FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — The UC, CSU, and California Community Colleges systems are partnering with the Secretary of State’s Office, to bolster voter registration on every publicly funded college and university in the Golden State. The campaign is estimated to reach 2.7 million students. It includes all-campus e-mails, containing voter education and deadline notifications. Voter participation remains…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — More than $2 billion. According to AAA, that’s how much drivers wasted last year, buying premium fuel for cars that didn’t need it. Researchers say pumping premium gas, which has a higher octane, doesn’t necessarily provide any benefits. They estimate that about 70 percent of cars on the road require only regular fuel;…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Introducing babies to foods like peanuts and eggs early on, may lower their risk for developing certain allergies or autoimmune diseases down the road. A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, suggests that the timing of food introduction plays a role in allergy risk. In addition, giving a…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Covered California’s boosting premiums on heath insurance policies for small business employees, by an average of 5.9 percent next year. That’s smaller than last year’s increase of 7.2 percent, and will affect about 28,000 people who are employed by companies with up to 100 workers. The individual market, which covers about 1.4 million…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Despite higher median household income, savings accounts remain remarkably thin, according to a new GOBankingRates report. The problem is most evident here in the Golden State. 69 percent of Californians have less than $1,000 put away. One out of three have $0 set aside for an emergency. GOBankingRates says California ranks second, when…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Homebuyer confidence in the U.S., according to new National Association of Realtors survey, remains high. However, renters and younger prospective buyers — those under the age of 34 — are said to be exhibiting less confidence. Millennials here in the West are among the least-confident when it comes to owning a home; much…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — 35-year-old Theresa Ramirez has been arrested by Fresno Police, after a lengthy investigation revealed she had unlawful relations with an underage, male student. The 16-year-old boy admitted to investigators that the relationship started last fall, when she was said to have been assisting him with his work off campus. Lt. Joe Gomez tells…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Robocalls have hit a new record in the U.S. New figures released by YouMail show that unwanted calls grew to more than 2.6 billion last month. That’s a more than 9 percent increase from July. The State of Texas has been bombarded with the largest number of robocalls, followed by California. …… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Citing a “new, unprecedented, and intensely complicated pressing legal matter unrelated to the superintendent and district staff,” Michael Hanson has put off the presentation of his self-evaluation to the Board of Education, previously scheduled for Wednesday evening. Hanson tells KMJ News, “The topic was going to take all the time that we could…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Merely telling a teen to eat vegetables is usually not entirely effective. But, how about tapping into their… shall we say… rebellious side? New research shows that encouraging teens to eat more fruits and vegetables, because junk food companies are manipulative, appears to be a motivator. University of Texas experts say if veggies…… MORE
