FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — California public school districts are faced with having to reallocate billions of dollars from the classroom, to cover retirement promises. According to state estimates, contributions to the California Public Employees’ Retirement System are expected double, within the next six years. That’s now leading to fears of larger class sizes, pay freezes, and…… MORE
Senator Vidak Hosts 3rd Annual Job Expo
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Looking for a job? You’re invited to participate in an expo taking place January 26th in the South Valley. For the third year, Senator Andy Vidak is putting on the Central Valley Career and Resource Expo. Over 80 employers are attending. Many job opportunities do not require college degrees and include…… MORE
Rasmus Lee Gohlke
Rasmus Lee Gohlke of Fresno. A parole warrant has been issued for his arrest due to the fact he recently removed his GPS ankle monitoring device. Gohlke is a registered sex offender who has an extensive criminal history who has missed his last appointment to check in with his parole agent. He is known to…… MORE
Fresno Woman Killed In Blaze-First 2017 Fire Fatality
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A 70 year old woman in Fresno has died of her injuries sustained in a fire this weekend. Fresno Fire says crews were called to a complex on North Hulbert near Shields and Hughes around 3:30 Sunday morning, January 22nd. During the search, Fire Spokesperson Hector Vasquez says crews located a…… MORE
Yosemite Snow Makes For Hazardous Road Conditions
YOSEMITE, CA (KMJ) – Highway 41 from Wawona Road heading into Yosemite is temporarily closed because of hazardous driving conditions. Highway 120 East heading into the National Park is also temporarily shut down. According to Yosemite National Park social media, heavy snow combined with saturated soils are causing trees to fall. So if you’re in…… MORE
Fresno Suspicious Death Now Ruled a Homicide
(KMJ) – The Fresno County Coroner rules the death of a Fresno man earlier this month is now a homicide. 36-year old Richard Juarez (pictured above) was found lying in the middle of the 4800 block of East Washington in Southeast Fresno around noon on January 15th. He was rushed to Community Regional Medical Center…… MORE
U.S. Meat Production Hits Record
Red meat production in the United Stated totaled 4.4 billion pounds last month, up three percent from December of 2015, according to The Department of Agriculture. Meat industry publication Meatingplace reports beef production, at 2.17 billion pounds, was six percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.61 million head, up seven percent from…… MORE
Four Males Shot In Southeast Fresno Gang Incident
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Four people are gunned down in Southeast Fresno, including a 12 year old boy who was taken to the hospital. Fresno Police says it appears the shooting was gang related. Lt. Joe Gomez tells KMJ they got the call just after 1:30 Friday afternoon of gunfire at a home at Montecito…… MORE
Little League President Thanks Community For “Overwhelming” Support
LOS BANOS (KMJ) — The President of the Los Banos Little League is thanking the community for its help recovering from a devastating fire. In the early hours of Monday January 16th, the trailer containing all their equipment burnt down. “Looking at it later though pictures, later in the morning, it was pretty much a…… MORE
Porterville PD Searching For Robbery Suspects
PORTERVILLE, CA (KMJ) – Porterville Police are searching for three suspects who allegedly robbed Joe’s Westside Market on Wednesday. The three assailants allegedly held the clerk at gunpoint before taking off with an unknown amount of cash. Here are photos of the suspects. If you recognize them or have any information about the robbery you’re…… MORE
