FRESNO,CA (KMJ) – Board members from the Fresno County Office of Education vote to keep Kepler Neighborhood School open. After the vote on Thursday, June 21st, the school located on Fulton Street in Downtown Fresno posted on Facebook “We are Kepler strong!!!” Kepler had started the appeal process with the Fresno County Office of Education,…… MORE
Fresno Police Chief Panelist In Sacramento As “Impact of Prop 47 On Crime and Recidivism” Report Released
\ FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Proposition 47 was passed by voters in 2014, but remains the subject of debate, including by Fresno’s Police Chief, speaking on a panel in the state capitol. At the meeting held Thursday, June 21st in Sacramento, Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer, joined San Francisco DA George Gascón (below left), and…… MORE
At-Risk Permits Approved – “Major Step” To Making Fresno Business Friendly
FRESNO (KMJ) — Fresno City Council has approved an ordinance which will allow construction to begin without full permits, in a bid to speed up residential, commercial, and industrial projects. The change would mean that, following the first round of comments on the plans and after establishing that the project is substantially acceptable, an at-risk…… MORE
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Tulare Co. Deputies Bust Suspected Serial Burglars
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) Tulare County Sheriff’s deputies have arrested a man and woman suspected in more than a dozen recent burglaries. Saira Howell, 35, of Visalia was arrested on Tuesday after a high speed pursuit with deputies near Springville. Her alleged partner, Lyle Martin, 34, of Visalia was also nabbed. Investigators say Martin and…… MORE
Cal Livestock Antibiotics Study
A $3.1 million grant will fund research studying the impacts of California’s new legislation limiting the use of antibiotic drugs given to livestock raised in the state. Meat industry publication Meatingplace reports the grant from the Wellcome Trust will fund research at George Washington University’s Milliken Institute School of Public Health. The California law…… MORE
Fresno Mayor Presents 2018 State Of The City Address
[Photo: Mayor Lee Brand] FRESNO, CA – Mayor Lee Brand addressed a crowd of nearly nine hundred attendees, including elected officials, business and community leaders during Wednesday’s State of the City luncheon held in Downtown Fresno. The annual event, sponsored by the Fresno Chamber of Commerce, was the second State of the City address for…… MORE
Man Accused of Assaulting, Robbing Woman Caught in Downtown Fresno
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — A man accused of physically assaulting and robbing a woman was busted in southeast Fresno Wednesday morning. 24-year-old David Ortiz is suspected of punching the woman in the face as she was leaving the gym near Kings Canyon and Flower. Ortiz allegedly knocked her to the ground, stole her purse and…… MORE
7 Arrested, Joint Narcotics Operation Seizes Drugs, Guns And Cash: Fresno County Sheriff’s Office
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) Seven people were arrested in a joint law enforcement effort to remove drugs and guns from the streets.. Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims and US Attorney for the Eastern District of California, McGregor “Greg” Scott made the announcement at a press conference on Wednesday, June 20th at the Sheriff’s Office Headquarters. The…… MORE
Carlton Jones Ousted As Tulare’s Mayor Following “Ag Causes Asthma” Post
TULARE (KMJ) — Tulare’s City Council has voted in a new mayor, following posts the previous one made on social media appearing to criticize the ag industry. In May, Carlton Jones wrote on Facebook that “ag strips the natural resources and contaminates our ground water and air.” At the time, he said it was one…… MORE
