FRESNO, CA (KMJ ) – A Fresno mother is fighting for her son’s health. Since birth, Kerry Rivas’ son Donovan has been dealing with a very rare, life-threatening Connective Tissue disease. “It’s called Shprintzen-Goldberg Syndrome, and there are less than 70 cases world wide, and I’ve become the voice for this disease.” – Kerry Rivas,…… MORE
Tuberculosis Found In Another Fresno County School
FRESNO (KMJ) — Another Fresno County school student has been diagnosed with tuberculosis, the second potential outbreak in three months. The individual attends Caruthers Elementary School – the condition was confirmed in December. “What we do, when we find out about this, is we work carefully with the school district to make sure we identify…… MORE
Presidents Trump, Nieto Call Off Meeting
PHILADELPHIA (CNN) – President Donald Trump said Thursday that a meeting with the Mexican president would be “fruitless,” saying a planned session next week had been mutually canceled. “Unless Mexico is going to treat the United States fairly, with respect, such a meeting would be fruitless, and I want to go a different route. I…… MORE
DuPont Expects Merger Delays with Dow
DuPont says it needs an additional three months to complete merger activities with Dow. Regulators around the world are continuing to look over the deal that would combine the two U.S. chemical companies. A DuPont statement this week says they expect the deal to close by end of June after setting March as the initially…… MORE
Brand: Fresno Not “Sanctuary City”; Won’t Detain Based on Immigration Status
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno Mayor Lee Brand says he is not going to get involved with what the state of California chooses to do in fighting President Trump’s executive orders regarding immigration. “I’ve got to walk a fine line between Sacramento and Washington, D.C. and I want to be respectful of both sides,” said…… MORE
Cost of Providing Health, Dental Benefits to Retired State Employees Nearly $77B
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — The cost of providing health and dental benefits to retired California state government employees is nearly $77 billion. According to a new report from the State Controller’s office, every Californian, regardless of immigration status, would have to pay nearly $2,000 to cover that sum. Costs have grown substantially over the past 15…… MORE
Report: More Women Leading U.S. Companies
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — For the third-straight year, the percentage of women leading the workforce has risen. According to a new Challenger, Gray & Christmas report, 18.5 percent of new CEOs in America are women. However, analysts say the road to diversity in upper management has been long. In 2015, women accounted for a mere 7…… MORE
A New Chapter As NAS Lemoore Welcomes Four F35C Fighters
FRESNO, CA ( KMJ ) – Four new aircraft now based at NAS Lemoore, represent a new chapter for the U.S. Navy. The F-35C is set to become a major part of the U.S. Navy’s future aircraft-carrier based fleet. The formation of F-35C Lightning II fighter jets arrived at Naval Air Station Lemoore Wednesday afternoon.…… MORE
Mi Familia Vota Vows To Fight Trump Immigration Policy
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – President Trump makes good on promises to build a wall between the US and Mexico and change immigrant policies. On Wednesday, January 25th, President Trump signed orders to jumpstart construction of a border wall and cut funding for so-called sanctuary cities but not everyone is happy with his decision. Mi…… MORE
Bi-Partisan Bill To Limit Visible SSN Introduced In Congress
FRESNO (KMJ) — A bi-partisan bill to help prevent identities being stolen is now in progress at the federal level. Valley Congressman David Valadao introduced the ‘Social Security Fraud Prevention Act’ Tuesday, alongside fellow California representative Eric Swalwell. H.R. 624 is designed to reduce the number of times Social Security Numbers appear on government issued…… MORE
