FRESNO, Calif. — Christina Smith, 38, who was formerly incarcerated at the Central California Women’s Facility (CCWF) in Chowchilla, was sentenced Tuesday to five years in prison for conspiracy and aggravated identity theft charges for the submission of fraudulent unemployment insurance claims to the California Employment Development Department (EDD) in the names of current CCWF…… MORE
Jonathan Bookman
The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office most wanted person of the week is: Jonathan Bookman of Fresno. A judge has issued a bench warrant for failing to report to court on charges of evading police and illegal possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Around 11:30 pm, a deputy attempted to stop a car for…… MORE
Oakurst Native Among Sailors Lost In U.S. Navy Helicopter Crash
(Photo courtesy: United States Navy) (KMJ) – The United States Navy has identified the five sailors killed in a recent helicopter crash off the coast of San Diego. And, it confirms 29-year-old Oakhurst-native Bradley Foster was lost in the August 31st accident. Foster was a 2009 graduate of Yosemite High and is survived by…… MORE
Reedley Teacher Accused of Sex with 14 Year old Student
On Friday, detectives with the Fresno County Sheriff’s Sex Crimes Unit arrested 39 year old Krystal Jackson of the Kingsburg area in Tulare County. She has been booked into the Fresno County Jail on four counts of rape, along with single counts of continuous sex abuse of a child, oral copulation with a child, lewd…… MORE
Toxic Algae Found Where Mariposa Family Perished on Hike
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) High levels of toxic algae have been discovered in a river upstream where a California hiking family and their dog died under mysterious circumstances. Jonathan Gerrish, 45, Ellen Chung, 30, their 1-year-old daughter and the family’s dog were found on Aug. 17, a few miles from where samples confirmed the presence of toxic…… MORE
Poll: 66% of Women Likely to Vote Against Recalling Newsom
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) According to a new poll from the nonpartisan Public Policy Institute of California; 62% of likely women voters approve of the job Governor Gavin Newsom is doing. And furthermore, 66% of women responded to the pollsters by saying they oppose the recall effort. And men? Just 43% give the state’s chief executive a…… MORE
Fresno PD’s New Gang Suppression Team Arrests 46-Year-Old Homicide Suspect
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno PD’s new Gang Suppression Team arrests a 46-year-old man suspected of homicide in West Central Fresno. A press conference was held Friday by Fresno’s Police Chief Paco Balderrama to release more details on the Fresno gang member who was arrested Thursday for the homicide of a 43-year old man on…… MORE
USDA Seeking Labeling Meat Comments
The Department of Agriculture is seeking comments regarding the labeling of meat and poultry products made using cultured cells derived from animals. USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking to solicit comments. FSIS will use the comments to create future regulatory requirements for labeling the food products. In…… MORE
Visalia Murder Suspect Found And Arrested in Texas
(Photo courtesy: Visalia Police Department) (KMJ) – Detectives with the Visalia Police Department have been searching for 25-year-old Kendrick Crossley since he was identified as the suspect in a fatal August 29th shooting. That incident, on the 700 block of East Myrtle Avenue, left a yet-to-be identified man dead. Now, Crossley and his 31-year-old uncle…… MORE
Fresno Mayor, City Council President Call on CPUC to Freeze Electricity Rates
FRESNO, CA – Mayor Jerry Dyer and City Council President Luis Chavez this week called on Pacific Gas and Electric’s (PG&E) regulatory authority, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), to freeze electricity rates. On Thursday, the General Administration item to oppose PGE rate hikes unanimously passed 7-0 during the Fresno City Council meeting. The…… MORE
