Butt implants and lifts are now the fastest-growing cosmetic surgery procedure in the country. That’s according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, finding a 250% jump of this type of cosmetic surgery between the year 2000 and 2015. Facial procedures and breast augmentations are still among the most popular, according to Dr. David H.…… MORE
Video: Suspected Thief Flashes Possible Gun
Fresno Police hope store video helps them catch two people who robbed a retail store in Northwest Fresno. The woman entered the Target at Shaw and Marks, last Wednesday, February 24 and failed to pay for merchandise. The man with her flashed what police thank may have been a handgun in his waist band. Detective…… MORE
Sierra High Coach, Players Arrested in Burglary Plot
An alert pawn shop employee is to thank — in a local case of stolen musical instruments. The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office says two 16-year-old Sierra High basketball players stole the equipment from a house in Auberry, two weeks ago. They allegedly gave the loot to their 27 year old Sierra High basketball Coach Anthony Moschella try to…… MORE
Valley Amtrak Service Hit By Shots Thought To Be From A Pellet Gun
MERCED (KMJ) — An Amtrak service from Merced to Bakersfield has been shot at by what’s suspected to be a pellet gun. The incident took place Monday morning. The train had left Merced heading south, and around 10am the windows were hit by a series of shots. “So this was an Amtrak San Joaquin train…… MORE
“Cajun John Wayne” Clay Higgins Resigns Amid Controversy
(KMJ) One of KMJ’s favorite guests (and soundbites) Captain Clay Higgins turned in his badge and gun Monday morning. Higgins, who became a viral sensation as the no-nonsense spokesman for the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office (Louisiana), resigned after an outcry from critics. Known as the “Cajun John Wayne”, Higgins broadcast the announcement on his…… MORE
CA’s Use of Unclaimed Cash OK’d by Supreme Court
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) — California’s practice of seizing and spending so-called unclaimed cash from shuttered businesses, mutual funds, and back accounts, has survived a Supreme…… MORE
Is Calif. a Good State for Women?
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) — The Golden State ranks near the bottom, when looking at the best states for women. That’s according to a new WalletHub…… MORE
Ag Industry Urges Congress to Protect Crop Insurance
A letter sent to the Senate and House Budget Committee’s last week urges lawmakers to protect crop insurance from further cuts. The letter, signed by 58 farm organizations, tells lawmakers an over reliance on savings from the agriculture community in the future will significantly undermine rural economies that have faced an estimated 54 percent decline…… MORE
Trump Stumbles, Slammed on KKK Question
WASHINGTON (CNN) – Donald Trump stumbled into a racially charged controversy Sunday, saying in an interview on CNN that he didn’t know enough to disavow former Ku Klux Klan grand wizard David Duke. Trump tried to clean up his comments on Twitter in the hours that followed his interview and on TV Monday morning amid…… MORE
Spotlight, DiCaprio, Mad Max Win Big at Oscars
(CNN) – “Spotlight” won just two awards at Sunday night’s 88th Academy Awards, but one of them was the night’s top prize: best picture. The film, about journalists investigating a sex abuse scandal involving Catholic priests, also won original screenplay. Leonardo DiCaprio finally won an Oscar. After four nominations without a win, the fifth time…… MORE
