FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — A new report from the Department of Housing and Community Development confirms the notion of vast unaffordability. While the Bay Area and Southern California are significantly tighter than the Central Valley, housing and homeownership remain a problem statewide. Nearly a third of renters spend more than half of their income on a…… MORE
USGS Using High Water Levels To Calibrate Flood Watch Data
FRESNO (KMJ) — A team from USGS has spent Monday morning in Lost Lake Park, measuring the water discharge from Friant Dam. “What we’re trying to do is calibrate our ratings”, explains Deputy Data Chief Al Caldwell. “So that the numbers that we’re showing on our website are accurate, and we want to be sure…… MORE
New FAX 15 Buses and Lines Unveiled
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – FAX, along with the City of Fresno and Fresno State, unveiled 16 new bus lines, along with some new buses on Monday. The FAX 15 buses offer service in 15 minute intervals along the most traveled sections of Shaw and Cedar. Fresno State President Joseph Castro says the service will greatly…… MORE
Trump Ag Adviser Wants Mergers Blocked
Iowa agribusiness leader Bruce Rastetter is a Republican mega-donor who wants the incoming Trump administration to block mergers in the works between large seed and chemical companies. The deals between Bayer and Monsanto, DuPont and Dow, along with ChemChina and Syngenta are worth billions of dollars. Rastetter tells the Des Moines Register that the deals…… MORE
Search Continues for Oakhurst Bank Robber
(KMJ) – The Madera County Sheriff’s Office continues to search for the person who robbed a bank in Oakhurst. Deputies say a white man (pictured above) entered the Central Valley Community Bank around 5:30 Friday afternoon. He passed a note to a teller as a second suspect stayed outside in a white pick-up truck (pictured…… MORE
Madera Man Wins $750K While Buying Cold Medicine For Child
(KMJ) – A man wins a $750,000 lottery prize after going to a Madera drugstore to buy cold medicine for his sick kid. 50-year-old Jerry Villa stopped at a CVS in madera to pick up some Dayquil for his son and decided to buy a $10 mystery crossword scratcher. Turns out, it was a big winner.…… MORE
Suspect Nabbed for Stealing Guns from Squad Car
(KMJ) Clovis Police have arrested the young man suspected of breaking into a Fresno County Sheriff Department’s vehicle and stealing guns. On December 16, 2016 several pieces of law enforcement equipment, along with two firearms, were taken. Clovis Police Detectives have been following up on leads and arrested 19 year-old Tyler Johnson on January 3, 2017.…… MORE
Fresno Gets High Score for Public Pension Surplus
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — There’s seemingly no shortage of lists these days, in which Fresno ranks at or near the bottom. However, according to government finance watchdog Truth in Accounting, Fresno is second among America’s 50 largest cities, when it comes low taxpayer burdens for public employee benefits. While many government entities are struggling to fund…… MORE
Parlier Police K9 Found Dead
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — “Indy” was reported missing Friday morning from the Parlier Police Department. A reward was also offered for the 9-year-old German Shepherd’s return. However, Friday afternoon, Fresno County Sheriff’s deputies discovered Indy, near Mendocino and Industrial, deceased. Spokesman Tony Botti tells KMJ News that investigators are trying to determine whether Indy escaped, or…… MORE
Sheriff Reveals More Details About Sgt. Lucas Shooting Death Investigation
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims reveals more details to KMJ about the investigation into the shooting death of Sgt. Rod Lucas – which was ruled as a homicide Friday. That means the investigation determined that the weapon was in the hands of an unnamed detective (and not Lucas’ hands) when the…… MORE
