FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Clovis City Council candidate Herman Nagra was arrested Thursday, after allegedly stealing campaign signs for incumbent Vong Mouanoutoua. Police say surveillance video captured a pickup truck registered to a relative of Nagra and two suspects, one of whom turned out to be Nagra himself. A search warrant was served at Nagra’s home,…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Airports in California and throughout the country are reporting a decline in travelers, amid worry over COVID-19. Fresno Yosemite International isn’t seeing much of a change, although spokeswoman Vikkie Calderon says they’re taking precautions. “We’re in regular contact with the Fresno County Department of Public Health. Some of the…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Clovis City Council candidate Herman Nagra was arrested Thursday, after allegedly stealing campaign signs for incumbent Vong Mouanoutoua. Police say surveillance video captured a pickup truck registered to a relative of Nagra and two suspects, one of whom turned out to be Nagra himself. A search warrant was served at Nagra’s home,…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Democratic Assemblywoman Sydney Kamlager has marked the 47th anniversary of Roe v. Wade by introducing the Abortion Affordability Act. “Pregnant individuals struggle to overcome barriers to accessing abortion. Whether that’s the distance they have to travel, difficulty in finding child care… or the cost,” Kamlager said. Kamlager’s proposal calls for…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Democrats in the California Senate have blocked a controversial bill, which sought to require that parents sign permission slips, for kids between kindergarten and 6th grade to receive sexual education. Under the California Healthy Youth Act, students automatically attend sex ed classes at some point, unless parents opt them out.…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Background checks on gun purchases are climbing toward a record high for this year. The firearms industry claims people are rushing to buy weapons, in reaction to the Democratic candidates’ calls for tighter restrictions. By the end of last month, more than 25.4 million background checks, which are generally seen…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Sen. Bernie Sanders held a Green New Deal rally Friday evening at Fresno City College, as the Democratic-Socialist candidate seeks to gather more support in the Golden State, in which he’s struggled. Aaron Abeytia Aaron Abeytia anchors afternoon newscasts on News/Talk 580 & 105.9 KMJ. Read More… …… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — 15 percent of the country’s hate crimes were reported in the Golden State during 2018 A new FBI report shows that there were at least 1,063 such crimes in California last year, 88 of which were in the Central Valley. Investigators say ancestry, race and ethnicity are the top reasons,…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — The average personal debt figure among American adults: $29,800 A new report from Northwestern Mutual also finds that more than one-third of monthly income is going toward paying that debt off. 15 percent of Americans fear they’ll be in debt for the rest of their lives. GenXers are…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — The Golden State has taken another step toward letting 17-year-olds vote in primary and special elections, if they’ll be 18, prior to the following general election. The proposed constitutional amendment has cleared the Assembly 57-13. It must now be approved by two-thirds of state senators, before voters have a…… MORE
