FRESNO (KMJ) – The Fresno City Council has voted to override the veto of Mayor Lee Brand, effectively ending the practice of giving raises to city employees after they’ve given notice to quit. The agenda item passed Thursday on a 6-0, bipartisan vote. “When you are giving retroactive raises, you are inappropriately using taxpayer money,…… MORE
15-Year-old Female Student Arrested For Snapchat Threat to Edison High School
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A 15-year-old Fresno Unified Student is arrested for a threat made on social media. The female student made the threat against Edison High School on the app Snapchat. She showed a photo of guns, and told students to not come to school. Superintendent Bob Nelson stood with Chief Jerry…… MORE
Cause of Death Released in Taco Eating Death
FRESNO (KMJ) – A cause of death has been released in the case of a Fresno man who died after a competitive eating event. Tuesday night, it was in the middle of the third inning of the Fresno Grizzlies’ game. 41-year old Dana Hutchings collapsed while taking part in a taco eating contest at Chukchansi…… MORE
Police: Fresno Gang Members Branching out into Property Crimes
FRESNO (KMJ) – Fresno gang members are branching out, and committing a wider variety of crimes. In the city of Fresno, there’s a nearly three percent uptick in the number of home burglaries over this time last year. And police say they know who is responsible for this worrisome crime trend. Gangs. “It used to…… MORE
Alarming Crime Trend – Catalytic Converter Theft in Fresno Way Up
FRESNO (KMJ) – A disturbing crime trend has returned, a flashback to the days of the Great Recession a decade ago. Catalytic converters, the metal pipes on the undersides of cars and trucks that filter engine exhaust, are at a premium, for crooked recyclers. Fresno police chief Jerry Dyer says they’re getting ripped out, stolen…… MORE
Dyer Bids ‘Bittersweet’ Goodbye To Crime View Sessions
FRESNO (KMJ) – After 17 years and more than 150 sessions, Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer conducted his final Crime View meeting with reporters. “It’s bittersweet,” Dyer said. The chief is set to retire officially on October 15th, but he’s burning some vacation time until then, and he will increasingly be out of the office.…… MORE
Baseball Fan Possibly Chokes to Death After Taco Eating Competition, Grizzlies Cancel Upcoming Contest
UPDATE: The Grizzlies say the Taco Truck Throwdown 9 already scheduled will move forward on Saturday, August 17, 2019 but there will be no competitive eating as a part of this year’s event. FRESNO CA (KMJ) – A Fresno man has died after taking part in a taco eating contest Tuesday night at Chukchansi…… MORE
PG&E Public Forums Taking Customer Input on Rate Increase Request
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – PG&E is holding public forums Wednesday for customers to give input on a rate increase request. PG& E provides natural gas and electric service to approximately 16 million people in Northern and Central California. The utility says it to take precautionary measures to further reduce wildfire risks, harden infrastructure and…… MORE
Trump Delays Tariff Hike
The Trump administration will delay part of a planned tariff increase on China until December. The U.S. Trade Representative’s office made the announcement that the administration would not implement the planned tariffs. Instead, the tariffs will be implemented December 15th. USTR Robert Lighthizer says certain products are even being removed from the tariff list…… MORE
Balch is Out of 2020 Fresno Mayor’s Race
FRESNO (KMJ) -The field in the 2020 race to be Fresno’s next mayor just got a bit smaller. Non-profit executive Elliott Balch is exiting the race for Fresno Mayor, two-and-a-half months after jumping in. Balch says he’s out to spend time with his family, and that the time requirements of running a campaign for mayor…… MORE
