FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A man is in the Fresno County Jail after leading deputies and police on a high-speed chase through east central Fresno. It happened after 9 pm Wednesday on Peach and Dakota. Deputies say they pulled over a BMW motorcycle for a moving violation when the rider soon sped off. Deputies soon…… MORE
Driver Hospitalized After Car Crashes Into Atwater Home
ATWATER, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A driver was hospitalized after a car lost control and slammed into a home in Atwater on Wednesday. The accident happened around 5 pm near Ivy and North Winton Way. Surveillance video captured a driver going off-road before side-swiping a car, hitting a fence, and then crashing into the house. An…… MORE
Officers Open Fire On Armed Suspect After Chase In Atwater
ATWATER, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — An investigation is underway after Atwater police opened fire on a suspect on Wednesday. The Merced County Sheriff’s Office says Atwater police had tried to pull over a suspect after an altercation in Winton. Deputies say the suspect refused to stop, leading to a short chase. The chase ended after the…… MORE
Study: Fresno 3rd Most Disadvantaged City in U.S.
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) California isn’t all beaches, bikinis and famous actors. Not anymore, anyway. Poverty, homelessness, high cost of living, ever-increasing taxes were among the major downers listed in a new study that ranks the most economically disadvantaged cities in the U.S. A study by WalletHub compared U.S. cities with a variety of factors indicating…… MORE
Californians Continue to Flee the Golden State
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) The California exodus continues. According to new data from the US Census Bureau, residents of the Golden State are still fleeing the high cost of living in favor of Texas, Arizona, Florida, Washington and Nevada. Phoenix has been a popular relocation destination not only for Californians but all Americans between 2017 and…… MORE
Minimum Wage Hike Already Impacting Local Workforce
TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) — In less than a week, the minimum wage in California will go up by 50 cents to $16 an hour. By April 1 2024, fast food restaurants with 60 locations or more by law will have to pay $20 an hour. Economics professors are estimating this could impact customers in…… MORE
USDA Looking for Public Input
The USDA’s National Ag Statistics Service is looking for feedback on its estimating programs. “Upon completion of the Census of Agriculture, the USDA’s National Ag Statistics Service conducts a thorough review of its estimating programs,” the Ag Statistics Board at NASS said in a release. “The goal of the review is to ensure that the…… MORE
Family Identifies Woman Killed In Hit And Run Crash In Fresno County
FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — The woman who was hit and killed by a car in Fresno County Friday night has been identified. The family of ‘Myrna Blanco’ identified her as the victim. The crash happened just after 7 p.m. Friday in the area of Temperance and North Avenues. California Highway Patrol officers found Blanco…… MORE
Showers Possible Heading into New Year
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Shooting At Madera Supermarket Leaves 1 Wounded
MADERA, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — One person was injured after a shooting at a supermarket in Madera on Christmas Day. Madera police say the shooting happened at the Vallarta Supermarket on County Club Drive near Clark Street. When officers arrived, witnesses shared both the victim and suspect were gone. “When we were on scene, he later…… MORE
