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2023 Virus Season is Different Say Urgent Care Facility Doctors

2023 Virus Season is Different Say Urgent Care Facility Doctors

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Hospitals are reaching capacity, and doctor’s offices are playing catch up on appointments. It has left many sick patients in the Valley turning to urgent care facilities, such as American Family Care in northwest Fresno. “We’ve probably seen an increase in patient flow for about the last month or so,” explained center…MORE

Clovis PD Bust Pair Wanted for Homicide

Clovis PD Bust Pair Wanted for Homicide

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) A pair of suspects wanted in connection with the October shooting death of a 33-year old man have been arrested. Tuesday, Clovis PD detectives busted Andres Ramirez, 26, and Adriana Velasco, 22, at an apartment in Fresno. Investigators say the victim, Jose Ruedas, was gunned down on October 16, but no motive…MORE

Fresno Man Pleads Guilty in Sex Predator Case: U.S. Attorney

Fresno Man Pleads Guilty in Sex Predator Case: U.S. Attorney

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – 29-year-old Christopher Contreras pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of attempted coercion of a minor and one count of enticement of a minor, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. He was arrested in 2020 after messaging on Snapchat and Skout to what he thought was a 13-year-old girl but was actually…MORE

Woman Arrested For Murder of Missing Half-Sister: Fresno Police

Woman Arrested For Murder of Missing Half-Sister: Fresno Police

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Two people have been arrested for a homicide in Fresno in what started as a missing person investigation. The Fresno Police Department was initially told that 61-year-old Patty Kennett was missing on November 15. Kennett’s family was told that she died from injuries while doing yard work, but her family was…MORE

Rep. Valadao’s office vandalized amid Middle East conflict

Rep. Valadao’s office vandalized amid Middle East conflict

HANFORD, Calif. (KFSN) — The conflict in the Middle East has led to rising tensions in Valley. On Monday, local congressman David Valadao reported that his Hanford office was vandalized by what he described as anti-Israel protestors. Photos on Valadao’s feed on X, formerly known as Twitter, showed fliers placed on the glass doors that…MORE

FCSO: Man Shoots Girlfriend’s Mother to Death

FCSO: Man Shoots Girlfriend’s Mother to Death

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) Homicide detectives with the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office have arrested 19 year old Andrew Leon of Marina, CA for murder. Around 2:00am on Sunday, November 26th, Huron Police responded to a call of shots fired on the 36000 block of Mouren Drive in Huron. Officers found a woman in the roadway who…MORE

Peeping Tom Sentenced for Cyberstalking

Peeping Tom Sentenced for Cyberstalking

FRESNO, Calif. — Kevin James Strutz, 52, of Ceres, was sentenced Monday to three years and four months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for cyberstalking. According to court documents, Strutz secretly made a video recording of an adult female who stayed as an Airbnb tenant at the residence where Strutz…MORE

Deputies Arrest Ex-Boyfriend, Friend in Missing 19-Year-Old Madera Woman’s Murder Case

Deputies Arrest Ex-Boyfriend, Friend in Missing 19-Year-Old Madera Woman’s Murder Case

MADERA, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Two suspects have been arrested after a missing 19-year-old woman was found dead in Madera County. The Madera County Sheriff’s Office says Melanie Rios Camacho’s remains were found in an orchard on Avenue 20. Deputies have taken 23-year-old Vicente Jasso, Camacho’s ex-boyfriend, into custody for her murder. He was arrested after…MORE

Woman Shot, Run Over in SW Fresno

Woman Shot, Run Over in SW Fresno

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — A woman is dead after being shot and run over in southwest Fresno late Saturday morning. Officers were called to California Avenue and Fresno Street just after 11:30 a.m. for a call of an altercation that escalated into a shooting. When officers arrived, they found a woman who had been shot and…MORE

Visalia Apartment Buildings Burn Down

Visalia Apartment Buildings Burn Down

VISALIA, Calif. (KFSN) — Firefighters are investigating a massive fire that broke out at an apartment complex in Visalia on Friday night. The fire started around 10 p.m. near Akers Street and Riggin Avenue. Video shows huge flames erupting from the complex, sending plumes of black smoke into the night sky. The Tulare County Fire Department…MORE