FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Your chance to get Santa and Fido together for a photo takes place in Fresno. Petco in Fresno on Blackstone by Ashlan is offering Photos with Santa for ten bucks with proceeds going to Cathouse on the Kings Rescue and Sanctuary. “You can bring in your entire family including the ones…… MORE
Credit Card Skimmers Targeting Valley
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Imagine your bank account emptied – your credit cards run up by criminals using high-tech methods. A crook attaches a reader to an ATM, gas pump or other card reader to steal information from a card’s magnetic strip or computer chip. Thieves may also use hidden wireless cameras to capture pin…… MORE
Malwarebytes: Stockton Among U.S. Hotspots for Ransomware
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — The City of Stockton has the third-worst in America for ransomware attacks, in which hackers take over a victim’s computer, and demand money to release it. Santa Clara-based Malwarebytes says cybercriminals are making substantial progress, carrying out more sophisticated attacks. Six of the top ten cities in the software developer’s study are…… MORE
Defense Dept. Buries Report Outlining $125 Billion in Waste
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — A study showing $125 billion in administrative waste by the Pentagon was buried, as bureaucrats feared that Congress would further reduce defense spending. It was conducted by the Defense Business Board, and outlined what it referred to as a “clear path” to saving that sum over five years. The plan included attrition…… MORE
‘A Day For Felicity’ For A Young Girl With A Serious Kidney Disease
FRESNO (KMJ) — A Fresno based company is declaring Thursday December 8th ‘A Day for Felicity’. 10 year old Felicity Adams is battling Joubert Syndrome, a condition which affects her kidneys. Her family are hoping to find a kidney transplant, and until then she needs regular dialysis and a feeding tube in order to survive.…… MORE
JOHN GLENN 1921-2016
(KMJ) Legendary American astronaut and longtime US Senator John Glenn passed away Thursday at 95. NASA BIO: Born July 18, 1921 in Cambridge, Ohio. Married to the former Anna Margaret Castor of New Concord, Ohio. They have two grown children and two grandchildren. Glenn attended primary and secondary schools in New Concord, Ohio. He attended…… MORE
Magnitude 6.5 Quake Strikes No. Cal. Coast
(KMJ/CNN) A 6.5-magnitude earthquake shook the ocean floor about 100 miles off the northern California coast Thursday morning. The quake, centered about 102 miles west of Ferndale, California, happened around 6:50 a.m. PT and is believed to have caused weak or light shaking in parts of northern California, including as far south as San Francisco,…… MORE
Trump Pick For The EPA
President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt as his Environmental Protection Agency Administrator. Pruitt has spent much of his energy as attorney general fighting the agency he is being nominated to lead, according to the Washington Post. He is suing the EPA over climate change rules and is vastly opposed to…… MORE
75th Anniversary Of Pearl Harbor Attack Marked In Clovis
CLOVIS (KMJ) — December 7th 2016 marks the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, which saw the death of more than 2,400 people. “I was looking out the porthole that morning, December 7th”, describes Joe Quercia. “I says…’they’re having gunnery practice on Ford Island this morning’. I says ‘even the planes have red…… MORE
Report: Two-Thirds of U.S. Forests Face Risk of Devastating Tree Fatalities
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Nearly two-thirds of America’s forests are likely to be at risk for devastating tree fatalities, over the next decade. According to the U.S. Forest Service, the West is most in danger, as the drought has led to mass infestations of bark beetles. The damage is expected to cost billions each year for…… MORE
