(KMJ) Assemblyman Jim Patterson (R-Fresno) and several other Republican lawmakers are lashing out against the controversial High Speed Rail Project after a damning report was published by the LA Times. The Times report revealed confidential internal documents that estimate the cost of the first phase of the bullet train will run billions more than the…… MORE
Farm Bureau Testifies to House Ag Committee on Data
A House Agriculture Committee hearing this week highlighted the concern farmers have with data privacy, according to the American Farm Bureau. Missouri Farm Bureau President Blake Hurst testified to the committee that “The big data movement and the innovative technologies and analytics it yields, could lead to at least as much change in agriculture…… MORE
Hospital CEO Avoids Domestic Violence Charges
(KMJ) The CEO of the Community Regional Medical Centers, Tim Joslin will not face domestic violence charges due to insufficient evidence, according to the Fresno Co. District Attorney’s office. According to Clovis Police, a 41-year-old woman had reported Joslin hit her on the head with an I-phone as she tried to break up with him, on August…… MORE
Longtime Fresno Radio DJ – Laurie West Passes Away
Longtime Fresno radio D.J. Laurie West has passed away. Sources tell KMJ news that she died in her sleep Thursday on the Central Coast where she had been residing recently. West had been a part of the Fresno and Central Valley broadcasting community for several years. A onetime winner of Fresno Magazine’s “DJ of the…… MORE
GOP Debate Winners and Losers
WASHINGTON (CNN) – The third Republican presidential debate is in the books after the top 10 leading GOP candidates debated for more than two hours. With fewer than 100 days until the first ballots are cast, the CNBC-hosted event was a critical test for many of the campaigns reaching the make-or-break point of their campaigns.…… MORE
Clovis Police Respond to “Home Invasion Style” Robbery
Clovis Police Respond to “Home Invasion Style” Robbery About 8:45 a.m., Clovis Police responded to a call to a residence in the 1700 block of Robinwood Avenue for a “home invasion style robbery.” With Clovis High School nearby, the Clovis Unified School District, sent out a “Facility Alert” as a precautionary measure. No students were…… MORE
Gas Line Break Causes Evacuation At Fresno Chaffee Zoo
A gas leak forced the evacuation of about 400 people from the Fresno Chaffee Zoo, Wednesday morning. A backhoe working on a zoo parking lot ruptured a gas line. Gas could be smelled and PG&E and the Fresno Fire Department responded around 11:00am. Animals were moved off-exhibit inside to protect them. Two children were treated…… MORE
End of Daylight Saving Time Means More Sleepy Drivers
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) — Setting the clocks back an hour can disturb sleep patterns, which, combined with the earlier dusk and a dark evening commute, can lead…… MORE
Tuition Hikes Coming for CSU System?
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) — A 12-member group studying the future of the California State University recommends annual tuition increases, for both residents and out-of-state students. The LA…… MORE
VIDEO: Principal Tries to Break up Fight, Gets Body Slammed
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) — A Sacramento high school principal was body slammed, after trying to break up a fight in the cafeteria, which was caught on video…… MORE
