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Survey: Growth is Top Priority of Small Businesses

Survey: Growth is Top Priority of Small Businesses

Aaron Abeytia Aaron Abeytia anchors afternoon newscasts on News/Talk 580 & 105.9 KMJ. Read More…   Listen to the report as aired on News/Talk 580 AM & 105.9 FM KMJ FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — 72 percent of small business owners say expansion is their top priority. According to a new American Express survey, many of them has…MORE

Study: Fast Food Consumption Among Kids Not Declining

Study: Fast Food Consumption Among Kids Not Declining

Aaron Abeytia Aaron Abeytia anchors afternoon newscasts on News/Talk 580 & 105.9 KMJ. Read More…   Listen to the report as aired on News/Talk 580 AM & 105.9 FM KMJ FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Fast food has declined in popularity over the past several years, with movies like Super Size Me highlighting the effects of consuming artificial…MORE

Calif. Begins Smog Tests on Hybrids

Calif. Begins Smog Tests on Hybrids

Aaron Abeytia Aaron Abeytia anchors afternoon newscasts on News/Talk 580 & 105.9 KMJ. Read More…   Listen to the report as aired on News/Talk 580 AM & 105.9 FM KMJ FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — For the last 15 years, near-zero emissions vehicles have been exempt from smog checks. However, that free ride is coming to an end,…MORE

Moody’s Upgrades Fresno’s Bond Rating

Moody’s Upgrades Fresno’s Bond Rating

Aaron Abeytia Aaron Abeytia anchors afternoon newscasts on News/Talk 580 & 105.9 KMJ. Read More…   Listen to the report as aired on News/Talk 580 AM & 105.9 FM KMJ FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Moody’s Investors Services has upgraded the City of Fresno’s general obligation bond rating to an A3. City Spokesman Mark Standriff says, “We’ve managed…MORE

2 Valley Men Killed in Alaska Plane Crash

2 Valley Men Killed in Alaska Plane Crash

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The day started out as a late-season version of a perfect Alaska excursion: Excited tourists heading out for adventure at a remote fishing spot on a river. But something went terribly wrong. A floatplane crashed near a picturesque lake in rural southwest Alaska, killing three lodge clients from California and Pennsylvania…MORE

Fresno County Confirms First Case Of West Nile Virus in 2015

Fresno County Confirms First Case Of West Nile Virus in 2015

Aaron Abeytia Aaron Abeytia anchors afternoon newscasts on News/Talk 580 & 105.9 KMJ. Read More…   Listen to the report as aired on News/Talk 580 AM & 105.9 FM KMJ FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — The Fresno County Health Department recently confirmed the first human case of West Nile virus with a local hospital, raising the entire number…MORE

Coalition Proposes Prop. 30 Extension

Coalition Proposes Prop. 30 Extension

Aaron Abeytia Aaron Abeytia anchors afternoon newscasts on News/Talk 580 & 105.9 KMJ. Read More…   Listen to the report as aired on News/Talk 580 AM & 105.9 FM KMJ FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — The voter-approved Prop. 30 tax hikes are set to expire in 2018, and a coalition of education advocates are already seeking to extend…MORE

Study: Calif. Snowpack Lowest in 500 Years

Study: Calif. Snowpack Lowest in 500 Years

Aaron Abeytia Aaron Abeytia anchors afternoon newscasts on News/Talk 580 & 105.9 KMJ. Read More…   Listen to the report as aired on News/Talk 580 AM & 105.9 FM KMJ FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Six months after Governor Jerry Brown stood in a snowless Sierra Nevada meadow and ordered unprecedented water restrictions due to low snowpack, researchers…MORE

Walker Cancels Appearance at CA GOP Convention

Walker Cancels Appearance at CA GOP Convention

Aaron Abeytia Aaron Abeytia anchors afternoon newscasts on News/Talk 580 & 105.9 KMJ. Read More…   Listen to the report as aired on News/Talk 580 AM & 105.9 FM KMJ FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Republican presidential candidate Scott Walker will not be headlining the party’s convention in Anaheim this weekend. The Wisconsin governor has made scheduling changes,…MORE

“Valley Fire” Destroys 400 Homes, Kills 1

“Valley Fire” Destroys 400 Homes, Kills 1

MIDDLETOWN, Calif. (AP) — Some 400 homes were among the hundreds of structures destroyed as fast-moving wildfires raged through communities in Northern California, leaving at least one person dead and sending residents fleeing along roads where some buildings and vehicles were still in flames. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection confirmed Sunday one…MORE