Category Archives: Local News

Tire Amnesty Taking Place In Fresno

Tire Amnesty Taking Place In Fresno

FRESNO (KMJ) — A tire amnesty is happening in Fresno this weekend, to help rid the city of any rubber waste that may be piling up. “We usually collect between 1000, and 2400 tires per event”, says the City of Fresno’s Ana Manzula. Every one of them goes to a center to get recycled, with…MORE

Bill Banning Concealed Guns on Campuses on Governor’s Desk

Bill Banning Concealed Guns on Campuses on Governor’s Desk

Aaron Abeytia Aaron Abeytia anchors afternoon newscasts on News/Talk 580 & 105.9 KMJ. Read More…   Listen to the report as aired on News/Talk 580 AM & 105.9 FM KMJ FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — California already has some of strongest firearms restrictions in the nation. However, a bill sitting on the desk of Governor Jerry Brown would…MORE

Gov. Brown Signs Mandatory Sex Ed Bill

Gov. Brown Signs Mandatory Sex Ed Bill

Aaron Abeytia Aaron Abeytia anchors afternoon newscasts on News/Talk 580 & 105.9 KMJ. Read More…   Listen to the report as aired on News/Talk 580 AM & 105.9 FM KMJ FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Governor Jerry Brown has approved a bill, mandating that California students take sexual education courses, unless parents explicitly have them exempted. Most districts…MORE

Women Remain Underrepresented in Calif. Government

Women Remain Underrepresented in Calif. Government

Aaron Abeytia Aaron Abeytia anchors afternoon newscasts on News/Talk 580 & 105.9 KMJ. Read More…   Listen to the report as aired on News/Talk 580 AM & 105.9 FM KMJ FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Men outnumber women at the local government level nearly 3 to 1, according to a new report co-sponsored by California Women Lead, and…MORE

Marisposa Shooting Suspect Suffers from PTSD

Marisposa Shooting Suspect Suffers from PTSD

(KMJ) –  The Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office says the suspect who exchanged gunfire with Deputies on Thursday morning is a veteran who suffers from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Deputies pulled over Brian Ballasch after he was driving erratically Thursday morning just south of Mariposa on Highway 49.   Deputies say after a short verbal exchange, he…MORE

Free Dental Clinic In Downtown Fresno

Free Dental Clinic In Downtown Fresno

(KMJ) – The California Dental Association Foundation and CDA are hosting a CDA Cares dental clinic to provide oral health care and education at no charge to approximately 2,000 patients. Dentists, dental and health professionals, and community volunteers are donating their time and skills to this two-day event in Downtown Fresno. Since 2012, with the…MORE

Dozens Arrested in South Valley Gang Sweep

Dozens Arrested in South Valley Gang Sweep

(KMJ) – It was called “Operation Red Sol” and it has led to the arrest of 52 suspected gang members in Tulare County. The TARGET Task Force, the Tulare County Sheriff’s Department, the Visalia Police Department, the Tulare County District Attorney’s Office, and the California Department of Justice and California Highway Patrol’s Fresno-based Special Operations…MORE

Home Affordability Improves, Challenges Remain

Home Affordability Improves, Challenges Remain

Aaron Abeytia Aaron Abeytia anchors afternoon newscasts on News/Talk 580 & 105.9 KMJ. Read More…   Listen to the report as aired on News/Talk 580 AM & 105.9 FM KMJ FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Home affordability was the best it’s been in two years, during the first quarter of 2015. According to RealtyTrac, affordability improved, despite gains…MORE

Yosemite National Park Celebrates 125th Anniversary

Yosemite National Park Celebrates 125th Anniversary

FRESNO (KMJ) — Thursday October 1st marks a very special anniversary for one of the country’s most awe-inspiring National Parks, right here in the valley. Of course we’re talking about Yosemite National Park, celebrating it’s 125th birthday (and certainly looking good for its age). The first attempt to protect it was made 151 years ago…MORE

Two Dead After Shooting In Northwest Fresno

Two Dead After Shooting In Northwest Fresno

FRESNO (KMJ) — Two are dead and another is in custody after shooting in Fresno. Officers were close by when they heard the shots fired on the intersection of San Pablo and Barstow at around 11.45am Thursday morning. Fresno Police Lieutenant Joe Gomez says they responded to find two men, both who appear to be…MORE