FRESNO, CA (KMJ) Senator Bill Dodd (D-Napa) represents the area of Solano County, California where a group of billionaires have been buying up farmland for what many are calling a new utopian community. He joined KMJ’s Ray Appleton to discuss the controversial and – up until now – secretive plan. Both men agreed the idea…… MORE
Poll: Garvey’s Republican US Senate Campaign Climbing
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) Steve Garvey continues to climb in the polls. The former LA Dodger and San Diego Padre great has garnered 18% of voter support, according to a new Emerson College Polling-Inside California Politics poll released Thursday. Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) remains the front-runner to replace the late Senator Diane Feinstein with 25%. McClatchy…… MORE
Large Family Farms Account For Most Of Commodity Production
Large-scale family farms accounted for a majority of the value of commodity production in 2022, according to a new report from USDA’s Economic Research Service. Specifically, these farms accounted for 76% of dairy products, 65% of specialty crops, 65% of cotton, 51% of cash grains and soybeans along with 56% of hog production. On the…… MORE
EPA Clean Up At Illegal Reedley Lab To Finish Sooner Than Expected
REEDLEY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — EPA crews will spend far less time cleaning up the illegal Reedley lab than they planned for. The team arrived on Monday to begin clearing out hazardous materials and continued that work Wednesday. Moving trucks sat in front of the former illegal bio lab as teams packed them with chemicals from inside…… MORE
Man on Tracks Killed By Train in Central Fresno, Police Say
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — The man who died after being hit by a train in central Fresno has been identified as 66-year-old Leon Perez. It happened around 7 pm Tuesday in the area of Shields and Wishon Avenues. Police say Perez was found dead on the tracks. They are still working to figure out why he…… MORE
1 Dead Following Shooting in Southwest Fresno
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — An investigation is underway after one person was shot and killed in southwest Fresno. Officers responded to Lorena Avenue and South Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard Wednesday afternoon. When officers arrived, they found a man in his mid-20s suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to a nearby hospital, where…… MORE
Fresno Mission CEO Explains 24 Hour “Conversation” Campaign
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Man Killed In Single-car Crash Involving Power Pole In Merced County
MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A man has died after crashing into a power pole in Merced County early Wednesday morning. The California Highway Patrol says it happened before 2:30 am on Sante Fe Drive north of Bradbury Road, that’s just outside Ballico. Officers say a 30-year-old man was driving a Toyota Camry when he…… MORE
Fresno County Public Library Reports Over 1 Million eBook Checkouts In 2023
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Fresno County is full of readers, and our local library is seeing more and more people check out eBooks. The Fresno County Public Library says residents borrowed over one million digital books in 2023. That’s a first for the county. The library is now one of only 152 public libraries worldwide…… MORE
Suspect Charged With Murder After Deadly DUI Crash In Fresno County
FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — The Fresno County District Attorney’s Office has now filed charges against the man accused of causing a deadly DUI crash in Fresno County over the weekend. Ryan Trevino is facing three counts, including murder and driving under the combined influence of alcohol and a drug causing great bodily injury to…… MORE
