FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Fresno residents looking to save water and beautify their yards may now qualify for more financial help from the city. The City of Fresno has expanded its “Lawn to Garden Rebate Program,” offering increased incentives for homeowners and businesses that replace traditional lawns with drought-tolerant landscaping. The program, which began in…… MORE
FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A man is dead and a woman has been airlifted to the hospital following a two-car crash in Fresno County. The crash happened Thursday morning at the intersection of American and Buttonwillow avenues, just north of Reedley. The California Highway Patrol says a woman in a Toyota Prius pulled out…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — New rules in effect Thursday will change the landscape of the more than 120 smoke shops across the City of Fresno, narrowing that number down to seven per council district, allowing for a total of 49. “Every council district south of Shaw is completely overwhelmed by smoke shops, and those smoke…… MORE
PORTERVILLE, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A standing ovation Tuesday night in Porterville for those who took action when a Monache High School student was stabbed last month. “Their courage, dedication, and commitment provided security to all the students and others in our community and made a profound difference that day, which could’ve been extremely worse,” Porterville…… MORE
MADERA COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Two teens are in custody, accused of a carjacking in Madera County. The Madera County Sheriff’s Office says it happened just after 4 a.m. Tuesday at a business near Avenue 12 and Highway 41. The victim says two 16-year-old suspects pushed him to the ground, threatened to kill him, and…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy released a report Wednesday critical of California’s embattled High Speed Rail Project. With billions of taxpayer dollars on the line, the clock is ticking for the bullet train boss to respond. In an appearance on Fox News, Duffy said “We have a 300 page report that basically says…… MORE
VIENNA (AP NEWS) – Arnold Schwarzenegger has a message for environmentalists who despair at the the approach of President Donald Trump’s administration: “Stop whining and get to work.” The new U.S. administration has taken an ax to Biden-era environmental ambitions, rolled back landmark regulations, withdrawn climate project funding and instead bolstered support for oil and gas…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — The man who got into a standoff with police over the weekend in east central Fresno has been identified. He has been identified as 23-year-old Andrew Garcia. Fresno Police say Garcia was wanted in connection to a traffic stop on Friday night. Garcia is a parolee, after serving time for domestic violence…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A 31-year-old man is headed to prison after admitting to defrauding investors with loans made to the failed Fresno-based startup company Bitwise. Andrew Adler was sentenced in Federal court this morning in downtown Fresno after pleading guilty in February to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Adler was ordered to spend just…… MORE
YOKUTS VALLEY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Flames consumed dry brush and plumes of smoke filled the air in Yokuts Valley Monday afternoon as the Rector Fire burned through a hillside. Forward progress on the flames has been stopped, which has burned at least 56 acres and is 35% contained. Dolores Kennedy was on her porch when…… MORE
