City of Fresno Looking to Lease Part of Former Bitwise Building

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

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