Category Archives: Local News

Fresno County GOP Blasts Congressman for Vote to Impeach The President

Fresno County GOP Blasts Congressman for Vote to Impeach The President

  (KMJ) – Valley Congressman David Valadao was one of just ten House Republicans to side with Congressional Democrats Wednesday to vote to impeach President Trump a second time. Following his vote, Valadao issued the following statement: “President Trump was, without question, a driving force in the catastrophic events that took place on January 6…MORE

VP Pence Plans Visit to Lemoore Naval Air Station

VP Pence Plans Visit to Lemoore Naval Air Station

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) –  The White House says Vice President Mike Pence plans to visit Naval Air Station Lemoore on Saturday. No exact time has been released yet. Second Lady Karen Pence will be accompanying the Vice President. Pence is scheduled to fly to West Virginia on Friday after that he will visit Lemoore on…MORE

Three Escaped Valley Jail Inmates Captured; Three Still Sought

Three Escaped Valley Jail Inmates Captured; Three Still Sought

(Photo courtesy:  Merced County Sheriff’s Office) (KMJ) – The Merced County Sheriff’s Office says three of the six inmates who escaped from its main jail facility over the weekend are now back behind bars. Sheriff Vern Warnke says Edgar Ventura was caught Tuesday near Firebaugh.  And, Tuesday Night, Fabian Cruz Roman and Andres Rodriquez were…MORE

Fresno County Registrar of Voters Announces Her Retirement

Fresno County Registrar of Voters Announces Her Retirement

(Photo courtesy:  County of Fresno) (KMJ) – Brandi Orth has served as Fresno County’s Clerk and Registrar of Voters for the past nine years.  But, this week, she announced her intention to retire. In a statement released Tuesday, Orth writes: On December 17, 2020 my mother’s sudden illness required my personal attendance in North Carolina.  As…MORE

Driver Killed in Crash with Semi on Highway 180

Driver Killed in Crash with Semi on Highway 180

FRESNO COUNTY, CA (KMJ) — A man has died after officers say his car drifted into the path of an oncoming semi truck in Fresno County. The California Highway Patrol (CHP) says a black Volkswagen Jetta was heading westbound on Highway 180 when the driver drifted into the eastbound lane near Blythe Avenue. The car crashed into a big…MORE

Calif. College Offers Covid Tests in Vending Machines

Calif. College Offers Covid Tests in Vending Machines

The University of California San Diego has placed almost a dozen vending machines that dispense self-administered COVID-19 kits on campus to help students adhere to stringent testing requirements. UC San Diego requires all students to test for COVID-19 weekly and the vending machines provide a convenient way to comply with that rule. The 1,000 on-campus…MORE

Fresno Police Release Crime Suppression Operation Results

Fresno Police Release Crime Suppression Operation Results

  FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The Fresno police department gives an update on its violent crime suppression operation. The operation was launched in October as a direct result of the increase in violent crime The Fresno Police Dept. said it was in part issues of $0 bail and early releases from our jail and state prison…MORE

Gov. Newsom Proposes $600 Payment for Low-Income Californians

Gov. Newsom Proposes $600 Payment for Low-Income Californians

  SACRAMENTO, CA. (AP) — Millions of low-income Californians would get a $600 payment from the state under a budget proposal by Gov. Gavin Newsom. The proposed payment announced Wednesday would go to people with annual incomes of less than $30,000. The pool of eligible people includes some immigrants living in the country illegally who…MORE

State Orders Surgery Delays and ICU Patient Transfers

State Orders Surgery Delays and ICU Patient Transfers

(Photo courtesy:  The Associated Press) (KMJ) – The state says hospitals here in the Central Valley and down in Southern California are swamped by the coronavirus pandemic.  So now it has ordered medical facilities in the northern part of the state that have room to begin accepting patients from hospitals that are out of intensive…MORE