MADERA, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — More than 20,000 kids in one North Valley school district are up early Monday morning. Madera Unified students are headed back to class for the new school year. The City of Madera recently annexed Road 26 north to Martin Street, including Matilda Torres High School. Officers will now provide traffic enforcement around…… MORE
Highway 99 In Madera Back Open After Closure Due To crash
MADERA COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A portion of Highway 99 in Madera County is back open after an overnight closure due to a crash. It happened in the northbound lanes but also ended up blocking the southbound side. California Highway Patrol Madera shared images of the crash which involved a semi and a pick-up truck. It…… MORE
Police Release Victim’s ID, Details in Deadly Southeast Fresno Shooting
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — The man who was shot and killed in southeast Fresno has been identified as 37-year-old Arnold Ortega. The shooting happened on Thursday, August 8, on Lane and Recreation avenues, near South Chestnut Avenue. Police say Ortega was walking on Recreation when a group of men approached him and started attacking him. That…… MORE
4.4 Earthquake Strikes Los Angeles Area, USGS Says
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A 4.4 magnitude earthquake was strongly felt Monday afternoon from the Los Angeles area all the way to San Diego, swaying buildings, rattling dishes and setting off car alarms, but no major damage or injuries were immediately reported. Monday’s quake was centered near the Los Angeles neighborhood of Highland Park, about…… MORE
Water Deliveries Soon End For Fresno Irrigation District
Fresno Irrigation District says the FID Board of Directors made the decision at their regular meeting earlier this month to end deliveries to agricultural customers on August 31st. FID provided a 5-month water season starting on April 1st because of strong March storms. The FID announcement also points out that deliveries continued despite a rapid…… MORE
Newsom Vows To Take Away Funding From Cities And Counties For Not Clearing Encampments
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday had a message for local governments: clean up homeless encampments now or lose out on state funding next year. Standing in front of a cleared homeless encampment in Los Angeles, Newsom vowed to start taking state funding away from cities and counties that are not…… MORE
Local Farmers Show Support For Donald Trump With Massive Sign In Field
KINGS COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — In Kings County, a big show of support for the Republican ticket. Ralph Gilkey, a third-generation farmer, and his son spelt out “Trump” in his their safflower field. “It’s one mile wide and a half mile tall. Each letter is about 900-foot-wide,” said Ralph. Ralph has been working on the…… MORE
More Big Lots Closing Throughout Central Valley
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Following a decrease in earnings this year, Big Lots is closing down more stores in the Central Valley. The discount retailer is now offering up to 20 percent off at its location on Kings Canyon and Peach in southeast Fresno. In July, the company confirmed its northeast Fresno location on Blackstone,…… MORE
Baby Peacock At Fresno’s Shinzen Friendship Garden
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — The Shinzen Friendship Garden in Fresno’s Woodward Park is blooming with new life. The baby peacock is now the newest resident. The garden says the baby bird is already strutting around and showing off their adorable charm. While Action News followed the little one, they stuck close to mom, as they…… MORE
Petition to Clarify Labels on Farm Products
A coalition of attorney generals is urging the Environmental Protection Agency to implement a new rule that would create uniform labeling requirements on pesticide products across the country. The coalition believes by streamlining the process and preempting what they say is misbranding in states like California, the rule would lift the burdens currently placed on…… MORE
