The National Hot Dog and Sausage Council Monday unveiled the Hot Dog Ingredients Guide to provide consumers with more information and transparency. The guide details the role each ingredient may play in a hot dog and is searchable to allow users to easily find ingredients they see listed on their favorite package of hot…… MORE
At Least 36 Dead in Oakland Warehouse Fire
OAKLAND, California (CNN) – Pete Veilleux said he was desperate and had no place to live. His friends Derick Almena and Micah Allison offered him a place to stay at the “Ghost Ship” warehouse, which Almena leased. But Veilleux refused. “They had asked me if I would move in several times,” he said Tuesday. “I…… MORE
National Cancer Institute: No ‘Safe Level’ of Smoking
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — According to researchers at the National Cancer Institute, even consuming a consistent average of fewer than one cigarette per day over a lifetime, leads to 64 percent higher risk of early death. Those who smoke between 1 and 10 cigarettes per day, face an 87 percent greater chance of dying prematurely. However,…… MORE
Study: Nuts Can Reduce Heart Disease, Cancer Risks
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Eating at least 20 grams of nuts per day, appears to reduce the risk of coronary heart disease, by about 30 percent. According to a new study in the journal BMC Medicine, nuts may also reduce the risk of cancer by 15 percent, and diabetes, by almost 40 percent. Researchers say nuts…… MORE
California Preps For State’s Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony
The California State Capitol is preparing for it’s 85th Annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony. At 5:00 on Monday, December 5th, Governor Jerry Brown and the first lady Anne Gust, will appear on the west steps to flip the switch. Some call it the first proper Christmas tree lighting ceremony in three years, rain forced the…… MORE
Christmas Lights Show in Madera Runs Through NYE
MADERA, CA (KMJ) – The Christmas Light Show in Madera is going strong. In its 9th year, the Christmas Light Show for Charity offers 45,000 lights to drive by while listening to Christmas tunes on the radio. The lights are on from now through December 31st. On December 16th there will be a Christmas Pinata…… MORE
Home-Away-From-Home For Family Of Hospital Patients Wants Your Help
FRESNO (KMJ) — A home away from home for people whose loved ones are in Fresno’s CRMC – is asking for your support. The Downtown Fresno site Terry’s House, gives those who want to be close by a place to stay while their family member is recovering. It was built in 2010, opened its doors…… MORE
Farm Income Drops 17% This Year
U.S. farmers will see their net incomes drop in 2016 for the third consecutive year. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says weaker cash returns on livestock, poultry, and dairy farms will drive income down 17.2 percent to $66.9 billion this year. That forecast would be 46 percent lower than the record profits of $123.7 billion…… MORE
CSUF: Suspected Fresno State Serial Groper is a Student
UPDATE: Fresno Police announce they’ve booked 23-year-old Deandre Jean-Pierre into the Fresno County Jail on one count of misdemeanor sexual battery. (KMJ) Fresno Police say they’ve caught the man they believe is responsible for a rash of groping incidents near Fresno State. FPD issued only a brief e-mail Saturday: “No suspect information is being released at…… MORE
Death Toll Rises in Oakland Warehouse Fire
(CNN) — A criminal investigation team has been activated in a massive warehouse fire that killed at least 33 people, city officials in Oakland, California, said in a news conference Sunday.The dead include an unspecified number of teenagers, said Sgt. Ray Kelly with the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office. An electronic dance party was being held…… MORE
