FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A driver is on the loose after leading deputies on a chase that ended with a crash in Southeast Fresno. It started after 11:30 p.m. Tuesday night when Fresno County Sheriff Deputies were trying to pull over a driver that refused to stop. Deputies pursued the vehicle through Parlier and Fowler,…… MORE
DUI Suspect Killed After Running Himself Over With Truck In Fresno County
FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A man has died after he was hit by his own vehicle on Tuesday night in Fresno County. The accident happened around 8 pm in the area of Madison and Sylmar avenues. The California Highway Patrol says a man in his 50s pulled over and thought he had put his…… MORE
Driver Arrested After Pepper Spraying, Hitting Woman With Car In Clovis
CLOVIS, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Clovis police have arrested a driver accused of hitting a woman with her car and speeding off. Around 4 pm Monday, 23-year-old Courtney Linder was taken into custody after a crash near Minnewawa and 9th Street in Old Town Clovis. Investigators later determined that Linder got into an argument with her…… MORE
New Pesticide Regulation Raises Health Concerns For Farming Communities, Environmental Advocates Say
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A move by the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) is upsetting communities across Central California. “This to us — signals a degree of environmental discrimination,” said Angel Garcia Garcia is the co-director of the statewide coalition – Californians for Pesticide Reform. The group has been raising awareness about DPR’s new…… MORE
Porterville Man Convicted of Murdering Parents
TULARE COUNTY (KMJ) Kenneth Smith was found guilty Tuesday of murdering his elderly parents in 2015. Tulare County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a residence in Porterville for a welfare check where they discovered the bodies of an 84-year-old male and an 83-year-old female under a tarp and blankets. A few hours later, dispatch received…… MORE
Arrest Made in Disappearance & Murder of Madera County Woman, Sister Says
MARIPOSA COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — An arrest has been made for the disappearance and murder of missing Madera County woman Wendy Pullins. According to Wendy’s sister, Holly Pullins, the Mariposa County Sheriff’s arrested Justin Bolton on Tuesday morning. Detectives identified Botlon as a suspect back in late October after receiving credible information from multiple people.…… MORE
Valley Assemblyman Hosting Retail Theft Forum
(KMJ) – Ahead of the busy Holiday shopping season, Assemblyman Jim Patterson will host a community forum focusing on the ongoing issue of retail theft. There, information and tips will be shared about how businesses and customers can protect themselves as traffic and activity increase at stores and shopping centers. He will be joined by…… MORE
Listen: Gov. Newsom’s SF Cleaning Ahead of APEC Slammed as ‘Potemkin Village’
You can hear Chris Plante M-F on our Cumulus sister station WMAL – Washington DC. KMJ airs his program Saturday evenings 7-10PM PT.… MORE
Fire-Damaged Los Angeles Freeway Repairs Will Take Three To Five Weeks, California Governor Says
LOS ANGELES (AP) — It will take at least three weeks to repair a Los Angeles freeway damaged in an arson fire, the California governor said Tuesday, leaving the city already accustomed to soul-crushing traffic without part of a vital artery that serves hundreds of thousands of people daily. But things could have been worse.…… MORE
Merced 7-Eleven Store Clerk Shot
MERCED, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Merced Police are investigating a shooting after a 7-Eleven store clerk was shot Tuesday morning. The shooting happened after 3 a..m on Tuesday at Gerard Avenue and Carmel Road, which is right off Highway 99. The condition of the store clerk has not yet been released. There is no word on…… MORE
