FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Butter consumption does not appear to be associated with cardiovascular disease. That’s among the findings of a new Tufts University Health Sciences study. Researchers say it’s a “middle-of-the-road” food, better than sugar, but not as good as healthy cooking oils. Still, not everyone’s convinced; the Center for Science in the Public…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — The San Joaquin Valley Business Conditions Index, for the first time since December 2013, has fallen below the growth-neutral threshold. A reading higher than 50 indicates growth over the next 3 to 6 months. However, the Fresno State Craig School of Business says between May and June, the index dipped to…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif.( KMJ) — Caltrans has officially launched the pay-by-mile Road Charge Pilot Program. The goal is to determine whether the State of California can generate more revenue, which it says will be used to fund infrastructure repairs. Thousands of volunteers have signed up for the pilot program, in which no money will actually be exchanged. California is…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown signed six stringent gun-control measures Friday that will require people to turn in high-capacity magazines and require background checks for ammunition sales, as California Democrats seek to strengthen gun laws that are already among the strictest in the nation. Brown vetoed five other bills, including a requirement to…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — A multimillion-dollar program aiming to prevent illicit drugs from reaching California prisons, appears to be having the opposite effect. It includes airport-style scanners and drug-sniffing dogs. However, a newly-released legislative analysis finds that positive drug test results have actually increased, since the program was implemented in 2014. That’s prompted state lawmakers to…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — The practice of skipping meals or exercising heavily before drinking alcohol, known as “drunkorexia,” isn’t exactly new among college students. But, according to the latest figures released at the Research Society on Alcoholism, “drunkorexia” may be far more common than previously estimated. 80 percent of participants in this study say they have…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — 944 guns that once belonged to law enforcement officers throughout the Golden State, have been lost, stolen, or can’t be accounted for, since 2010. A new Bay Area News Group investigation, which looked into more than 240 local, state, and federal agencies. The weapons include Glocks, Sig Sauers, Remingtons, and sniper…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — A bill that called for limiting the sales of tobacco products to specified tobacco stores in California has died. Back in May, sweeping tobacco regulations took effect in the Golden State, which raise the legal smoking age to 21 and treat vaping products like their traditional counterparts. Proponents argued that…… MORE
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) — A ruling by a Northern California judge could delay the construction of the proposed twin tunnels in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. It…… MORE
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) — If the revenue is used for improvements in transportation, most Americans say they’re willing to pay higher taxes on gasoline. The San…… MORE
