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California Attorney General Issues Statement As Trump Administration Ends Negotiations on Clean Car Standards

California Attorney General Issues Statement As Trump Administration Ends Negotiations on Clean Car Standards

SACRAMENTO – California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today issued the following statement in response to the Trump Administration’s announcement that negotiations on the nation’s Clean Car Standards have ended: “Walking away from negotiations is sadly consistent with the Trump Administration’s retreat from our nation’s existing Clean Car Standards,” said Attorney General Becerra. “Abandoning ship on…MORE

KMJ EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: KSKS’s Gnarley Charley Inside Credit Union During Armed Robbery

KMJ EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: KSKS’s Gnarley Charley Inside Credit Union During Armed Robbery

KMJ EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: KSKS’s Gnarley Charley inside the First California Credit Union during an armed robbery on Thursday, Feb 21, 2019. It took place just after 10:30am at the First California Credit Union at Shields and Fresno. Gnarley Charley from KMJ’s sister station KSKS was there inside the bank. Charley is OK, he sent KMJ…MORE

So-Cal Lawyers Release Body Cam Video In Deadly Officer-Involved Shootings

So-Cal Lawyers Release Body Cam Video In Deadly Officer-Involved Shootings

    FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno Police respond after lawyers release body cam video, that allegedly shows two deadly officer-involved-shootings. Both men were shot after they pulled out what police thought were weapons. Humberto Guizar, an attorney from Guizar, Henderson & Carrazco released the videos. Raymond Angel Gonzalez was shot and killed by Officer…MORE

Fresno Woman Calls for Clean-up at Homeless Camp – Gets Her Wish

Fresno Woman Calls for Clean-up at Homeless Camp – Gets Her Wish

    FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A Fresno woman who called for the need to clean-up at a large homeless camp has gotten her wish. Amber Hillman’s property is across from High Speed Rail property on Golden State north of Olive.     A week ago, she told KMJ’s Chris Daniel there were more than…MORE

Trump Administration Terminates $929 Million High Speed Rail Grant

Trump Administration Terminates $929 Million High Speed Rail Grant

  FRESNO; CA (KMJ) – The Trump administration announces Tuesday its terminating a $929 million federal grant for California’s high-speed rail project. The notice was sent to the California High-Speed Rail Authority on Tuesday, that the termination is effective March 5. The U.S. Department of Transportation states they are “actively exploring every legal option” to…MORE

FUSD Board Member Slatic & 15 Year-old Student Will Not Face Charges: DA’s Office

FUSD Board Member Slatic & 15 Year-old Student Will Not Face Charges: DA’s Office

  FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno Unified School Board Member Terrence Slatic and a 15-Year-old Bullard High School student will not be facing any criminal charges, after an altercation on campus. The Fresno County District Attorney’s Office made the announcement in a press release on Friday, Feb. 15, that it will not being filing charges…MORE

California Will “Take Action” Against President Trump’s Emergency Declaration

California Will “Take Action” Against President Trump’s Emergency Declaration

SACRAMENTO, CA (KMJ) – Governor Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Xavier Becerra announce they intend to take action – including suing over President Trump’s national emergency declaration. Speaking Friday morning at the California State Capitol, Gov. Gavin Newsom said President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency on the U.S. border with Mexico is not a…MORE

Fresno’s “Purveyor to Gentlemen” Patrick James has Died

Fresno’s “Purveyor to Gentlemen” Patrick James has Died

  FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The man behind the store Patrick James in Fresno’s Fig Garden Village has died. Patrick James Mon Pere passed away peacefully at home on Monday, February 11, 2019. Mon Pere was born in Fresno in 1931, he later graduated from Fresno High School and went on to military service in…MORE

Newsom’s AB-73 Brings Wildfire Relief to Impacted Communities

Newsom’s AB-73 Brings Wildfire Relief to Impacted Communities

  PARADISE, CA (KMJ) – Governor Gavin Newsom visited Paradise to help communities that were impacted by wildfires. The Governor signed Assembly Bill 73 to provide emergency funding to local governments rocked by recent deadly California wildfires.   This is the second bill Newsom is signing as the state’s new governor, to back-fill local property…MORE