(KMJ) – A tip leads to the capture of one of Tulare County’s 10 Most Wanted Criminals. Tulare County Sheriff’s Deputies say the caller told them 39-year old Randall Clay Ver Steeg was inside a motel in Lindsay. Ver Steeg was wanted on numerous warrants in both Tulare and Fresno Counties. On Tuesday afternoon, Deputies made…… MORE
Search Continues For Carjacker Who Kidnapped Toddler
(KMJ) – A toddler is now safe after she was left on the side of the road by the man who stole the car she was in Tuesday afternoon. Fresno County Sheriff’s Deputies say the girls father parked his car with his daughter in the car seat and left it running. He went to speak to an…… MORE
Fresno Police Detective David Fries 2015 Wins Outstanding Investigator Award
The US Attorney presents an award to a Fresno Police detective for his work on cases involving the sex trafficking of minors. Detective David Fries is the 2015 winner Eastern District of CA Outstanding Investigator Award for the Fresno Division. “I feel like it really shouldn’t be just me – it should be our entire…… MORE
Break In Unsolved Hate Crime Against Sikh
(KMJ) Fresno – A break comes in an unsolved hate crime against a member of the Fresno Sikh Community. Police Chief Jerry Dyer and Fresno District Attorney Lisa Smittcamp – join forces in the arrest of two suspects. Working with the DA’s office, the Fresno Police Department has arrested two people in the hate crime,…… MORE
Merced Man Held in “Silk Road” Narcotic Ring
(KMJ) 38 year old David Burchard was arrested late Monday in connection with one of the most notorious web-based criminal enterprises in US history. US Attorney Ben Wagner, at a news conference Tuesday in Fresno, accused Burchard of being a major narcotics vendor on the “Silk Road” and other dark-web marketplaces. The Silk Road website…… MORE
Trump’s Campaign Manager Charged with Assaulting Reporter
(CNN) Donald Trump’s campaign manager Corey Lewandowski was arrested and charged in Jupiter, Florida, with simple battery of former Breitbart reporter Michelle Fields, according to police. The Jupiter Police Department told CNN that Lewandowski was arrested Tuesday morning after turning himself in on the misdemeanor charge of simple battery. They said Lewandowski has been released and…… MORE
Audit Blasts University of California’s Recruitment Practices
Aaron Abeytia Aaron Abeytia anchors afternoon newscasts on News/Talk 580 & 105.9 KMJ. Read More… Listen to the report as aired on News/Talk 580 AM & 105.9 FM KMJ FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — The University of California is hurting local students, by making excessive out-of-state admissions. That’s according to highly-critical audit, which recommends stricter entrance…… MORE
Study: Uncertainty Responsible for Greater Stress
Aaron Abeytia Aaron Abeytia anchors afternoon newscasts on News/Talk 580 & 105.9 KMJ. Read More… Listen to the report as aired on News/Talk 580 AM & 105.9 FM KMJ FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — In a recent University College London study, participants who were unsure whether would be given an electric shock where more stressed, than…… MORE
EgyptAir Hijacking Ends Peacefully, Suspect Arrested
(CNN) The hijacking of a Cairo-bound EgyptAir flight that was diverted to Cyprus ended relatively peacefully Tuesday when the plane’s crew and passengers safely left the aircraft and authorities took the hijacker into custody. “The hijacker has just been arrested,” Cyprus government spokesman Nikos Christodoulides said on Twitter, adding a few minutes later, “All passengers and…… MORE
Bar Turns Ball-Pit In San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO (KMJ) — A sold-out event in San Francisco saw adults becoming kids for a weekend. Cocktail lounge ‘The Romper Room’ was filled with numerous hallow plastic balls by non-profit ‘Forward Motion’, to convert it into one giant ball pit the weekend of Saturday March 19th and Sunday March 20th. 40,000 balls were used,…… MORE
