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
DNA Leads to Bust in Calif. 1973 Cold Case
MARYSVILLE, Calif. (AP) — An investigator “with a bit of free time” decided to send for testing DNA samples from a long-dormant cold case, which led authorities to arrest a pair of men linked to the 1973 shotgun slayings of two young girls, authorities said. Police in Oklahoma and California arrested the two 65-year-old suspects…… MORE
State Ag Officials Seek OSHA Enforcement Extension
State Ag Officials Seek OSHA Enforcement Extension The National Association of State Ag Departments is asking the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to delay its enforcement of stringent new requirements for the storage of anhydrous ammonia at retail locations. The State Ag Departments sent a letter to OSHA asking them to delay enforcement of the…… MORE
Jury Deciding Fate Of Kerman Man In 2nd Degree Murder Trial
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – 6 men and 8 women are deciding the fate of 52 year old Luis Moreno – accused of killing a 54 year old mother of eight while driving drunk – when he hit her car three years ago. The defense is disputing count 1 that Moreno deliberately acted with “conscious disregard”…… MORE
A New Method to Encourage Teens to Eat More Veggies?
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Merely telling a teen to eat vegetables is usually not entirely effective. But, how about tapping into their… shall we say… rebellious side? New research shows that encouraging teens to eat more fruits and vegetables, because junk food companies are manipulative, appears to be a motivator. University of Texas experts say if veggies…… MORE
Gov. Brown Coming to the Valley
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Governor Jerry Brown is set to sign a series of bills addressing climate change, on Wednesday morning in Fresno. The legislation directs $900 million in cap-and-trade funds to greenhouse gas reduction efforts. Those efforts include clean transportation projects, increased biomass energy production, as well as prioritizing spending in communities disproportionately affected by dirty…… MORE
