SACRAMENTO (KMJ) — Two LAPD officers running from Los Angeles to Sacramento – are now finally at the finish line after reaching the capitol city of California Monday evening. The mammoth journey, approximately 400 miles from one end of California to the other, was put together to generate donations for their fallen colleagues. The goal…… MORE
Fresno Pacific University Petition Calls For DACA Student Protection
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A petition to protect Fresno Pacific University’s undocumented students has been signed by dozens of students, professors and alumni. The petition calls for FPU President Richard Kriegbaum to refuse to release any information regarding students’ immigration status, and publicly pledge to protect such students. Jay Pope, the Associate Professor of Psychology,…… MORE
Supreme Court Ruling Limits Police Power to Conduct Searches
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — The California Supreme Court has issued a unanimous ruling, stating that police are only allowed to conduct a search before making an arrest, if they have probable cause to make that arrest to begin with. The ruling comes in a case involving a traffic stop in Torrance, in which a bicyclist was…… MORE
Fresno State Hires Six Football Assistants
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno State has announced the hiring of six new football assistants, to help new head coach Jeff Tedford lead the Bulldogs in 2017. • Jamie Christian Position: running backs coach and special team coordinator Last stop: UNLV (running backs coach) Alma Mater: Central Washington (1999) Coaching Experience: 2015-16: UNLV – running…… MORE
Kyle Allen Sarver
Kyle Allen Sarver of Fresno. A judge has issued an arrest warrant for failing to appear in court on charges of auto theft, receiving stolen property and possession of burglary tools. On November 22nd at 1:30 am, a Fresno County Sheriff’s deputy observed a suspicious van driving near the intersection of Griffith and Van Ness…… MORE
Corcoran PD: Suspect Slashed Victim’s Face
(KMJ) A Corcoran man is locked up on charges of assault with a deadly weapon, mayhem and robbery. Corcoran PD says 34 year old Willie Carter got into a fight at a home on Whitley Avenue over the weekend and then slashed the victim with a knife. The victim was hospitalized with serious lacerations to…… MORE
Hot Dog Ingredients Guide
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
