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Calif. Bills Aim to Combat Sex Abuse on College Campuses

Calif. Bills Aim to Combat Sex Abuse on College Campuses

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) — In an effort to eliminate inconsistent policies regarding sexual abuse on college campuses, California lawmakers are considering several pieces of…MORE

Covered California Announces Premium Increases

Covered California Announces Premium Increases

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) — Covered California health premiums will rise by an average of 4% next year. Director Peter Lee says it’s a slight…MORE

What’s Fueling California’s Wildfires?

What’s Fueling California’s Wildfires?

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) — Wildfires in the Sierra Nevada are now charring high-elevation forests, which historically, have seldom burned. New research from the John…MORE

Court: Prop. 47 Reclassification Must Extend to Juveniles

Court: Prop. 47 Reclassification Must Extend to Juveniles

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 California 4th District Court of Appeal says that juvenile offenders, like their adult counterparts, are entitled to have certain…MORE

Vaccines At “Walk-in-Wednesdays” Kings County

Vaccines At “Walk-in-Wednesdays” Kings County

  The start of school is just around the corner, and up-to-date on vaccinations should be a part of every back-to-school routine. Back-to-School vaccinations are available through the Kings County Department of Public Health. July through August “Walk-in-Wednesdays” will be offered at 330 Campus Drive in Hanford. Anyone can “walk-in” with their child from 8:00…MORE

Four Rescued from Kern River

(Photo courtesy of the Kern County Fire Department via Instagram)   Just before 2:00 PM, the Kern County Fire Department received a call for a woman and child stuck on a rock in the Kern River. When they arrived, firefighters found the mother, her 4-year-old daughter, and two men hanging onto a rock in the…MORE

Transgender Murdered, Suspect Sought

Transgender Murdered, Suspect Sought

The Fresno Police have release this photo to help track down those responsible for a brutal stabbing that killed a transgender person. 66-year old Kenton Haggard of Fresno was stabbed in the neck early Thursday morning while walking on Blackstone near Cornell. Surveillance video captured the attack. And it shows Haggard approach the suspect vehicle…MORE

Modesto Mass Murder Suspect Pleads Not Guilty

Modesto Mass Murder Suspect Pleads Not Guilty

MODESTO, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California man suspected of killing two women and four children pleaded not guilty Thursday to murder charges in one of the deaths. Martin Martinez, 30, has been formally charged with killing his girlfriend’s 2-year-old toddler last October. He was also a suspect in the Saturday homicides of girlfriend Dr.…MORE

I-10 Reopening After Bridge Collapse

I-10 Reopening After Bridge Collapse

DESERT CENTER, Calif. (AP) — Construction crews have been laboring around the clock to meet a Friday deadline for the partial reopening of about 50 miles of Interstate 10 through the California desert that was closed when flash flooding damaged several bridges. The California Department of Transportation said limited traffic would resume at noon —…MORE

Calif. Lags in Water-Efficient Plumbing

Calif. Lags in Water-Efficient Plumbing

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) — Water use is on the decline in drought-stricken California, but the majority of homeowners and businesses have been slow to…MORE