(KMJ) A Porterville man is jailed on charges threatening to kill priests and nuns. Porterville Police say Ross Trimmer on Wednesday, called and allegedly made the threats to a representative of Saint Anne’s Catholic Church and Holy Cross Catholic Church. In a news release, Reverend Monsignor Scott Daugherty said they have “taken all precautionary measures…… MORE
Yearly Archives: 2015
Missing 9 Days, Hiker Found Alive & Rescued
(KMJ) 62 year old Miyuki Harwood has been found alive east of Courtright Reservoir. The hiker had been missing for 9 days before she was airlifted to safety Saturday morning. Rescue teams say she did suffer injuries, but did not give any further detail. Smoke from the Rough Fire, burning nearby, had hampered rescue operations.…… MORE
Fresno Pimps Busted in Bako, Teen Rescued
(KMJ) Two Fresno men are behind bars in Kern County on charges of human trafficking. Bakersfield police conducted prostitution stings this week and arrested a 17 year old prostitute from Fresno. Investigators later arrested her alleged pimps, 30-year-old Nathan Johnson-Harper and 24-year-old Ariel Mills. Both men were booked into Kern County jail, and the girl…… MORE
New Tech Launched to Learn from Rough Fire
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — A special fire crew has deployed cameras, heat sensors and wind gauges to study the behavior of a massive California wildfire. The goal is to determine how effective clearing and burning out brush are in slowing the path of a large wildfire. The Fresno Bee reports that the U.S. Forest Service’s…… MORE
Baby Girl Rescued from Crash That Killed Parents
(KMJ) A 6-month-old girl survived a fiery car crash in Fresno County that killed her parents early Friday morning. She was in an SUV that struck a power pole around 3 a.m. near Easton. Jose Sanchez, who lives nearby, says he found the crying child lying on the ground next to an open door as…… MORE
Smoke Hampers Search For Missing Hiker
(August 28th, 2015) 62 year-old experienced hiker Miyuki Harwood is still missing – believed to be in the Sierra National Forest. Smoke from the Rough Fire delayed aircrafts from getting involved in the search earlier today as originally planned. Spokesperson Tony Botti from the Fresno County Sheriff’s Department says the Search & Rescue Team…… MORE
“Business As Usual” During Rough Fire Warning
(August 28, 2015) A fire evacuation warning goes out for the Rough Fire area…. but it’s just a warning – and business owners say its business as usual. Our KMJ newsroom received calls from the Wishon area where evacuation “warning orders” have been issued to those living in the area –along McKinley Grove Road between…… MORE
Fresno Pacific University Hosts “The Technology Landscape”
Tech in the Valley is a growing industry and Fresno Pacific University wants to nurture it. The Central Valley has been founded on specific industries says Wayne Steffen from Fresno Pacific University. “People know the Valley for agriculture and that’s obviously a major part of this Valley and will be, but we have – there’s…… MORE
‘Fix Our Roads’ Calls Coalition Of Politicians And Business Leaders
FRESNO (KMJ) — A crowd of representatives from right across both the state and valley crowded into a meeting room in Downtown Fresno to bring improvements to the valley’s roads. The group all collected behind a sign which read ‘Keep California Moving’ – and that’s the overriding theme. “The infrastructure issue is about our whole…… MORE
What is the plague?
CNN’s Elizabeth Cohen explains the history of the plague and the reason it’s still around today.… MORE
