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Fresno Unified Board Votes To Fire Superintendent Hanson

Fresno Unified Board Votes To Fire Superintendent Hanson

FRESNO (KMJ) — The Fresno Unified Board has voted to end Michael Hanson’s employment with Fresno Unified School District. It was December 2016 when Hanson publicly announced that he would be leaving the position he’s held since 2005. He initially intended to continue his contract until August 2017 (click here to read more on that…MORE

Man Holding Handgun And Machete Shot Dead By Deputies

Man Holding Handgun And Machete Shot Dead By Deputies

FRESNO (KMJ) — A man has died after allegedly answering the door to Deputies while holding a hand-gun and a machete – and then refusing to back down. The initial call came in at 4.34am Monday morning, when a man made a 911 call reporting around 10 unknown people inside his home. Fresno County Sheriff’s…MORE

Protestors Against Trump’s Immigration Policy Blast Fresno’s Mayor Too

Protestors Against Trump’s Immigration Policy Blast Fresno’s Mayor Too

A large crowd of people at Fresno Yosemite International Airport, met to protest President Trump’s executive order on immigration from seven countries considered majority-Muslim. Around 200 people came together at around 5pm Sunday evening, with many of them speaking directly to their fellow protesters to explain why they turned up. “I don’t have a president,”…MORE

Tuition Hike Won’t Impact “Vast Majority” Of UC Merced Students

Tuition Hike Won’t Impact “Vast Majority” Of UC Merced Students

FRESNO (KMJ) — The price of attending everyone University of California campuses is going up, but UC Merced officials say the vast majority of their students will not feel its impact. “87% of our graduate students qualified for need based financial aid, so they will not have to pay for the increase. Basically their financial…MORE

Local Dad Wants A South Valley Rugby Resurgence

Local Dad Wants A South Valley Rugby Resurgence

LEMOORE (KMJ) A south Valley man wants to bring about a resurgence in rugby. The game already has a presence in Fresno and Merced, as well in other cities all over the state. But Lonny Wedell, the Executive Administrator and Head Coach for Kings County Rugby, is trying to get it to take hold further…MORE

Tuberculosis Found In Another Fresno County School

Tuberculosis Found In Another Fresno County School

FRESNO (KMJ) — Another Fresno County school student has been diagnosed with tuberculosis, the second potential outbreak in three months. The individual attends Caruthers Elementary School – the condition was confirmed in December. “What we do, when we find out about this, is we work carefully with the school district to make sure we identify…MORE

A New Chapter As NAS Lemoore Welcomes Four F35C Fighters

A New Chapter As NAS Lemoore Welcomes Four F35C Fighters

FRESNO, CA ( KMJ ) – Four new aircraft now based at NAS Lemoore, represent a new chapter for the U.S. Navy. The F-35C is set to become a major part of the U.S. Navy’s future aircraft-carrier based fleet. The formation of F-35C Lightning II fighter jets arrived at Naval Air Station Lemoore Wednesday afternoon.…MORE

Bi-Partisan Bill To Limit Visible SSN Introduced In Congress

Bi-Partisan Bill To Limit Visible SSN Introduced In Congress

FRESNO (KMJ) — A bi-partisan bill to help prevent identities being stolen is now in progress at the federal level. Valley Congressman David Valadao introduced the ‘Social Security Fraud Prevention Act’ Tuesday, alongside fellow California representative Eric Swalwell. H.R. 624 is designed to reduce the number of times Social Security Numbers appear on government issued…MORE

Play About Dead People – Not Pulled Because Of Homosexual Content

Play About Dead People – Not Pulled Because Of Homosexual Content

CLOVIS (KMJ) — Clovis Unified says the recent decision to cancel a play about three dead people in the afterlife being performed at Buchanan High School, was not due to its homosexual content. “I want to make it very clear that the play was not pulled because of the character who was a lesbian,” reveals…MORE

Little League President Thanks Community For “Overwhelming” Support

Little League President Thanks Community For “Overwhelming” Support

LOS BANOS (KMJ) — The President of the Los Banos Little League is thanking the community for its help recovering from a devastating fire. In the early hours of Monday January 16th, the trailer containing all their equipment burnt down. “Looking at it later though pictures, later in the morning, it was pretty much a…MORE