Central Valley Project Begins Water Year at 82% of Average

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — The Central Valley Water Project has begun the new water year with 4.9 million acre-feet, in a half-dozen key reservoirs. According to U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, that’s 82 percent of the 15-year average annual carryover. The bureau says while that’s an improvement over last year, significant challenges remain. The Golden State is officially…MORE

Bullard High Student Tests Positive for Tuberculosis

  FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The Department of Public Health announced Friday that a Bullard High School student was diagnosed with active tuberculosis (TB) disease this year.  Officials say it has been determined that people who were in close contact with the student may have been exposed to tuberculosis. The Fresno County Department of Public Health says it’s…MORE

Fresno PG&E Workers’ Trip Canceled

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The 20 Fresno PG&E workers who were supposed to head to Florida in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew have had their trip canceled. Florida Power and Light (FPL) canceled their mutual aid request – meaning that the workers were no longer needed. The storm stayed far enough from the coast to…MORE

Agriculture Could Mingle into Next Presidential Debate

  Agriculture could enter the spotlight at the next debate between presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump Sunday at Washington University in St Louis, Missouri. Politico reports an agriculture question is “more likely than you think,” but not from a favored agricultural source. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA, has submitted…MORE

Barely Half of Illegal Border Crossers Caught

SAN DIEGO (AP) – Immigration authorities caught barely half of the people who illegally entered the U.S. from Mexico last year. That’s according to an internal Homeland Security report that offers one of the most detailed assessments of border security ever compiled. The report found that 54 percent of people who entered illegally between border…MORE

Report: Millennial Parents Saving More for Their Children’s College Education

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Adults under the age of 35, most of whom are from the Millennial generation, are more likely to be saving for their children’s college education, than those from Generation X or the Baby Boomer generation. According to Sallie Mae, Millennials, who are burdened by the extreme costs of tuition, don’t want their kids…MORE

Study Finds Link Between Advice Given to Pregnant Women, Doctor’s Political Views

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Yale University researchers say doctors who are registered Republicans are more likely to discourage their patients from terminating a pregnancy, than their Democratic colleagues. Their latest study involved 200 doctors, who were presented with different hypothetical scenarios. Republican doctors had a greater tendency to discuss the mental health aspects of abortion.   Aaron…MORE

Elderly Woman, Daughters Interrupt Fresno Burglary In-Progress

Fresno (KMJ) – Police are searching for the three men who burglarized the Southeast Fresno apartment of an elderly woman and her two daughters. On Thursday, October 6th, at 12:13 pm, Southeast patrol officers were dispatched to a home invasion robbery, at the Evergreen Apartments on 1430 N. 11th Street. An 89 year-old woman had gone shopping with her two daughters,…MORE