(KMJ) Fresno – Campbell Soup will stop using the chemical Bisphenol A in its canned products. The world’s largest soup maker, said it would completely switch to cans that do not use the commonly-used chemical for their linings in North America by the middle of 2017. There are concerns that BPA raises the risk of cancer,…… MORE
Idled Workers Re-entering American Job Force
Hundreds of thousands of Americans are streaming back into an improving labor market as employers raise wages and hire less skilled job candidates to cope with an intensifying worker shortage. Labor Department figures show the portion of the U.S. population working or looking for jobs – known as the labor force participation rate – has…… MORE
Wired & Tired – Smartphone Burnout
Wired & Tired: After hours work emails causing employee burnout These days, we are more connected than ever. You want to order a pizza? Just tweet about it. You want to buy movie tickets? Open up an app. Smartphones have made telecommuting easy, but it can be a bad idea to have your work email…… MORE
$15 Per Hour Minimum Wage Will Be Law In California By 2023
SACRAMENTO (KMJ) — Governor Jerry Brown has officially announced plans to put California’s minimum wage up to $15 per hour for everybody by 2023. The announcement in Sacramento comes after rumors over the weekend. But now the deal is official, it’ll affect almost a third of the state’s workers. “What really cemented this deal was…… MORE
Selling Company Passwords for Cash?
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) — 20 percent of employees would give up their credentials to a third party for some cash, according to a new SailPoint survey.…… MORE
Study: Only Small Percentage of Americans Have a ‘Healthy Lifestyle’
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) — 150 minutes of exercise per week a body fat percentage under 20 percent for men or 30 percent for women, a diet…… MORE
Russia Expected to be Second Bigger Wheat Exporter
A Russian agriculture consultancy group expects Russia to become the world’s second-largest wheat exporter in 2015-16, thanks to its weak currency, its large crop and a decline in competition from its main rivals. Pro Farmers First Thing Today reports Russia is already exporting wheat at a record pace, and experts predict the nation’s total grain…… MORE
One Year Old Easter Sunday Driver Stopped By Fresno Police
FRESNO (KMJ) — In the KMJ newsroom, we receive a number of police reports which we place both on the air and here on our website so our loyal listeners and website readers know everything that’s happening here in the valley. And this update sent to us Sunday evening, written exactly like the others, has a…… MORE
Gang Member’s Attempt to Run from Police Comes to Crashing End
(KMJ) – Fresno Police arrest an admitted paroled gang member following a pursuit that ends in a major collision. Just before 11:30 p.m. Sunday, Officers saw a white Lexus commit a traffic infraction near East Olive and North First. As they tried to pull the vehicle over, the driver, 35-year old Albert Guerrero, instead sped…… MORE
VIDEO: Two ACLU Lawyers Claim Discrimination By Fresno Bar
Two civil liberty union lawyers say they were discriminated against by employees — at a Fresno bar. The two American Civil Liberties Union attorneys say they went into the Brig Bar on Gettysburg and Blackstone, on Saturday, looking to sing a little karaoke, but Abre’ Conner (seen above with Congressmen Jim Costa and John Lewis)…… MORE
