Police say vandals defaced a statue of Father Junipero Serra at the Carmel Mission.  That is where the remains of the recently canonized missionary are buried. Investigators say the vandals struck Saturday night, damaging statues, grave sites and signs and spewing green and white paint on doors. The Mission says a statue…MORE