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New Rough Fire Evacuation Warnings

New Rough Fire Evacuation Warnings

(KMJ) – New evacuation warnings have been issued as the Rough Fire moves away from the Giant Sequoias. Fire crews say the flames did burn through the Grant Grove area but not much damage was done. and the General Grant tree was spared. The Rough Rire now covers more than 135-thousand acres. And, as of…MORE

Ole Miss Rebels Crush Bulldogs 73-21

OXFORD, Miss. — Chad Kelly’s brilliant passing performance provided evidence that Mississippi’s quarterback race has ended. Now the junior has the Rebels’ offense on quite a roll heading into next week’s Southeastern Conference showdown with Alabama. Kelly threw for 346 yards and four touchdowns, including three of them to Quincy Adeboyejo, to lead No. 17…MORE

Stockton Developer Found Dead in Street

Stockton Developer Found Dead in Street

STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) – Police are investigating a homicide after a Stockton real estate developer was found dead on a darkened street. The Stockton Record reports that Ten Space Developers Chief Brand Officer Ted Egkan was found dead early Sunday just hours after leading a group of San Francisco Bay Area artists on a tour…MORE

Carr Injured in Raiders Blowout Loss

Carr Injured in Raiders Blowout Loss

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The offense didn’t take a snap across midfield until the fourth quarter. The defense struggled from the opening drive. Throw in an injury to starting quarterback Derek Carr and it’s hard to imagine how coach Jack Del Rio’s debut in Oakland could have gotten much worse. Andy Dalton threw two touchdown…MORE

“Valley Fire” Destroys 400 Homes, Kills 1

“Valley Fire” Destroys 400 Homes, Kills 1

MIDDLETOWN, Calif. (AP) — Some 400 homes were among the hundreds of structures destroyed as fast-moving wildfires raged through communities in Northern California, leaving at least one person dead and sending residents fleeing along roads where some buildings and vehicles were still in flames. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection confirmed Sunday one…MORE

Valley Remembers 14th Anniversary Of 9/11

CLOVIS (KMJ) — A ceremony to mark the 14th anniversary of the 9/11 attack has taken place at the Pelco Schneider Electric facility in Clovis Friday morning. Fire, police, and the public all came together as one to remember the fourteenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, which killed 2,977 people in New York, Washington D.C.,…MORE

Poll: Concerns About Calif. Drought Increasing

Poll: Concerns About Calif. Drought Increasing

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) — More than a third of California voters now say the drought is having a major impact on them and their families, according to…MORE

Housing Female Transgender Inmates Based on Their Gender Identity

Housing Female Transgender Inmates Based on Their Gender Identity

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 Francisco jail will begin training staff members and inmates, in preparation for transgender inmates to participate with other women in drug…MORE

Animal Disaster Team Responds to Rough Fire

Animal Disaster Team Responds to Rough Fire

(KMJ) – The Central California Animal Disaster Team (CCADT) has been deployed by the Fresno County Office Of Emergency Services to assist with displaced small and large animals due to the Rough Fire The small animal evacuation shelter will be open for pets of families under mandatory evacuation orders: CCADT has activated an emergency animal…MORE

Fire Evacuations Ordered For Residents of Dunlap

Fire Evacuations Ordered For Residents of Dunlap

Friday, Fresno County Sheriff’s deputies are going door to door to distribute mandatory evacuation notices to certain residents in Dunlap. The starting point will be on Millwood Road, 1 ½ miles east of where Dunlap Road and Millwood Road intersect. The notices will be handed out along Todd Eymann Road and up along Highway 245…MORE