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Castro Says ICE At Fresno State Is For Career Event Only
FRESNO (KMJ) — Fresno State President Joseph Castro writes on Twitter that ICE’s presence on campus Wednesday is for a scheduled career and internship expo only. The “Recruit Down the 99 and Beyond” event, taking place inside the Save Mart Center, is designed to match up students with opportunities to achieve their future career goals.…… MORE
Senator Calls for Restoration of Trade with Cuba
U.S. Senate Republican Jerry Moran is calling for the United States to restore trade with Cuba. Moran recently reintroduced legislation to lift the trade embargo against Cuba. The legislation would grant the private sector the freedom to export U.S. goods and services to Cuba, while protecting U.S. taxpayers from any risk resulting from trade.…… MORE
Calif. Seeks Unhappy Federal Scientists
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — The California Public Utilities Commission is handing out flyers this week, at the Washington, D.C. offices of the EPA and Dept. of Energy. The goal is to lure federal scientists, who are at odds with the Trump Administration and the Republican-led Congress, over climate change. Commission President Michael Picker says his message…… MORE
Stockton Suspects Arrested For Cigarette Robberies In Fresno
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno police arrest three people from Stockton for stealing thousands of dollars worth of cigarettes from their victims. In all three Fresno-area robberies, the merchants were stocking up at Sam’s Club, spending up to $10k on cigarettes, and were then robbed at gunpoint back at their stores while unloading their trunks.…… MORE
Poverello House Breaks Ground On “Raise The Roof” Project
FRESNO (KMJ) — A $2.5 million project to improve services at Fresno’s Poverello House, has broken ground. The demolition effort on the old food storage building is scheduled to start this week, with an up-to-date 19,000 square-foot warehouse being built in its place. It’s all part of the “Raise the Roof” campaign, to bolster what’s…… MORE
Celebrating Pi Day – 3.14
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – It’s pi day – 3.14. The earliest known celebration of pi day was organized by a physicist in 1988 at the San Francisco Exploratorium. March 14 used to be a holiday for just mathematicians as both the date (3/14) and the value of pi – the ratio of the circumference of…… MORE
Highway 41 To Yosemite Set To Open Fully “This Week”
FRESNO (KMJ) — State officials repairing the stretch of Highway 41 north of Fishcamp, which had been hindering access into Yosemite National Park, anticipate it being fully open by the end of this week. The south route into the Central Valley attraction was previously closed after rain damage. Drivers were advised to go a different…… MORE
5 Ways the GOP Bill Could Change Your Health Insurance
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) – If the Republicans’ bill to repeal Obamacare becomes law, it could affect millions of people across the employer, individual and Medicaid markets. The headline figure out of Monday’s Congressional Budget Office’s review of the American Health Care Act was that 24 million people would lose their coverage by 2026. But the…… MORE
Vallejo PD to Investigate Flashlight Beating
VALLEJO, Calif. (AP) – Vallejo Police Chief Andrew Bidou says he has ordered a complete investigation into the use of force by an officer seen punching and hitting a man with a flashlight in a video that has gone viral. Bidou said in a statement Monday that once the internal affairs division completes its probe,…… MORE
