FRESNO, CA (KMJ)- “I’m going to make Fresno business friendly,” says Fresno’s Mayor, announcing a business friendly Fresno 2.0 Initiative on Thursday. Mayor Lee Brand is launching the Fresno 2.0 Initiative he says to finish off the progress Mayor Ashley Swearengin started, offering transparency and speeding up the business permit and planning process at City…… MORE
Atwater Police Locate Parents of 2-Month-old Girl Who Died Tuesday
FRESNO, CA (KMJ)- Atwater Police say they have found the parents of a 2-month-old baby girl who died Tuesday. 21 year-old Brandi Reyna and 21 year-old Dakota Nix, had not been seen since the night their daughter died. They had called 911 to report that the baby was not breathing at 7:40 on Tuesday, January 16th. Officers…… MORE
Bed Bath & Beyond Recalls 175,000 Hudson Comforters by UGG Due To Mold
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Bed Bath & Beyond is recalling 175,000 Hudson Comforters by UGG because of a mold risk. The Consumer Products Safety Commission released a statement on Thursday, saying; “Mold can be present, posing a risk of respiratory or other infections in individuals with compromised immune systems, damaged lungs or an allergy…… MORE
Muhammad “Knows The Shrink Talk,” Says Psychologist In Competency Trial
FRESNO (KMJ) — The man alleged to be responsible for the deaths of four people, three in a shooting spree in Downtown Fresno, has been described as knowing how to work the system to better portray mental illness. Inside Fresno County Superior Court Thursday morning, forensic psychologist Dr. John Meloy detailed that his observations of…… MORE
Fresno Fails To Make Top 20 List For Amazon’s New HQ2
FRESNO (KMJ) — There are now only 20 locations still in the running to be home to Amazon’s new headquarters. The City of Fresno’s self-described “unique” bid failed to make the cut, but in a statement Mayor Lee Brand says it was always going to be a long shot. “The nation took notice of Fresno’s…… MORE
Villaraigosa: Government is “Terrorizing People”
[van id=”politics/2018/01/18/antonio-villaraigosa-california-trump-sot-ctn.cnn”] California gubernatorial candidate Antonio Villaraigosa (D-Los Angeles) says if he is elected governor of California he will not aide in the deportation of ‘Dreamers’ from the Golden State.… MORE
California’s largest milk coop is shutting down a valley production plant
California’s largest milk coop is shutting down its Los Banos plant by mid March. 63 employees will lose their jobs according to the cooperative, California Dairies Inc. In a news release, the cooperative says it will continue operations five other manufacturing facilities. California Dairies Inc cites a declining volume of milk in California is…… MORE
Fresno Unified School District & Teachers Association Reach Tentative Agreement
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) — A tentative agreement is reached between the Fresno Unified School District and the Fresno Teachers Association. It’s been 18 months of bargaining by both sides, but F.U.S.D. and the FTA worked though the night, and Superintendent Bob Nelson told media gathered at Leavenworth Elementary for the press conference, that they finalized the…… MORE
Muhammad Says Death Penalty “Just On Paper” In Jail Calls
FRESNO (KMJ) — The man accused of shooting and killing four people, three during a spree in Downtown Fresno, is now onto day four of his competency trial. Sitting calmly in a blue shirt and tie, Kori Ali Muhammad stayed quiet for the start of proceedings Wednesday morning. “I placed on the record at the…… MORE
Tortured Family’s Aunt: “I Begged to See Them for 20 Years”
[van id=”us/2018/01/17/aunt-of-captive-children-speaks-on-gma-lc-orig.cnn”] (CNN) – When Kimberly Milligan moved into her California home in 2015, she was told her grandson might soon have a playmate, since a family of 12 lived across the street. But Milligan never saw children scampering in the backyard, never heard playful screams. A few times, Milligan saw a woman across the…… MORE
