Help Sought To Find Relatives of Deceased Homeless Man

(KMJ) – The Fresno County Sheriff and Coroner’s Office needs your help to locate relatives of a man found dead over the weekend at a homeless encampment. On May 1st, 2016,  30-year old Juan Carlos Guzman Arcos was found deceased at a homeless encampment located in a field near Lassen Ave. and Corte Way in Huron.…MORE

1300 Valley Students Participate In Young Author’s Faire

FRESNO (KMJ) – More than 1,300 students participated in Young Authors’ Faire, hosted by the Fresno County Office of Education, at the Fresno Fairgrounds Commerce Building on Wednesday. The original writing of elementary and middle school students was represented, including stories, essays and poetry from 39 schools. This year’s event honored the following young authors:…MORE

Tulare County Remembers Peace Officers Killed In The Line Of Duty

VISALIA (KMJ) — Tulare County’s Peace Officers, who were killed in the line of duty, have been remembered by both the public and law enforcement personnel. The crowd of well wishers stood alongside representatives from almost every law enforcement agency in the county. They congregated at the Peace Officers Memorial in Visalia Wednesday morning, to…MORE

Arsonist Sentenced in Blaze that Injured Fire Captain Pete Dern

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — The woman responsible for the blaze that injured Fresno Fire Captain Pete Dern is on her way to prison. Julia Harper has been sentenced to 9 years state prison, as part of her plea deal. She admitted to starting the house fire last year, which burned 60 percent of Captain Dern’s body.…MORE

Calif. Recreational Pot Initiative Qualifies for Nov. Ballot

Aaron Abeytia Aaron Abeytia anchors afternoon newscasts on News/Talk 580 & 105.9 KMJ. Read More…       Listen to the report as aired on News/Talk 580 AM & 105.9 FM KMJ FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Supporters of a ballot initiative to legalize recreational marijuana in the Golden State, say they’ve collected enough signatures for the measure to…MORE

Gov. Brown Signs Sweeping Tobacco Regulations

Aaron Abeytia Aaron Abeytia anchors afternoon newscasts on News/Talk 580 & 105.9 KMJ. Read More…       Listen to the report as aired on News/Talk 580 AM & 105.9 FM KMJ FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Governor Jerry Brown has signed a series of bills, just hours before the deadline, to raise the legal age for smoking, dipping,…MORE

Report Indicates Glyphosate Likely Not Carcinogenic

  The US Environmental Protection Agency pulled a report offline regarding glyphosate that the agency said was inadvertently published earlier this week.  Pro Farmer’s First Thing Today said the EPA noted it has not finished its review of the key ingredient in Monsanto’s herbicides, and that the document was “preliminary.”  According to Reuters, the report…MORE

Calif. Pot Legalization Headed to Ballot

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Backers of a marijuana legalization initiative say they have collected enough signatures for the measure to qualify for the California ballot this November. A coalition that includes former Facebook President Sean Parker and backed by Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom and the nation’s leading marijuana advocacy groups says it has collected 600,000 signatures, a…MORE

Fresno Traffic Stop Leads to Large Drug Bust

(KMJ) – Just after 3:00 am on Tuesday, Fresno County Sheriff’s Deputies made a traffic stop near Shaw and Maroa Avenues. Deputies noticed the driver, 34-year old Mkrtich (Mike) Petrosian of Glendale had a loaded handgun. A search of his car then turned up several narcotics packaged for sale. The drugs included: Heroin, methamphetamine, hydrocodone…MORE