SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Sales of California homes remained robust in July, with the number of houses and condos sold hitting a nine-year high for the second month in a row, a research firm reported Wednesday. CoreLogic Inc. reported an estimated 46,065 new and existing single-family homes sold in California in July. That’s up 14.4…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — A blaze burning for nearly three weeks on the western slope of the Sierra Nevada surged in size in a recreation area outside Kings Canyon National Park where more than 2,500 campers, hikers, employees and residents have been evacuated. The blaze crossed Highway 180 and a river prompting the evacuation of…… MORE
A study says two California coastal cities are at greater risk from tsunamis than previously thought. The American Geophysical Union says Ventura and Oxnard could be hit with a wave 23 feet high if a major earthquake hits in the Santa Barbara Channel. A computer simulation suggests that a wave caused by an…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — Two men have been arrested after after a gun was used to threaten people inside Fresno’s Westwoods BBQ. The incident took place on Tuesday around 8.30pm. Fresno Police say 23 year old Bradley Curtis was armed with a glock semi-automatic handgun inside the restaurant and pointed it at someone in his…… 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) — During the NFL preseason, millions of fantasy football fans are hard at work; that is, tending to their imaginary teams. An estimated 66%…… 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) — Part of the Merced River has been closed to angling. The California Fish and Wildlife Department has closed a 5-mile stretch earlier than…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — Fresno residents are among the chosen few across the United States who can now get Google to estimate how much money they can save using solar panels. It’s all about using the information the search engine already has on your home, thanks to it’s maps and earth services, to determine how much…… MORE
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has closed a section of the Merced River to fishing. And it’s all due to high water temperatures. The closure affects the Merced River from Crocker-Huffman Dam downstream to the Snelling Road Bridge. That’s a distance of approximately 5.5 miles. The closure begins immediately. The CDFW says the…… MORE
The Kern County Coroner says the suspect wanted in that massive 18-day manhunt in the mountains east of Bakserfield shot himself. 34-year old Benjamin Ashley died Saturday night during a shooting involving two deputies outside a mini-mart in Inyokern. Kern County Chief Deputy Curtis Cornelison said Ashley had six gunshot wounds from the deputies. But…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers announced a second attempt at passing right-to-die legislation this year after an earlier measure stalled amid religious opposition and hesitant Democrats. The new bill allowing doctors to prescribe terminally ill patients life-ending drugs was introduced in a special legislative session on health care financing convened by Gov. Jerry Brown.…… MORE
