More than 60,000 FFA members and guests from throughout the United States are expected at the 2015 National FFA Convention and Expo that Starts Wednesday in Louisville, Kentucky. The convention and expo will bring an estimated economic impact of $40 million, making it the largest convention for Louisville this year. Attendees will stay in 136…… MORE
Expect Heavy Traffic Around the Save Mart Center Wednesday Night
(KMJ) – Comedian Kevin Hart’s “What Now?” Tour rolls into the Save Mart Center on Wednesday Night. And the venue says drivers can expect to see heavy traffic in that area beginning at 5:00 p.m. Doors are scheduled to open at 6:00 pm. And the event is scheduled to begin at 7:00 p.m. The heavy…… MORE
Valley Man Pleads Guilty to Shining Laser at Police Helicopter
(KMJ) – 28-year old Johnny Alexander Quenga of Fresno entered a guilty plea on Monday to aiming the beam of a laser pointer at a Fresno Police helicopter. In pleading guilty, Quenga acknowledged that he repeatedly struck the aircraft with a powerful green laser attached to an airsoft rifle. As a result, the airmen experienced…… MORE
Suspect Uses Own License Prior to Fresno Robbery
(KMJ) – Fresno Police say 50-year old Rodolfo Barron robbed the Advance America Check Cashing business at 4195 E. Belmont on Friday, October 23rd. Officers say Barron first entered the business, located at 4195 East Belmont Avenue, and tried to open up an account. In doing so, he provided the clerks with his actual California…… MORE
Families Wanting To Adopt Invited To Fresno Resource Fair
FRESNO (KMJ) — Helping the thousands of children in California waiting for adoptive and foster parents is the drive behind one state assemblyman wanting to make the adoption process easier. In the State Assembly, 23rd District Representative Jim Patterson says he’s been trying to make California’s adoption process easier ever since he got elected. “What…… MORE
Manhunt Is On for Suspect in 3 Murders
Authorities are hunting for an 18-year-old man suspected of fatally shooting a man and wounding another at a Northern California shopping center. 18-year-old Alexander Brown is wanted for killing one person and wounding another with a high-powered rifle in a Livermore parking lot. Brown also is wanted in the killing of 27-year-old Albert Thao in…… MORE
Trainee Firefighters Wanted For Fresno Fire
FRESNO (KMJ) — Do you want to be a Firefighter? Well your luck is in as applications are now open for firefighter trainees with Fresno Fire. The minimum requirement candidates need are High School diploma or GED Be at least 20 years of age to apply, and be 21 years of age and have a…… MORE
Iowa Poll: Carson Leads Trump By Double Digits
WASHINGTON (CNN) – A new poll out Monday confirms that Ben Carson is topping Donald Trump in Iowa’s Republican caucuses — this time by 14 points. According to the Monmouth University poll released Monday, Carson is leading Trump 32% to 18% among likely Republican Iowa voters. In a Monmouth poll conducted in August, the two…… MORE
Hanford Police Investigating Gunshots Fired
Hanford Police are looking into who fired shots around 8:30 last night in the area of Myrtle and Harris Streets Several callers phoned in to the police department, saying they heard up to six gun shots in the area. Officers found six shell casings in the 200 block of East Ivy Street. Witnesses described a…… MORE
Subway Quietly Makes Change to Antibiotics Announcement
Following last week’s announcement that Subway would eliminate products exposed to antibiotics, the company quietly made a change to its animal welfare policy online. The change clarifies that antibiotics are allowed for use by farmers “for keeping animals healthy and that they should be used responsibly to preserve their effectiveness in veterinary and human medicine.”…… MORE
