Category Archives: Local News

Fresno Fire Department Reports An Increase In Grass Fires 

Fresno Fire Department Reports An Increase In Grass Fires 

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Dry grass and high heat are a dangerous mix.  The Fresno Fire Department reports that there have already been 178 grass fires in the city this year.  “We really haven’t hit the hot temperature yet, and we’re anticipating things are going to be busy; they always are,” said Josh Sellers of…MORE

Fresno Unified Substitute Teacher Accused of Contacting Child for Sex

Fresno Unified Substitute Teacher Accused of Contacting Child for Sex

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — Authorities have arrested a Fresno Unified substitute teacher for allegedly trying to contact a child for sex. The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office arrested 43-year-old Carlos Gonzalez for sending harmful material to a child and attempting to meet a minor for sexual activities. Investigators say he was using the messaging app Kik…MORE

Newsom Proposes Pausing Expansion of Healthcare to the Undocumented

Newsom Proposes Pausing Expansion of Healthcare to the Undocumented

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom wants California to stop enrolling more low-income immigrants without legal status in a state-funded health care program starting in 2026 and begin charging those already enrolled a monthly premium the following year. The decision is driven by a higher-than-expected price tag on the program and economic uncertainty from federal…MORE

Teens Charged with Murder of Caleb Quick, DA Wants Them Tried as Adults

Teens Charged with Murder of Caleb Quick, DA Wants Them Tried as Adults

UPDATE: The male minor is charged with the following: CLOVIS, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Two teenagers were charged Tuesday with the murder of 18-year-old Caleb Quick in Clovis. They were arrested last Friday and remain in juvenile hall. The Clovis Police Department believes the two planned and executed the murder of Quick at a Clovis McDonald’s last…MORE

Fresno Takes First Legal Action Against Alleged Wage Theft 

Fresno Takes First Legal Action Against Alleged Wage Theft 

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — The City of Fresno made history as it seeks to prosecute those who commit wage theft.  The 19-page complaint was filed last week and identified as many as nine victims who are at the center of the city’s first wage theft prosecution. It impacts those described as the city’s most vulnerable…MORE

Shaver Springs Residents Face A 300% Water Rate Hike 

Shaver Springs Residents Face A 300% Water Rate Hike 

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A small community in the Fresno County foothills is facing a 300 percent increase in its water and sewer rates.  Shaver Springs near Auberry has not seen an increase in 18 years, but the county-managed water district says it needs to raise the rates to make ends meet.  The average…MORE

Law Enforcement in Kings Co. Investigates Homicide Involving Mother and Son

Law Enforcement in Kings Co. Investigates Homicide Involving Mother and Son

Hanford, CA – The Kings County Sheriff’s Office is actively investigating a homicide that occurred in the 8500 block of Curtis St. in the Hanford area on May 9th, 2025. The suspect, identified as Scott Scilagyi, has been taken into custody in connection with the death of his mother, Donna Scilagyi. Deputies responded to a…MORE

Bicyclist Killed In Hit-and-run Crash In Central Fresno 

Bicyclist Killed In Hit-and-run Crash In Central Fresno 

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Fresno police are investigating a hit-and-run crash that killed a bicyclist.  It happened shortly before 6 pm Sunday on Belmont and Thesta.  Police say a man in his late 30’s was riding a bicycle when he was struck.  He was taken to the hospital, where he died.  Investigators believe the suspect…MORE