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
Semi-Truck Crashes Into Parked Big Rig In Fresno County
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — The California Highway Patrol is investigating a crash involving a big rig in Fresno County. The crash happened after 1am this morning on northbound Highway 99 near Chestnut Avenue. There, the semi-truck busted through the business fence and collided with a parked big rig at the Fresno Truck Center. . The…… MORE
No One Hurt Following Rollover Crash In Southeast Fresno
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Officers are working to figure out what led to a rollover crash in Southeast Fresno. It happened after 3 a.m. Tuesday on Platt Avenue near Ninth Street, near Roosevelt High School. Police say a man driving a gray Chevy Malibu lost control of his car on Platt and collided with two…… MORE
