There’s growing concern that AB 1264 which seeks to create more healthy school lunches may negatively impact California farmers. KMJ Ag Director Don York reports.… MORE
Yearly Archives: 2025
Salvadoran Federally Charged For Fresno PD SWAT Standoff
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A man faces charges following a SWAT standoff at a Fresno hotel after he escaped from police custody. The U.S. Attorney’s office charged 32-year-old Helan Lopez-Sanchez with being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. Court documents say back in January, law enforcement was tipped off that the Salvadoran…… MORE
Parole Denied for ‘Tower District Rapist’ Rudolph Acosta
UPDATE: FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Fresno’s infamous Tower District Rapist has been denied parole after going before the state parole board Friday morning. This was his second time appearing in front of the board for parole. He will not be able to try again for seven years. Acosta was convicted of sexually assaulting at least…… MORE
Teen Hospitalized After Shooting At Fresno Apartment Complex
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A teenager was hospitalized after he was shot at an apartment complex in northwest Fresno on Thursday night. Fresno Police say the shooting happened around 6 p.m. Thursday inside an apartment near Polk and Santa Fe avenues. Police say the teen was shot in the upper body inside one of the…… MORE
Vacant Home And 3 Other Structures Destroyed In Tulare County Fire
TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Crews are working to extinguish a fire that destroyed multiple structures in Tulare County, including a vacant house. The second-alarm fire broke out just before 5 a.m. Thursday on Road 120 near Avenue 408, just outside Culter and Orosi. When Tulare County Fire arrived, they found a two-story home fully…… MORE
Fresno Mayor Says Losing HHAP Homelessness Funding Would Stop Forward Progress
MAYOR’S STATEMENT REGARDING HOMELESS HOUSING, ASSISTANCE, AND PREVENTION (HHAP) FUNDING FRESNO, CA – Due to a last-minute change in the ongoing City Council budget presentations, Mayor Dyer today [Thursday] was unable to attend a Big City Mayors virtual news conference on the need for continued state funding to address homelessness. Mayor Dyer believes strongly that the…… MORE
Downtown Fresno’s Art Hop Set to Return Thursday Night
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — The push to bring Art-hop back to Fulton Street will become a reality Thursday night. A year ago, the city of Fresno banned outdoor vendors, citing both heat and safety concerns. A major decrease in traffic in Downtown Fresno followed the decision. In the months since, the Downtown Fresno Partnership held a survey…… MORE
Farmer Outlook Reaches Four-Year High
Farmer sentiment in May climbed to its highest level since May 2021. The Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer index reached 158, ten points above April. Farmers were more optimistic about current conditions and future expectations. The Current Conditions Index climbed five points to 146, and the Future Expectations Index jumped 12 points to 164.…… MORE
The Ag Center – Water Update for Thursday, June 5th
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Attorney: Caleb Quick’s Killer was “Avenging an Egregious Harm”
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — Action News has learned new details in the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Caleb Quick outside a Clovis McDonald’s, with the attorney for the teenage suspect suggesting the killing may have been motivated by allegations of sexual misconduct involving Quick. Attorney Mark Coleman, who represents the 16-year-old boy charged in the April…… MORE
