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) — The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is hearing arguments today, about whether the California death penalty is unconstitutional, because of excessive delays.…… MORE
Human Remains Identified As Zillabelle Jane Friesen
The Fresno County Coroner’s Office has confirmed that the body found by firefighters near Pine Flat Lake was that of Zillabelle Jane Friesen – who had been missing since July 21st. Her daughter, Melaney Shaum, says her 81 year-old mother was an adventurous woman: “You know, oh, I read a book about that area –…… MORE
Fed Reserve Talks Raising Interest Rates
According to Reuters, the recent market turmoil should not delay the Federal Reserve from raising interest rates in September. St. Louis Fed President James Bullard told Reuters he still favored hiking rates at the Fed’s next policy-setting meeting, though he added the U.S. central bank would be hesitant to do so if markets were still…… MORE
Vigil Held For Slain Fresno Student-Athlete
(KMJ) Fresno Police say early Saturday morning, 21-year old Deondre Howard was gunned down in front of his residence near Shaw and Valentine in Fresno. His 16-year old brother was injured but has since been released from the hospital. Howard was a well known student-athlete at Edison High School and Fresno City College. Sunday night,…… MORE
Storyland To Reopen for Labor Day Weekend
(KMJ) Dozens of volunteers stayed busy over the weekend finishing the ongoing improvement projects on Rotary’s Storyland. All this is needed before the park reopens to the public over Labor Day. Volunteers prepared the park’s recently repaired train, put a fresh coat of paint on its time-honored classics, and groomed the grounds for Storyland to…… MORE
Porterville Man Held for Threats Against Church
(KMJ) A Porterville man is jailed on charges threatening to kill priests and nuns. Porterville Police say Ross Trimmer on Wednesday, called and allegedly made the threats to a representative of Saint Anne’s Catholic Church and Holy Cross Catholic Church. In a news release, Reverend Monsignor Scott Daugherty said they have “taken all precautionary measures…… MORE
Missing 9 Days, Hiker Found Alive & Rescued
(KMJ) 62 year old Miyuki Harwood has been found alive east of Courtright Reservoir. The hiker had been missing for 9 days before she was airlifted to safety Saturday morning. Rescue teams say she did suffer injuries, but did not give any further detail. Smoke from the Rough Fire, burning nearby, had hampered rescue operations.…… MORE
Fresno Pimps Busted in Bako, Teen Rescued
(KMJ) Two Fresno men are behind bars in Kern County on charges of human trafficking. Bakersfield police conducted prostitution stings this week and arrested a 17 year old prostitute from Fresno. Investigators later arrested her alleged pimps, 30-year-old Nathan Johnson-Harper and 24-year-old Ariel Mills. Both men were booked into Kern County jail, and the girl…… MORE
New Tech Launched to Learn from Rough Fire
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — A special fire crew has deployed cameras, heat sensors and wind gauges to study the behavior of a massive California wildfire. The goal is to determine how effective clearing and burning out brush are in slowing the path of a large wildfire. The Fresno Bee reports that the U.S. Forest Service’s…… MORE
Baby Girl Rescued from Crash That Killed Parents
(KMJ) A 6-month-old girl survived a fiery car crash in Fresno County that killed her parents early Friday morning. She was in an SUV that struck a power pole around 3 a.m. near Easton. Jose Sanchez, who lives nearby, says he found the crying child lying on the ground next to an open door as…… MORE
