MILLERTON LAKE (KMJ) — The proposed Temperance Flat Dam and Reservoir project, is now significantly closer to reality. The signing of an Memorandum of Understanding between the US Bureau of Reclamation and the San Joaquin Valley Water Infrastructure Authority Friday morning will determine how feasible the project will be to construct. It’ll also establish what…… MORE
Chief Dyer Helps Nab Courthouse Park Gunman
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — A shooting in Courthouse Park in Downtown Fresno Friday morning led to panic in the area and lockdowns. A 57-year-old man was shot in the lower body around 10:30, and has been taken to the hospital. Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims says the shooter, 53 year-old Anthony Simpson, knew the two…… MORE
Gov. Brown Signs 6 Gun Control Bills, Vetoes 5 Others
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown signed six stringent gun-control measures Friday that will require people to turn in high-capacity magazines and require background checks for ammunition sales, as California Democrats seek to strengthen gun laws that are already among the strictest in the nation. Brown vetoed five other bills, including a requirement to…… MORE
PG&E Funds ‘Movies In The Park’ & Cooling Centers
FRESNO (KMJ) – PG&E handing over a check to the City of Fresno Parks Department. The 30,000 dollar grant will fund two programs including ‘Movies in the Park.’ “The City of Madera does a similar program with ‘Movies in the Park’ where they offer free movies, sometimes they will have snacks, for families to go…… MORE
Fresno Fire Seizes $5000 Worth Of Illegal Fireworks
FRESNO (KMJ) – Fresno Fire makes its first illegal fireworks bust of the season. 500 pounds of illegal fireworks were confiscated around noon on Thursday, June 30th, by the Fresno Fire Department’s investigation team. The illegal fireworks were bought in Nevada with the intention of selling here in the Valley, but can be a fire…… MORE
Fresno Police Chief Makes Plea For Information In Toddler Death
FRESNO (KMJ) — The Chief of Fresno Police has made an impassioned request directed towards those who know who’s responsible for the death of a Fresno toddler – to come forward. 20 month old Rashad Halford Jr. was shot the evening of Tuesday 21st June, and pronounced dead the next morning. The motive for the…… MORE
Effectiveness of Program Aiming to Keep Drugs Out of CA Prisons in Question
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — A multimillion-dollar program aiming to prevent illicit drugs from reaching California prisons, appears to be having the opposite effect. It includes airport-style scanners and drug-sniffing dogs. However, a newly-released legislative analysis finds that positive drug test results have actually increased, since the program was implemented in 2014. That’s prompted state lawmakers to…… MORE
Study: ‘Drunkorexia’ More Common in Colleges Than Previously Estimated
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — The practice of skipping meals or exercising heavily before drinking alcohol, known as “drunkorexia,” isn’t exactly new among college students. But, according to the latest figures released at the Research Society on Alcoholism, “drunkorexia” may be far more common than previously estimated. 80 percent of participants in this study say they have…… MORE
Senate GMO Labeling Bill Clears First Hurdle
The U.S. Senate Wednesday night cleared a procedural vote on the GMO labeling compromise by Senators Debbie Stabenow and Pat Roberts. The Senate voted 68-29 in favor of the bill, clearing the way for considerations on the Senate floor. Stabenow, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Agriculture Committee, says the bill “will have the…… MORE
H. Spees Endorses Candidate Lee Brand For Fresno Mayor
FRESNO (KMJ) – A new endorsement comes for a Fresno mayoral candidate. Former Mayor candidate H. Spees offered his support for Republican Lee Brand, on June 28, at a press conference in downtown Fresno. Spees says Brand will carrying on the same vision that he had for the City of Fresno. “My commitment to our city hasn’t changed…… MORE
