Fresno is one of three Valley communities that will share 500-thousand dollars grant money from Kaiser Permanente to build new three new playgrounds. Kids from Fresno Interdenominational Refugee Ministries (FIRM) put crayons to paper to draw their dream playground, which will ultimately become a reality with help from Kaiser Permanente and organizers from national non-profit…… MORE
Study Finds Moral Symbols Can Keep Bad Bosses At Bay
Got a bad boss – hang up a cross…. A new study finds that moral symbols can keep bad bosses at bay. According to this new research moral symbols – such as that religious poster or an ethically righteous quote embedded in the signature of an email – can keep employees from getting pulled into…… MORE
CA Lawmaker Wants to Permit the Sale of Treated Wastewater
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) — Given the severe shortage in the Golden State, policymakers have been focused on finding new water supplies. One of the more…… MORE
Survey: Millennials Fearful When it Comes to Filing Taxes
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) — Millennials experience some degree of fear, when it comes to preparing their taxes. According to a new NerdWallet and Harris Poll…… MORE
Aliso Canyon Gas Leak Plugged, Investigation Now Commencing
PORTER RANCH (KMJ) — A gas leak in Southern California, which has been spewing noxious fumes for months, has been stopped. The Aliso Canyon leak in Porter Ranch has been active since October 2015, and the effects of the gas on local residents forced thousands out of their homes. “We have good news”, announced the…… MORE
PETA Angry With LA Zoo Allowing Visitors To Touch Hippos
LOS ANGELES (KMJ) — The ‘People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals’ are angry with the Los Angeles zoo. They’ve accused the zoo of breaking Federal law, and have cited the Animal Welfare Act. The 1966 legislation states that barriers should be in place to separate potentially dangerous animals from visitors. The animal rights group…… MORE
Pope Francis Blasts Trump, The Donald Responds
(CNN) – Thrusting himself into the combative 2016 presidential campaign, Pope Francis said Thursday that GOP frontrunner Donald Trump “is not Christian” if he calls for the deportation of undocumented immigrants and pledges to build a wall between the United States and Mexico. The Pope, who was traveling back to Rome from Mexico, where he…… MORE
Is $250K Middle Class? Hillary & Bernie Think So
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) – Just who qualifies as middle class has always been tough to pin down. For Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, the middle class extends to those earning up to $250,000 a year. Both have used that figure as the dividing line, raising taxes on those with higher incomes as part of their…… MORE
Obama To Visit Cuba
WASHINGTON (CNN) – President Barack Obama will visit Havana, Cuba, March 21-22, according to a Medium post by deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes. The President announced the news via Twitter on Thursday. “14 months ago, I announced that we would begin normalizing relations with Cuba – and we’ve already made significant progress,” he tweeted.…… MORE
Farmers Can’t Afford Costlier Crop Insurance
Farmers cannot afford to spend more on crop insurance. Michael Swanson, the chief agricultural economist at Wells Fargo, told the Crop Insurance and Reinsurance Bureau recently that if federal crop insurance premiums increase, farmers will reduce their coverage levels. He said farmers currently spend about four percent of their budget on crop insurance premiums, according…… MORE
