FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — California Attorney General Rob Bonta is urging gun owners to properly lock up firearms following a rise in tragic accidental shootings. Here in the Valley, some recent incidents involved children. In Merced, police say a two-year-old was shot in the face on November 22 after getting hold of an unsecured gun…… MORE
18-year-old Woman Dies After Being Mauled By Dogs In Coarsegold
MADERA COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A woman has died after she was attacked by dogs in Madera County on Monday. The mauling happened around 3:30 pm on Road 417 between Highway 41 and Quartz Mountain Road in Coarsegold. Loved ones have identified the victim as 18-year-old Lexis Salas. “I feel sorry that’s the way she…… MORE
5 People Arrested For Mail Fraud In Kerman, Deputies Say
FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A months-long operation has led to the arrests of five people for mail fraud in Kerman. On Sunday, Kerman police spotted a vehicle matching the description of a car related to recent thefts. The driver and passenger were found with tools to break into community mailboxes and more than 670…… MORE
Gov. Newsom Mocks DOGE, Touts California Cuts
KMJ talk hosts take Gov. Gavin Newsom to task after he said at a Monday news conference “We’ve been working, I dunno, before DOGE was DOGE.” “I dunno, this is like a promo project,” Newsom said mockingly of DOGE, then bragged, “We’ve been doing civil service reform in this state; we’ve been consolidating job classifications;…… MORE
Costa Edged Out of House Ag Leadership Position
House Democrats voted to make Minnesota Representative Angie Craig the new Ranking Member on the Republican-controlled House Ag Committee. The Hill points out that Democrats chose a younger member of the House over long-time valley legislator Jim Costa, who was also vying for the seat. Costa, the second-ranking member of the Ag Committee, has been…… MORE
Bitwise Co-Founders Sentenced for $115 Million Fraud
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN/KMJ) — The co-founders of failed tech company Bitwise now know their punishment after being sentenced in federal court. It comes after Jake Soberal and Irma Olguin Jr. pleaded guilty to two counts of wire fraud earlier this year. Soberal was sentenced to eleven years in prison, and Olguin was sentenced to nine. They…… MORE
No Mexican Cattle Imports into U.S. Before Holidays
Last week, the USDA reversed course on comments that it may let cattle imports from Mexico into the U.S. resume before the year-end holidays. It suspended those imports in November due to discovery of the New World screwworm in Mexico. The agency says it’s approved a second round of emergency funding to block the flesh-eating…… MORE
3 Arrested, Children Found Safe After Amber Alert In Tulare County, Deputies Say
TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Two children have been located after law enforcement issued an early morning Amber Alert in Tulare County on Monday. The siblings, a 5-year-old boy and six-year-old girl, are safe after being handed over to law enforcement by two of the suspects. The Tulare County Sheriff’s Office says 29-year-old Makenzie Morelli,…… MORE
Two Dead, Infant Hospitalized, After Late-night Crash In Merced County
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Two people are dead, and an infant is in the hospital after a late-night crash in Merced County. It happened at around 11:50 pm on Monday on Highway 152 at Turner Island Road, between Los Banos and Dos Palos. The CHP says a man, woman, and one-year-old infant were in a…… MORE
Central Unified Food Pantry Provides Access To Students, Families And Staff In Need
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — It may not look like much outside, but once you go in, the Central Unified Food Pantry comes to life with vibrant colors and stocked shelves. The food inside helps support students, their families and employees within the district. Superintendent Ketti Davis says it’s an important asset because data shows families…… MORE
