Yearly Archives: 2025

Husband Killer, Erika Sandoval Sentenced to 50-to-Life

Husband Killer, Erika Sandoval Sentenced to 50-to-Life

TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) — The woman found guilty by a jury of murdering her ex-husband has learned her sentence. A judge ordered Erika Sandoval to spend 50 years to life in prison after a jury found her guilty in the deadly shooting of Exeter police officer Daniel Green. This was the second time Sandoval…MORE

CHP Officers Save Man Trapped In Car After Head-on Crash   

CHP Officers Save Man Trapped In Car After Head-on Crash  

MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Courage and strength: that’s what CHP officers Bernavet Mendez Padilla and Christian Ramirez used as they worked to save a man trapped in a car after a head-on crash in Merced County last month.  “We have a pin in, be advised, it’s a red sedan that overturned in the canal.…MORE

Fresno Expands Lawn-to-garden Rebate Program To Promote Water Conservation 

Fresno Expands Lawn-to-garden Rebate Program To Promote Water Conservation 

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Fresno residents looking to save water and beautify their yards may now qualify for more financial help from the city.  The City of Fresno has expanded its “Lawn to Garden Rebate Program,” offering increased incentives for homeowners and businesses that replace traditional lawns with drought-tolerant landscaping.  The program, which began in…MORE

Man Dead, Woman Airlifted To Hospital Following Crash In Fresno County 

Man Dead, Woman Airlifted To Hospital Following Crash In Fresno County 

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A man is dead and a woman has been airlifted to the hospital following a two-car crash in Fresno County.  The crash happened Thursday morning at the intersection of American and Buttonwillow avenues, just north of Reedley.  The California Highway Patrol says a woman in a Toyota Prius pulled out…MORE

Dozens Of Smoke Shops To Close Across Fresno As New Laws Take Effect 

Dozens Of Smoke Shops To Close Across Fresno As New Laws Take Effect 

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — New rules in effect Thursday will change the landscape of the more than 120 smoke shops across the City of Fresno, narrowing that number down to seven per council district, allowing for a total of 49.  “Every council district south of Shaw is completely overwhelmed by smoke shops, and those smoke…MORE

Farmers Set to Lose Billions Without Tax Cut Extension

If Congress doesn’t extend current tax provisions, America’s farmers and ranchers will be forced to pay up to $9 billion more in federal taxes every year. Tax relief enacted by the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is set to expire at the end of this year, which would lead to tax increases for almost…MORE

Heroes Honored In Monache High School Stabbing 

Heroes Honored In Monache High School Stabbing 

PORTERVILLE, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A standing ovation Tuesday night in Porterville for those who took action when a Monache High School student was stabbed last month.  “Their courage, dedication, and commitment provided security to all the students and others in our community and made a profound difference that day, which could’ve been extremely worse,” Porterville…MORE

2 Teens Arrested For Alleged Carjacking In Madera County, Deputies Say

2 Teens Arrested For Alleged Carjacking In Madera County, Deputies Say

MADERA COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Two teens are in custody, accused of a carjacking in Madera County. The Madera County Sheriff’s Office says it happened just after 4 a.m. Tuesday at a business near Avenue 12 and Highway 41. The victim says two 16-year-old suspects pushed him to the ground, threatened to kill him, and…MORE

Duffy Releases Damning Report on HSR, Threatens Billions in Funds

Duffy Releases Damning Report on HSR, Threatens Billions in Funds

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy released a report Wednesday critical of California’s embattled High Speed Rail Project. With billions of taxpayer dollars on the line, the clock is ticking for the bullet train boss to respond. In an appearance on Fox News, Duffy said “We have a 300 page report that basically says…MORE

Schwarzenegger Tells Environmentalists Dismayed By Trump To ‘Stop Whining’ And Get To Work

Schwarzenegger Tells Environmentalists Dismayed By Trump To ‘Stop Whining’ And Get To Work

VIENNA (AP NEWS) – Arnold Schwarzenegger has a message for environmentalists who despair at the the approach of President Donald Trump’s administration: “Stop whining and get to work.” The new U.S. administration has taken an ax to Biden-era environmental ambitions, rolled back landmark regulations, withdrawn climate project funding and instead bolstered support for oil and gas…MORE