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Gas Rules Approved, GOP Leader Accuses Newsom of Price Gouging

Gas Rules Approved, GOP Leader Accuses Newsom of Price Gouging

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) Gas prices are about to go up again in California, surging well past the $5 mark. Currently, California drivers are forking over $4.68 per gallon (on average). But regulators have voted to dramatically increase that cost – by 65-cent per gallon – according to analysts. California’s Air Resources Board, or (CARB), voted…MORE

World Ag Expo Looking For National Anthem Singer

World Ag Expo Looking For National Anthem Singer

TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — The World Ag Expo is looking for sweet singing voices in Tulare County. You can now apply to sing the national anthem at the annual expo. Local singers who live in Tulare County or are a World Ag Expo exhibitor are invited to apply. You must be at least 16…MORE

Assembly GOP Leader Slams Gov’s ‘Trump-Proof’ Session

Assembly GOP Leader Slams Gov’s ‘Trump-Proof’ Session

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) In an exclusive interview Thursday on KMJ’s Ray Appleton Show, California Assembly Republican Leader, James Gallagher (R-Yuba City), scorched Gov. Newsom’s plan to hold a special legislative session in order to “Trump-proof” California.MORE

Partnership To Help Support Elephant Calves At Fresno Chaffee Zoo

Partnership To Help Support Elephant Calves At Fresno Chaffee Zoo

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A partnership is taking action to support the new elephant calves at the Fresno Chaffee Zoo. Madera Unified and the zoo launched the ”Change for Change” fundraiser. Each classroom in the district will have a coin container that will let students raise funds. The top three classrooms will earn special animal…MORE

Man Shot Multiple Times In Tulare County

Man Shot Multiple Times In Tulare County

TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) — One man is injured following a shooting in Tulare County. Deputies were called to the parking lot of the Oakwood Apartments, on Paradise Street and Road 158 in Ivanhoe, just after 9 pm Tuesday. A man was shot several times and was taken to the hospital. His current condition has…MORE

Law Enforcement Jobs Could Be At Risk If Measure R Fails In Merced County

Law Enforcement Jobs Could Be At Risk If Measure R Fails In Merced County

MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A public safety sales tax in Merced County is looking like it won’t get the votes needed to pass. If passed, Measure R would add a half-cent sales tax, generating $25 million annually over 30 years. So far, it seems to be falling short of the two-thirds vote needed to…MORE

Gov. Newsom Calls Special Session to ‘Trump-Proof’ California

Gov. Newsom Calls Special Session to ‘Trump-Proof’ California

SACRAMENTO, CA (KMJ/AP) California’s Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, a fierce critic of former President Donald Trump, on Thursday called for lawmakers to convene a special session later this year to safeguard the state’s progressive policies on climate change, reproductive rights and immigration ahead of another Trump presidency. The move — a day after the former…MORE

Fresno Co. Elections Boss Continues the Count

Fresno Co. Elections Boss Continues the Count

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) Fresno County Registrar of Voters, James Kus, joined Broeske & Musson Wednesday to update the community on how the election transpired and how many ballots still need to be counted.MORE