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) — After 18 months as leader of the California Department of Conservation’s Division of Oil, Gas and Geothermal Resources, Steven Bohlen has stepped down.…… MORE
Investigators In Merced Looking For Car In Hit And Run Fatality
MERCED (KMJ) — A man has been found dead by the side of the road in Merced. Police made the discovery just after 4pm Saturday afternoon, on Santa Fe Avenue near the intersection with Glen Avenue. Officers describe the man as Hispanic in his mid 20s and that he’d been at the side of the…… MORE
Fresno Police Chaplains Receive Coat Donations
FRESNO – (KMJ) November 30, 2015 – Fresno Police Chaplains are receiving donations of children’s coats. Members of the California State Retirees collected about 20 coats and will give them to chaplains from the Fresno Police Department at Assemblyman Jim Patterson’s office. Items like blankets, coats, school supplies and grocery gift cards will be handed…… MORE
Drought Improves In Pacific Northwest, Not California
Despite recent storms, no change was made to the intensity of drought in California or Nevada over the past week, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor released November 25. The cutoff for the report each week is 7 a.m. Tuesday, so it does not include rain and snow that fell Tuesday in California and Nevada.…… MORE
USDA Predicts Net Farm Income to Drop 38%
USDA predicts net U.S. farm income will drop 38 percent this year to $55.9 billion. That would be the lowest level in more than a decade, reflecting lower crop prices and softening dairy and hog markets. Net farm income will decline to the lowest since 2002, just two years after it reached a record $123…… MORE
CAL FIRE Looking For New Seasonal Recruits
FRESNO (KMJ) — It might be getting colder but CAL FIRE are preparing for next year’s fire season and recruiting new members. If you’re looking to get on board with one of the largest fire agencies in the world keep reading – but be warned – it’s a profession filled with both rewards and danger.…… MORE
CAL FIRE Looking For New Seasonal Recruits
FRESNO (KMJ) — It might be getting colder but CAL FIRE are preparing for next year’s fire season and recruiting new members. If you’re looking to get on board with one of the largest fire agencies in the world keep reading – but be warned – it’s a profession filled with both rewards and danger.…… MORE
Domestic Violence Increases Over the Holidays
Keeping the peace over the holidays doesn’t always work, and Fresno Police see more incidents of violence in the home. Victims may be silently struggling with pain and tough decisions to keep the peace. Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer says the holidays and alcohol can cause violence to break out in the home. “We do…… MORE
Fresno PD Increases Presence Over Holidays
From mounted horse patrols to uniformed and undercover officers, you will see more police presence at shopping centers during the holidays. From now until Christmas, Fresno Police are beefing up patrol to cut down on crime at shopping centers. Chief Jerry Dyer says it up to citizens to be vigilant, as well. “We want to make that…… MORE
Fresno Mayor Declares Emergency For Apartment Crisis
-(KMJ) –November 25, 2015, Mayor Ashley Swearengin has signed a Proclamation declaring a local emergency to address the crisis at the Summerset Village Apartments in Central Fresno where residents have been without heat or hot water since November 12. Fresno Municipal Code Section 2-503 empowers the Mayor to proclaim the existence or threatened existence of a…… MORE
