MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A suspected vandal was captured on surveillance at the Merced County Superior Courthouse earlier this month. The damage happened on October 4th on N Street just after 5 am. The Merced County Sheriff’s Office released photos on Tuesday to help identify the person. Anyone with information on the vandalism is…… MORE
Parasol Patrol to Counter Anti-LGBTQ Signs at Westboro Baptist Protests in Fresno, Reedley
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A Baptist church from Kansas said it will protest against the LGBTQ community during protests set for the end of October in the Central Valley. Both Reedley and Fresno have been listed by the Westboro Baptist Church as sites for their upcoming protests. Westboro Baptist plans to protest in Fresno near…… MORE
Groundbreaking For New Police Headquarters And Senior Center In Fowler
FOWLER, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Fowler residents are celebrating the start of a new police headquarters and senior center. A groundbreaking ceremony took place on Monday, complete with traditional Mexican music and dancing. The David T. Cardenas Senior Center and Police Headquarters is being built at Third and Merced streets. The $17 million project will provide…… MORE
Improvements Coming To Highway 99 In Tulare County Through Funding
TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — More improvements are underway to Highway 99 in Tulare County. The Tulare County Association of Governments received a $98.4 million federal grant for the upgrades. The money will be used to add a lane in each direction for over five miles of Highway 99 through the City of Tulare. The…… MORE
Merced City Council Votes To Revisit Ordinance Cracking Down On Public Camping
MERCED, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — The Merced City Council has voted to reconsider an ordinance to restrict camping in public spaces. The ordinance states that a person can be charged with a misdemeanor offense if they sleep, occupy a camp facility, or use camp items like sleeping bags or beds in public areas like sidewalks, city…… MORE
Family Id’s Man Killed in Suspected DUI Crash in Fresno County
FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — We’re learning more about a man who was killed in a suspected DUI crash in Fresno County. The California Highway Patrol says the crash happened around 11 pm Saturday at the intersection on Manning and Hill avenues, just outside Orange Cove. The family of 27-year-old Eli Lopez has identified him…… MORE
Pursuit Suspect in Crash that Killed 2 Sisters Appears in Fresno Court
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — An 18-year-old accused of killing two people in a car crash following a chase appeared in court Monday morning. Adam Canales was arrested after a pursuit with Fresno County sheriff’s deputies ended in a deadly crash at a home on Cedar and Nevada. Deputies say Canales’ white Chevy Tahoe plowed into…… MORE
Irrigation Water Research
One of the big challenges of irrigating crops is dealing with water sources containing salt. Over time, repeated irrigation from these sources lead to salt accumulation and damaging soil fertility. To help out, the Agricultural Research Service’s Ag Water Efficiency and Salinity Research unit in Riverside is using remote sensing and precision technology to aid…… MORE
Man Shot And Killed In Southwest Fresno
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A homicide investigation is underway after a man was shot and killed in southwest Fresno. Fresno police responded just before 11 pm Sunday to Fruit and Myers avenues for several Shotspotter activations. When officers arrived, they found a man suffering from several gunshot wounds to the upper body in the backyard…… MORE
Man Killed, Several Hospitalized Following DUI Crash In Fresno County
FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A man is dead, and several others are in the hospital following a suspected DUI crash in Fresno County on Saturday night. The California Highway Patrol responded to Manning and Hill Avenues, near Orange Cove, just after 11:00 p.m. Officers say a man and woman were at a stop sign…… MORE
