4/20: An Unofficial Holiday

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) — 4/20 is the unofficial pot smokers’ holiday, believed to have its roots in the Bay Area. This could be the final year…MORE

Majority of Florida Citrus Trees Infected by Greening

Florida’s citrus growers say as much as 90 percent of  citrus acreage and 80 percent of trees are infected by the deadly greening disease, which is making a huge dent in the state’s $10.7 billion citrus industry. A survey by the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences shows the first grower-based estimates of…MORE

Dog Rescue Shelter Responds To Criticism Over Sanger Move

FRESNO (KMJ) — A group which dedicates itself to rescuing bully breed dogs is being criticized for choosing a site to relocate to – close to where other people live. Fresno Bully Rescue is moving from its current location west of Highway 99 on Herndon Avenue, which is north-west of Fresno, to Nelson Avenue north…MORE

Pregnant Women Dropped from Calif. Health Exchange

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) — 1,900 pregnant women have been automatically transferred from Covered California to Medi-Cal, despite the fact that they were supposed to be able…MORE

Volkswagen Could Unveil Diesel Solution This Week

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) — Lawyers for thousands of owners of VW diesels containing software to fool emissions tests, are asking a judge to order repairs and…MORE

Action On TPP Possible if Fixes Made

  Politico reports there may be a possibility of action on the Trans Pacific Partnership as early as this summer in the House Ways and Means Committee.  Committee Chair Kevin Brady said action would only happen if the Obama Administration resolves concerns that Republicans and some Democrats have on the trade deal.  A handful of issues…MORE

Tulare County Sheriff Names New Air Patrol Pilot

(KMJ) – Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux welcomed five new employees to the Sheriff’s Office Monday. And it included the new Sheriff’s Pilot, Michelle Simoes. She will fly the Sheriff’s airplane that will arrive in May. When Simoes had the opportunity to join the Kings County Sheriff’s Air Support Unit on a volunteer basis, she jumped…MORE

No Serious Injuries After Plane Crash In Fresno County

FOWLER (KMJ) — A learning flight comes to a crashing end in Fresno County. The Fresno County Sheriff’s Department says a small plane crashed Monday in Fowler, in a field next to Highway 99. There were two people inside the aircraft, a flight instructor and a student, both of whom escaped the wreckage without being…MORE

Doris Roberts Passes Away at 90

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A family spokeswoman says that “Everybody Loves Raymond” star Doris Roberts has died. She was 90. Spokeswoman Janet Daily said Monday that Roberts died overnight in her sleep in Los Angeles. Daily was told of the death by Roberts’ son, Michael Cannata. Daily didn’t know the cause of Roberts’ death but…MORE

Fresno Fire Department Warning Business Owners Of Scam

FRESNO (KMJ) – Scammers… posing as fire inspectors… targeting local businesses… The Fresno Fire Department has had multiple reports of scam artists posing as fire inspectors. “They’re dressed in dark blue uniforms saying they are members of the city and are there to do the annual fire inspection.” – Hector Vasquez, Fresno Fire Department Spokesperson.…MORE