Category Archives: Local News

Critics Rally Over FUSD Cyber Dust Scandal

Critics Rally Over FUSD Cyber Dust Scandal

  A group of Fresnans are holding a press conference on what they call the Fresno Unified Cyber Dust Scandal. The protest will be at Palm & Browning at 2:00pm, today – October 1st. Casey Lamonski is the Chair of FREE – That’s Fresnans For Responsibility And Ethics In Education, She says they will be talking about the…MORE

California Uses 27% Less Water in August

California Uses 27% Less Water in August

State official say Californians have surpassed a mandate to save water for a third consecutive month, using nearly 27 percent less in August than the same month in 2013. The State Water Resources Control Board on Thursday released the statewide conservation figures. Max Gomberg, a senior climate scientist for the board, said the results meet…MORE

State Water Board Says Don’t Bet on El Nino

State Water Board Says Don’t Bet on El Nino

(KMJ) – The State Water Resources Control Board will release statewide conservation figures for August on October 1st.   And those figures are expect to show Californians have met a mandate to save water for a third consecutive month. But the Board also warns that Californians can’t allow themselves to be distracted by the hype of…MORE

Fresno Man Accused of Michigan Axe Murder

Fresno Man Accused of Michigan Axe Murder

(KMJ) – 26-year old Jesse Gunderson has been charged with first degree murder in this death of his step-grandfather. Police said 58-year old Danny Dart was killed last Saturday night outside his home in the 4500-block of Chamberlain Street in Wayne.  That is a suburb west of Detroit. Investigators say Dart died after being struck…MORE

Firebaugh Man Arrested For Trying To Murder Relatives

Firebaugh Man Arrested For Trying To Murder Relatives

A Firebaugh man is arrested for trying to kill his relatives. Around 5:00 am Wednesday morning, Firebaugh Police responded to a call that people were injured in a home on the 1800 block of Allardt Drive. Once there – they found 33 year old Gerardo Salazar barricaded inside the garage. Paramedics transported the two men…MORE

California Traffic Ticket Amnesty Program

California Traffic Ticket Amnesty Program

  Since 2006, the state of California has suspended 4.8 million driver’s licenses after motorists failed to pay or appear in court. Now, California offering amnesty on traffic debt. Residents who can’t afford to pay off spiraling traffic fines and court fees that have led to millions of driver’s licenses being suspended….are getting a break.…MORE

Investigators Looking For Information On 21 Year Old’s Death In Mendota

Investigators Looking For Information On 21 Year Old’s Death In Mendota

MENDOTA (KMJ) — Fresno County Sheriff’s Detectives are asking us for information on the death of a 21 year old – shot in Mendota. Brian Cervantes died at a home close to the intersection of Fifth and Stamoules Streets. Deputies say the shooting, which took place just over a week ago around 11pm on Monday…MORE

FUSD Superintendent Michael Hanson’s Responds to CyberDust App Use

FUSD Superintendent Michael Hanson’s Responds to CyberDust App Use

  The use of a controversial phone app which deletes messages as soon as they’re sent – by higher level staff at Fresno Unified School District – is generating questions. Cyber Dust makes communication virtually untraceable – by deleting messages 30 seconds after they are sent. In a release, Fresno Unified Trustee Brooke Ashijan says…MORE

Corrections Officer’s Killer Gets Second Life Sentence

Corrections Officer’s Killer Gets Second Life Sentence

  An inmate who murdered a North Valley correctional officer has been given a second life sentence. 47-year-old Jose Sablan was already serving life behind bars. This week, he has been given a second life sentence for the murder of correctional officer Jose Rivera (seen above). In 2008, Sablan attacked the 22-year-old guard at the…MORE

Final Five Selected In Downtown Fresno Business Competition

Final Five Selected In Downtown Fresno Business Competition

FRESNO (KMJ) — The final five finalists in the Downtown Fresno Partnership’s Create Here Business Plan Competition in have been selected. The group are in a competition to win two prizes organized by the partnership. The People’s Choice winner will receive $500 in cash, and the overall winner will be awarded everything they need to…MORE