(KMJ) 53 year old Luis Moreno was found guilty Wednesday of 2nd degree murder for a deadly drunken collision. A jury found Moreno guilty on all three felony counts – including 2nd degree murder for the collision that took place back in 2013. Moreno drove drunk on Friant Road, his pick-up plowed head-on into a…… MORE
Bayer and Monsanto Agree to Merge
Bayer will acquire Monsanto for $128 dollars per share in an all-cash transaction. Monsanto’s Board of Directors, Bayer’s Board of Management and Bayer’s Supervisory Board have all unanimously approved the merger agreement. This transaction brings together two different, but complementary businesses together under one umbrella. The new company will have Monsanto’s expertise in seeds…… MORE
Moreno Found Guilty of Murder in DUI Death
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – 53 year old Luis Moreno was found guilty of murder – for a deadly drunken collision – on Wednesday. A jury found Moreno guilty on all three felony counts – including second degree murder – for the collision that took place back in 2013. That’s when Moreno drove drunk on Friant…… MORE
Hoover High Aide Arrested on Felony Sex Charges
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — 35-year-old Theresa Ramirez has been arrested by Fresno Police, after a lengthy investigation revealed she had unlawful relations with an underage, male student. The 16-year-old boy admitted to investigators that the relationship started last fall, when she was said to have been assisting him with his work off campus. Lt. Joe Gomez tells…… MORE
Robocalls Hit New Record
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Robocalls have hit a new record in the U.S. New figures released by YouMail show that unwanted calls grew to more than 2.6 billion last month. That’s a more than 9 percent increase from July. The State of Texas has been bombarded with the largest number of robocalls, followed by California. …… MORE
Fresno Crash Ends in Two Arrests
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested the driver who caused a crash at Blackstone and McKinley Avenues in Fresno on Wednesday. 36-year-old Stephen Yates was booked on felony hit-and-run and a probation violation. Around 10am, Yates was spotted driving recklessly and when deputies tried to stop him he allegedly took off in…… MORE
FUSD Superintendent Delays Presentation of Self-Evaluation
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Citing a “new, unprecedented, and intensely complicated pressing legal matter unrelated to the superintendent and district staff,” Michael Hanson has put off the presentation of his self-evaluation to the Board of Education, previously scheduled for Wednesday evening. Hanson tells KMJ News, “The topic was going to take all the time that we could…… MORE
Hillary Clinton’s Pneumonia “Not Surprising” Given Circumstances
FRESNO (KMJ) — Hillary Clinton’s recent pneumonia diagnosis, won’t impact her campaign to be the next President of the United States. That’s the opinion of Chair of Fresno County Democratic Party Michael Evans. “She has pneumonia, and she was working at a break-neck pace. The fact that she got ill, or that anybody got ill…… MORE
Calif. Bans Killer Whale Shows, Breeding
(CNN) – California became the first state to ban breeding killer whales and holding them in captivity. Gov. Jerry Brown signed the bill into law Tuesday. The law, which goes into effect in 2017, passed after years of controversy over keeping killer whales to entertain humans. Under the new law, the killer whales or orcas…… MORE
AP: Gov. Brown’s Tunnels Will Need Billions From Feds
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Giant tunnels that Gov. Jerry Brown wants to build to haul water across California are economically feasible only if the federal government bears a third of the nearly $16 billion cost because local water districts may not benefit as expected, according to an analysis that the state commissioned last year but…… MORE
