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California Weather: What Does it Mean for Water Supply?

California Weather: What Does it Mean for Water Supply?

LOS ANGELES (AP) — After a dry start to winter, California’s rainy season is finally well under way. December downpours sent water racing through streets in coastal Ventura County and the city of Santa Barbara. Flash floods hit San Diego in late January, and back-to-back atmospheric river-fueled storms arrived earlier this month, causing wind damage…MORE

40-Year-Old Woman Found Dead in Madera County Home is Identified

40-Year-Old Woman Found Dead in Madera County Home is Identified

MADERA COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — The Madera County Sheriff’s Office has identified the victim of an ongoing homicide investigation. It happened on the afternoon of February 15 at a home on Bailey Flats Road in Raymond, west of Oakhurst. Investigators say they found 40-year-old Nicole Kunz of Visalia dead in a bedroom of the home. We…MORE

Man Dies at Sanger Farming Plant, Pinned Under Semi-Trailer: Police

Man Dies at Sanger Farming Plant, Pinned Under Semi-Trailer: Police

SANGER, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Authorities are investigating an industrial accident at a Sanger farming plant that left one man dead. It happened before midnight Tuesday at Pitman Family Farms on K Street and Cherry Avenue. Police say an employee at the plant entered a dangerous area between a company tractor-trailer and its rear wheels. He ended…MORE

Shanghai Chinese Cuisine in Central Fresno is Closing Down

Shanghai Chinese Cuisine in Central Fresno is Closing Down

UPDATE: Shanghai’s owner said they are postponing closure and it will remain open until Sunday afternoon on Feb. 25, 2024. FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — An iconic central Fresno Chinese restaurant is shutting its doors after 44 years in business. Shanghai Chinese Cuisine on Blackstone and Griffith will close on Tuesday. “I never wanted to close…MORE

35-Year-Old Man, Shot and Killed in Northwest Fresno is Identified

35-Year-Old Man, Shot and Killed in Northwest Fresno is Identified

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — The man who was shot and killed in northwest Fresno over the weekend has been identified as 35-year-old Lucio Flores Diaz. The shooting happened on San Gabriel Avenue near Pleasant Street just before 11 pm Saturday. When police arrived, they found Diaz suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken to…MORE

Body Found In Trunk Of Car In Tulare Following Reports Of Crash

Body Found In Trunk Of Car In Tulare Following Reports Of Crash

TULARE, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — An investigation is underway after a body was found in the trunk of a car in Tulare. Tulare Police and firefighters were called out just before 2 am Thursday to Bardsley near Laspina for reports of a car crashed into a power pole. Police arrived and found the car engulfed in…MORE

8 Men Arrested In Potential Child Predator Sting In Tulare County

8 Men Arrested In Potential Child Predator Sting In Tulare County

TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A “sweetheart scheme” was launched today but the targets were not the victims. A special unit of the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office conducted “Operation Heartbreak” to catch potential predators. Eight men were arrested in the sting. They range in age from 18-to-43. Detectives set up “underage decoy” accounts on social…MORE

Data Shows The Unpaid Claims By Caltrans In The Central Valley

Data Shows The Unpaid Claims By Caltrans In The Central Valley

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Across California, drivers are told to file a claim with Caltrans if a state freeway or highway damages their vehicle, but only a small percentage of those are getting approved. Now, our news partners and some ABC-owned stations are taking action by looking into the numbers, and finding out what it…MORE