(KMJ) – Former Fresno State basketball player Winfred “Wimp” Walton passed away Monday morning according to his family. Walton played for Jerry Tarkanian at Fresno State during the 1997-98 season. Walton was averaging 11 points and 6 rebounds per game, playing alongside Rafer Alston, Chris Herren, and Tremaine Fowlkes. He was a McDonald’s All American…… MORE
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Loan Approved To Help Reopen Madera Community Hospital
MADERA, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — The state of California has approved Madera Community Hospital for a $57 million no-interest loan to help reopen the facility that has been closed for over a year. The funding comes through the Distressed Hospital Loan Program, which helps hospitals with financial issues stay afloat. A Change of Management Application filed…… MORE
Planada Post Office Set To Reopen More Than 1 Year After Flooding
MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — More progress is being made in Planada following last year’s devastating flooding. The US Postal Service says the town’s post office will be reopening today. The post office has been closed for more than a year, forcing residents to travel to Merced to get their mail. Retail services will not…… MORE
Man Shot in Front of Clovis Grocery Store
CLOVIS, Calif. (KFSN) — Clovis Police are investigating a shooting outside a Winco grocery store that sent a man to the hospital. It happened at about 1 am Monday at the location on Peach and Ashlan. Police found a man in the parking lot who had been shot in the leg. He was taken to…… MORE
Deadly Crash at Friant & Audubon Investigated
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — One person has died following a five-car pile-up in northeast Fresno. The crash happened just after 9 pm Sunday at the intersection of Friant and Audubon. Police say a car heading south on Friant ran the red light at Audubon. An SUV entering the intersection then crashed into the car, which…… MORE
‘Abbott Elementary’ Star Sheryl Lee Ralph to Speak at Central California Women’s Conference
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Iconic actress, singer and advocate Sheryl Lee Ralph has been announced as the keynote speaker for the annual Central California Women’s Conference. She is known for her role in the Broadway musical Dreamgirls, and you may also know her for her award-winning performances in the hit comedy Abbott Elementary. This year marks…… MORE
Fresno High Region Hosts Fun Literacy Fair for Families
The Fresno High School region will host a fun family night with interactive literacy workshops, student cultural performances, community resources and free food (first come, first served). The event is part of a series of family engagement events being held in the high school regions to support the district’s board-adopted Family Goal to “Increase inclusive…… MORE
Professional Bull Riding at Save Mart Center
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — It will be a weekend full of Western culture, as the best in professional bull riding will be in action at the Save Mart Center. The PBR Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour is not a rodeo. It’s two hours of pyrotechnics, music and the most intense bull-riding action the world has to offer.…… MORE
US East Coast Earthquake Rattles Millions, But Region Escapes Sweeping Damage
NEW YORK (AP) — An unusual East Coast earthquake shook millions of people from New York and Philadelphia skyscrapers to rural New England on Friday, causing no widespread damage but startling an area unaccustomed to temblors. The U.S. Geological Survey said over 42 million people might have felt the midmorning quake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.8,…… MORE
Man Hospitalized After Attack in Downtown Fresno
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A man is in the hospital in critical condition after being attacked in Downtown Fresno. Police responded at E Street and Mariposa just after 4:30 am Friday. They found the victim, an unhoused man in his 40’s, bleeding on the sidewalk. He had several injuries to his head and upper body,…… MORE
