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Walker to Headline Calif. GOP Fall Convention

Walker to Headline Calif. GOP Fall Convention

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) — Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker will headline the Calif. Republican Party’s fall convention this September in Anaheim. Walker is among 16…MORE

State Water Board Accused of Favoring Farmers Over Fish

State Water Board Accused of Favoring Farmers Over Fish

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 Sportfishing Protection Alliance has filed a complaint against the State Water Resources Control Board, claiming it’s violated the…MORE

Auto Theft Charges For Woman Who Visited Jailed Boyfriend

Auto Theft Charges For Woman Who Visited Jailed Boyfriend

FRESNO (KMJ) — A woman who allegedly used a false name and credit card to rent a car essentially drove herself to prison while visiting her boyfriend who was already behind bars. Cynthia Abate had driven the vehicle to a parking area in front of Fresno County Jail in Downtown Fresno. Officers followed it there…MORE

Debris Slide Closes El Portal Rd. Near Yosemite

Photo credit: Yosemite NP El Portal Road, also known as Highway 140 in Yosemite National Park has been closed because of a mudslide.  The CHP has no estimated time to re-open the road. Caltrans says the road has been shutdown at the park boundary. Rain from thunderstorms rolling through the Yosemite area are to blame.…MORE

Local Death By Lightning?

Local Death By Lightning?

   An autopsy will determine whether a Bakersfield man who died during weekend thunderstorms was hit by lightning. Kern County sheriff’s deputies say family members found Stephen Ermigarat unresponsive under a tree Saturday evening. First-responders attempted CPR but the 62-year-old banking executive was eventually declared dead at the scene.MORE

Tax to Combat Poverty Proposed

Tax to Combat Poverty Proposed

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 Lifting Children and Families Out of Poverty Act would impose a surcharge of up to 1% on California real…MORE

Citibank to Pay $700M for Unlawful Practices

Citibank to Pay $700M for Unlawful Practices

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) — Citibank and its subsidiaries are being forced to pay $700 million in relief, to people who were harmed by their…MORE

Modesto Man Traffics Counterfeit Erectile Dysfunction Drugs

Anthony Pollino, 37, of Modesto, pleaded guilty Monday to one count of trafficking in counterfeit goods, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced. According to court documents, Pollino, along with several co-defendants, conspired to obtain counterfeit copies of the erectile-dysfunction drugs Viagra®, Cialis®, and Levitra®, along with their packaging, and sell them to consumers throughout…MORE

Calif. Supreme Court Weighs In on Marriage Separation

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California couples thinking about ending their marriage got guidance Monday from the state Supreme Court: They must live in different homes to qualify as legally separated and keep some of their income from their spouse during any divorce proceedings. The court’s unanimous ruling clarified what it means for a couple to…MORE

West Nile Claims First Calif. Victim

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California health officials say a senior citizen is the state’s first person to have died from the West Nile virus this year. The state Department of Public Health said Monday the 65-year-old woman died in Nevada County. It offered no other details. Thirty-three California counties have reported West Nile virus activity…MORE