(KMJ) – For the second time this week, and the 12th time in 2016, Fresno Police arrest a man for panhandling in a center median. Fresh off his arrest on Monday, Wednesday 43-year old Kevin Joy was back panhandling on the median at Clinton and Weber Avenues. Two Fresno Police officers approached him around 10:30…… MORE
Family Finds Grenade Inside Fresno Garage
(KMJ) – Fresno Police were called to a home on the 500 block of West Vassar Avenue Wednesday after a resident there had found a hand grenade inside their home. The home owner told officers she arrived from Washington with her adult daughter to clean her residence for…… MORE
Calif. Senate Transportation Committee to Hold HSR Oversight Hearings
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) — Democratic California State Senate Transportation Committee Chairman James Beall Jr. has announced plans to hold oversight hearings on the High-Speed Rail Project. The…… MORE
Man Alleged To Have Bound Up A Cat “Did Not Do That” Says Aunt
FRESNO (KMJ) — A man facing animal cruelty charges after a cat bound with tape was found in a backpack he was wearing, has made his first appearance inside Fresno County Superior Court. Charged with one felony count cruelty to animals, as well as two other misdemeanors related to his arrest on Sunday, Cody High…… MORE
USDA Expands Microloans For Farmers
USDA will begin offering farm ownership microloans, creating a new financing avenue for farmers to buy and improve property. Deputy Agriculture Secretary Krysta Harden announced the microloans that USDA says will be especially helpful to beginning or underserved farmers, U.S. veterans looking for a career in farming, and those who have small and mid-sized…… MORE
Auto Chop Shop Taken Down Near Caruthers
(KMJ) – Members of the Fresno HEAT (Help Eliminate Auto Theft) Task Force take down a chop shop Northeast of Caruthers. On January 15th, HEAT detectives uncovered a chop shop operation at a home on the 1200 block of West Rose Avenue. Detectives say they became aware of this location during a recent investigation into a…… MORE
Fresno Fire Department’s Internal-Examination In SART Report
January 19, 2016 – FRESNO (KMJ) – On March 29, 2015, while performing vertical ventilation on a residential garage fire, Fresno Fire Department Truck Captain Pete Dern fell through a roof, and sustained critical burn injuries. Captain Dern continues to improve, and as a result of that incident, Fire Chief Kerri Donis assembled a “Serious…… MORE
Rock Slide Closes Hwy 41
(KMJ) A rain-induced rock slide has brought traffic on busy Highway 41 to a standstill. The slide occurred around noon Tuesday. It will take crews hours to clear the way for drivers. The CHP says Southbound lanes are closed at Rd 200 and Northbound lanes are closed at State Route 145. … MORE
Poochigian Leaving Supervisors, Hints at Assembly Bid
(KMJ) After six years on the Fresno County Board of Supervisors, Debbie Poochigian announced Tuesday that she will not run for another term. “It has been a privilege to serve the constituents of my district and all the residents of Fresno County on the Board of Supervisors since 2009,” said Poochigian in a statement, “I…… MORE
California Company Recalling Cashew Nuts
Heritage International Inc. of Compton, is voluntarily recalling one lot of Trader Joe’s Raw Cashew Pieces with the following code “BEST BEFORE 07.17.2016TF4” because of potential contamination with Salmonella in 30 states, but NOT California. Salmonella is an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and…… MORE
