The Department of Agriculture Friday announced more funding for farm operating loans. Farm Service Agency administrator Val Dolcini announced the funding to assist more than 1,900 approved applicants who are awaiting farm operating loans. The funds give USDA $185 million in additional lending for direct and guaranteed farm operation loans. The funding will address…… MORE
Community Continue To Support Injured Correctional Officers And Families
FRESNO (KMJ) — Armed officers are now on guard inside the lobbies of Fresno County Jail. It comes as two Fresno County Correctional Officers continue to recover after being shot inside the Downtown Fresno site Saturday morning. Officer Juanita Davila is listed in critical, but stable condition. Her colleague Toamalama Scanlan is listed in critical…… MORE
Man Arrested For Assaulting A Fresno Woman With A Box Cutter
(KMJ) – Fresno Police say a man already on probation attacked a woman with a box cutter outside a convenience store shortly after 2:30 Monday afternoon. Officers were dispatched to the Stop-N-Go located at Clinton and West avenues after getting reports a male armed with a razor that was slashing a female. When Fresno Police arrived…… MORE
Huskers Bash Bulldogs 43-10 in Season Opener
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska overpowered Fresno State in the second half and won its opener in the easy fashion that was expected. The lasting memory of Saturday night’s 43-10 win will be how everyone inside Memorial Stadium came together to remember the Cornhuskers’ fallen punter, Sam Foltz, who died in a July car crash.…… MORE
Boy Rescued After 30 Ft Fall at Bass Lake
(KMJ) The Labor Day holiday almost turned tragic for a Southern California family Saturday at Bass Lake. Madera County authorities say a 10 year old boy slipped off the rocks at Angel Falls and fell 30 feet to the base of the waterfall. He was knocked unconscious. Family members tended to the child while first…… MORE
Convicted Rapist Shoots Two Officers at Fresno County Jail
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — The Fresno County Sheriff’s Department says a convicted rapist, out on parole, shot and seriously wounded two veteran correctional officers Saturday morning inside the lobby of the downtown Fresno jail. Officer Toamalama Scanlan remains in critical condition. Officer Juanita Davila is in critical, but stable condition. They were both shot in…… MORE
Fresno Police Investigate Shooting, Car Crash
FRESNO (KMJ) – Fresno police are investigating the circumstances after a car crashes Friday afternoon in Downtown Fresno. At 12:49 pm, officers responded to a call of a vehicle that collided with a traffic signal pole at Ventura and Hazelwood. Shortly after receiving the initial call, Dispatch provided an update there was a shooting victim…… MORE
Labor Day Weekend DUI Checkpoints Will Be In The Central Valley
FRESNO (KMJ) — Labor Day is almost upon us. It’s the day we honor the American worker and simultaneously say goodbye to the warm months. Obviously in the Central Valley that’s a good thing as it means we get cooler temperatures. In fact we’re predicted a high of 82°F in Fresno, about 10°F lower than…… MORE
Calif. Settlement with Volkswagen Approved
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — A federal judge has signed off on an $86 million settlement, in a lawsuit filed by the Golden State against German automaker Volkswagen. It accused VW of false advertising and unfair business practices, as it sold diesel vehicles that cheated on emissions tests. The bulk of the money will be used to reimbursement…… MORE
Tupac-Themed Eatery Popping Up on Fulton Mall
(KMJ) The “marketing ninja” behind the Fresno Grizzlies blockbuster promotions is now mashing up gangsta rap and burgers. Sam Hansen, the young man who gave us the Fresno Tacos and Three Amigos uniforms, is busy putting the finishing touches on his latest creation – the Powamekka Cafe. It’s a “pop up” restaurant honoring the late…… MORE
