FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — The City of Fresno is looking into possibly leasing a portion of a building that once belonged to the now-defunct Bitwise company. The State Center Warehouse is located on “R” and Huntington Boulevard in Downtown Fresno. City council members are considering a lease agreement for 37,000 square feet on the second…… MORE
Fresno Trash Rate Hike Proposal Debated
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) It’s been 16 years since Fresno residents saw a rate increase for trash service. Now, a significant rate hike is being debated. “We have to follow the Proposition 218 process”, Fresno City Manager Georganne White told Broeske & Musson. Prop 218 means the city has to mail a notice about the proposed…… MORE
Listen: Sheriff Zanoni Addresses New Conceal Carry Laws
Fresno County Sheriff John Zanoni didn’t hold back when asked about California’s new laws taking effect in 2024 for conceal carry holders. Listen here to his interview with KMJ’s John Broeske and Christina Musson:… MORE
California OKs Turning Wastewater into Drinking Water
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — When a toilet is flushed in California, the water can end up in a lot of places — the ice in a skating rink, the manufactured snow on ski slopes, in pipes providing irrigation for farmland. And — coming soon — in your drinking glass. California regulators on Tuesday approved new…… MORE
Fresno Hospitals Severely Impacted Due to Increased Patient Admissions
(KMJ) – Hospitals in the Fresno County area are reporting severely impacted conditions in their facilities due to a historic number of admitted patients and people accessing the emergency department with non-urgent medical problems. The Fresno County Department of Public Health (FCDPH) and Central California Emergency Medical Services (CCEMSA) are pleading with the public to seek…… MORE
Fire Investigation at Old County Morgue in West Central Fresno
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Fire investigators are working to determine what sparked a structure fire in West Central Fresno. The fire happened Sunday at an abandoned building on Nielsen Avenue near Highway 99. It used to be the Fresno County Morgue and for a while it was also used as the County Animal Shelter. Firefighters…… MORE
Man Identified, Killed in Crash on Highway 41 in Fresno County
FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) — A 21-year-old Fresno man is dead after a rollover crash on a Highway 41 embankment Sunday morning. The California Highway Patrol says the man was driving southbound on Highway 41 around 3:30 a.m. when he drifted between the north and south lanes and down an embankment. Officers say his car…… MORE
No Burn Order Issued for Fresno, Madera Counties
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — Residents in Fresno, Madera and Kings counties experienced unhealthy air quality for sensitive groups on Sunday. “Because of the conditions at the moment, it’s really the weak high-pressure system that were under throughout today, which kind of offers poor conditions, which tends to trap some of the conditions were seeing out…… MORE
Two Life Sentences for Porterville Man who Murdered Parents
Kenneth Smith was sentenced Friday to two life sentences without the possibility of parole for the 2015 murders of his parents. The Porterville man, now 65, was found guilty of strangling his elderly parents. His father was 84 and mother was 83 at the time of the killings. Their bodies were found under a tarp…… MORE
Fresno Woman Loses Everything in Mobile Home Fire
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — “It’s just overwhelming,” said Kim Sands. Burnt windows and rubble are all that’s left of Kim Sands’ mobile home, which is now gated and closed off after a fire broke out Wednesday night. “I lost three big cats, and I lost two kittens,” said Sands. “I had a wood burner, and…… MORE
