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 program to determine whether firearms are owned by potentially dangerous Californians has a severe backlog. State Auditor Elaine Howle…… MORE
Calif. Legislature Considers Several Tax Increases
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 special session of the California Legislature is considering several proposals to raise taxes, in an effort to fund road maintenance…… MORE
Witness To Fresno Carjacking Chases Down And Catches Suspect
A man who tried to steal a car belonging to an off duty prison officer Friday morning probably didn’t expect what happened next. It all started in a fast food parking lot on First and Tulare in Southeast Fresno. The victim says he was approached by the suspect as he was leaving the restaurant –…… MORE
CA Dems Introduce Measure to “Dump Trump”
Fresno (KMJ) Sen. Isadore Hall (D-South Bay) has introduced a resolution that would mandate California to divest all business with republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. Hall and several fellow Senate democrats held a news conference Thursday announcing the move in response to Trump’s recent controversial comments about illegal immigrants from Mexico. The group is also…… MORE
Yosemite Restores Endangered Frogs
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — Yosemite National Park is restoring the federally endangered Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog to alpine lakes within the park. The species was once the most common frog in mountain lakes throughout the Sierra Nevada. Predators and diseases caused their population to decline by more than 95 percent. Adult frogs are…… MORE
Livestock Groups Fear Disease Outbreak
Drovers Cattle Network reports several livestock groups are calling for a stockpile of foot and mouth disease vaccines in case of an outbreak. The request comes after USDA recently announced the OK for beef imports from parts of Brazil and Argentina known for FMD. Those groups include the National Cattleman’s Beef Association, National Milk Producers…… MORE
Kenny “The Snake” Stabler Passes Away
(AP) Ken Stabler, who led the Oakland Raiders to a Super Bowl victory and was the NFL’s Most Valuable Player in 1974, has died as a result of complications from colon cancer. He was 69. His family announced his death on Stabler’s Facebook page on Thursday. The statement said Stabler “passed peacefully” on Wednesday while…… MORE
Captain Pete Dern Talks About Injuries, Recovery
Fresno (KMJ) Captain Pete Dern is improving. In fact, he’s doing well enough that he addressed the media on Friday. Dern, a Captain with the Fresno Fire Department, was severely burned in late March when he fell through the roof of a burning house. He suffered burns over more than 70% of his body. The…… MORE
California Shark Attacks Plunge 90% Since 1950s
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Swimmers and surfers today are about 90 percent less likely to be attacked by sharks off California’s coast than they were in the 1950s, even though there are hundreds of thousands more people in the water, according to a new study. The findings mark a stark contrast to recent headlines out…… MORE
SC Governor Nikki Haley Signs Bill to Remove Confederate Flag
By Ralph Ellis, Ben Brumfield and Meridith Edwards CNN South Carolina’s governor used nine pens Thursday to sign a law that will remove the Confederate battle flag from the State House grounds and send it to a museum. Each pen, Gov. Nikki Haley said, will go to the families of the nine victims of last…… MORE
