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
Man Sentenced in Hate Crime Assault
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The Fresno County District Attorney’s office has announced that Daniel Wilson has been sentenced to four years in the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation for assaulting Amrik Singh Bal last December. In october Wilson was found guilty of attacking Bal in a hate crime – that was captured on video.…… MORE
Strike By California State Worker Union Is Canceled
A one day strike planned for Monday, December 5th by the California State Worker Union is canceled. “The strike is off,” those words written on the SEIU 1000 website by local 1000 President Yvonne Walker, who says “after weeks of preparing for a strike, we have been in conversations with the state, and we both…… MORE
Gas Prices Continue to Decline
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — California gas prices have fallen for the fourth week in a row. Wholesale prices, according to the Southern California Automobile Club, are below what they were last month, and are expected to decline further. Statewide, the cost of a gallon is averaging $2.65; here in town, we’re at about $2.60. Modesto is…… MORE
