Category Archives: Liz Kern News Articles

Garden of Innocence Burial Ceremony for Two Abandoned Babies in Fresno County

Garden of Innocence Burial Ceremony for Two Abandoned Babies in Fresno County

    FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A burial service for two babies: Sally and Charity, abandoned in Fresno County, will be held Saturday, October 26th, 2019. Twice a year Garden of Innocence ensures that children found abandoned or left unidentified are given a loving goodbye. Members of the public are invited to the ceremonies.  …MORE

Gov. Newsom Speaks of Fires, Utility Mismanagement

Gov. Newsom Speaks of Fires, Utility Mismanagement

    LOS ANGELES, CA (KMJ) – Governor Gavin Newsom held a press conference in Los Angeles, Thursday morning on the fires and ongoing public safety power shutoffs. The governor, standing with Cal Fire officials, emergency response and health and human services leaders, chastised the utilities for the power outages. More than half a million people in…MORE

Gov. Newsom Writes Letter to PG&E CEO to Reduce Power Shut-off Impacts

Gov. Newsom Writes Letter to PG&E CEO to Reduce Power Shut-off Impacts

    SACRAMENTON, CA (KMJ) – PG&E Power shutoffs have impacted nearly two million Californians, and there’s another looming Wednesday. Governor Gavin Newsom wrote a letter Tuesday to the utility, demanding PG&E do more to warn customers. In the letter Gov. Newsom tells CEO William Johnson he wants to ensure that as few people as…MORE

Hanford Police Department Taking Back Unwanted Rx

Hanford Police Department Taking Back Unwanted Rx

  Hanford, CA. (KMJ) – The Hanford Police Department is holding a Take Back event to dispose of unwanted prescription drugs. On Saturday, October 26, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Hanford PD and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will give the public its 18th opportunity in nine years to prevent pill abuse and theft by…MORE

Stockton’s Former Mayor Sentenced in Felony Conflict of Interest Case

  STOCKTON, CA (KMJ) – Stockton’s former mayor is sentenced Monday in conflict of interest case. The case has gone on for three years, $5,000 from the mayoral discretionary fund was directed to the Kids Club of Stockton in 2013. The Former Mayor of Stockton Anthony Silva was facing a felony charge from his decision…MORE

Fresno Unified Students Take Cyber Safety Lessons

Fresno Unified Students Take Cyber Safety Lessons

  FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Teachers and students in Fresno Unified are participating in cyber safety lessons this week. Fresno Unified has seen it’s share of social media mistakes by students – a recent black eye for the district over a blackface. In June, a video of a Bullard High School student in blackface went…MORE

The Great Shake-Out, Alert Systems – California Prepares for Earthquakes

The Great Shake-Out, Alert Systems – California Prepares for Earthquakes

  FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – With the Great Shake-Out, and Alert Systems, California is preparing for earthquakes. Coinciding with the 30th anniversary of the 6.9 Loma Prieta quake that ravaged the Bay area in 1989, a magnitude 3.7 quake struck Thursday, just before 8: 00 a.m. south of Hollister. It was the third day in a…MORE

Fresno’s New Police Chief Andy Hall Takes the Reins

Fresno’s New Police Chief Andy Hall Takes the Reins

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Police Chief Andy Hall officially takes his place heading up Fresno Police Department, after an emotion-filled ceremony Wednesday at Fresno City Hall. Chief Hall is the 22nd person to run the department.       He applied to be a police cadet at 18, and spent the next 40 years with…MORE

California’s Statewide Earthquake Alert System Debuts on Loma Prieta Quake’s 30th Anniversary

California’s Statewide Earthquake Alert System Debuts on Loma Prieta Quake’s 30th Anniversary

  FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – As California sees more shaking from earthquakes alerts will become available statewide starting Thursday. Currently the large-scale earthquake notification system is for Los Angeles County, but that’s all changing. The statewide Wireless Emergency Alert system rolls out coinciding with the 30th anniversary of the 6.9 magnitude Loma Prieta Quake that…MORE