A Fresno lawyer has videotaped evidence of an alleged sex act during a surgery, a nurse who witnessed the incident is filing a lawsuit. Attorney Kevin Little says his office is representing a female worker at Adventist Medical Center in Hanford, and that she has been sexually harassed and assaulted by two health providers, a…… MORE
Gov. Brown Touts Economy in State of the State
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown urged fiscal caution Thursday as he laid out his next agenda for California in his State of the State address. “You are not going to hear me talk today about any new programs. Rather I am going to focus on how we pay for the commitments we have…… MORE
House Ag Committee Holding EPA Rural Impact Hearing
The House Agriculture Committee announced a hearing set for next week to examine the impact of the Environmental Protection Agency’s actions on the rural economy. The hearing is scheduled for next Tuesday. House Agriculture Chairman, Texas Republican Michael Conaway said farmers and ranchers, who are the “original conservationist,” are repeatedly confronted with an agency that…… MORE
Toddler Found at Scene of Double Homicide
(KMJ) A 2 year old girl is unharmed and in custody of Child Protective Services after two people were found shot to death in the foothills early Thursday morning. The Fresno Co. Sheriffs Department says the bodies of an adult woman and adult man were found around 12:30am at a home near Auberry Rd and…… MORE
Fresno Panhandler Arrested – Again
(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
