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PG&E Pays $300M Fine for San Bruno Explosion

PG&E Pays $300M Fine for San Bruno Explosion

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 Pacific Gas and Electric Company says it’s paid $300 million to the State of California, relating to the deadly…MORE

SoCal Wholesale Gas Prices See Huge Jump

SoCal Wholesale Gas Prices See Huge Jump

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) — Wholesale prices have again shot up by 75 cents in the Los Angeles area, and that’s already pushing up prices…MORE

Fresno Soldiers Ordered to Stand Trial for Murder

Fresno Soldiers Ordered to Stand Trial for Murder

It was a New Year’s day celebration in 2014 — that ended with 32-year old Brian Santos — stabbed to death. Now, 25-year old Jessica Wills (left), and 24-year old Jacqueline Benavides Wills (right), will stand trial for the murder of their fellow army National Guard soldier. The women, who are married, were arrested shortly…MORE

Mountain Lion Killed Crossing I-5

CASTAIC, Calif. (AP) — A young mountain lion that crossed roads and freeways on a 50-mile journey to reach a new home north of Los Angeles has died under the wheels of a car, authorities said Thursday. The cougar, which was tagged and known to researchers as P-32, died Monday on Interstate 5 near Castaic,…MORE

Deputy Dies During Lake Tahoe Rescue Attempt

The Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office is mourning the loss of a deputy who died during a rescue attempt at Lake Tahoe. Deputy Carlos Francies died Thursday as he was trying to prevent a drowning. Sheriff David Livingston issued this statement on the passing of his deputy: “Today we lost a dedicated deputy sheriff and…MORE

Hundreds Pay Respects to Fallen Firefighter

The U.S. Forest Service and several fire agencies honored a U.S. Forest Service firefighter killed by a tree while battling a California blaze. Thursday, firefighters escorted the body of 21-year-old Michael Hallenbeck from South Lake Tahoe to his final resting place in Placerville. The Shingle Springs man was hit by a tree Saturday during the…MORE

Bay Bridge Jumper ID’d as Richmond Woman

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The California Highway Patrol has released the name of a woman they’re looking for who either jumped or fell from the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge trying to evade police in a stolen car. The CHP says Thursday that they’re seeking 25-year-old Erlynn Kay Sanchez-Edwards, whose last known address was in Richmond.…MORE

Historic Preservation Project Seeks 13,000 Stars

Historic Preservation Project Seeks 13,000 Stars

The National Park Service is sponsoring a special ceremony to remember and commemorate the lives of young soldiers killed in the civil war. It’s the 150th anniversary of a particularly grim chapter during the Civil War. 13,000 prisoners in Georgia’s Andersonville prison – many of them boys – died there over a 14-month period. The…MORE

Forecasters: Historic ‘Godzilla El Niño’ Expected This Winter

Forecasters: Historic ‘Godzilla El Niño’ Expected This Winter

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) — A historic El Nino is nearly certain to be coming this winter, hopefully, providing some relief to the drought-stricken Golden…MORE

Calif. Approves Stricter Standards for Showerheads

Calif. Approves Stricter Standards for Showerheads

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 latest effort to conserve California’s most-precious resource: stricter low-flow standards for showerheads. The California Energy Commission has adopted the…MORE