MADERA COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ.KFSN) — A controlled burn in Madera County is resulting in very smokey skies. It’s taking place in the Crooks Mountain area of Ahwahnee and will continue for several days. The sheriff’s office also sent out an alert to residents about the fire. You can see the small plumes of smoke combining…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — The Fresno County Department of Public Health has confirmed its first human death this year caused by West Nile Virus. The health department has also reported 10 positive cases this year. Across the state, there have been 286 reported cases of West Nile Virus, including 10 deaths. Health experts say this…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — The former home of several trade schools including Heald College and The Milan Institute still sits empty on the corner of Bullard and Del Mar in Northwest Fresno. But the Marjaree Mason Center is now working to change that, with a new campaign to help build its community resource center on…… MORE
The Fresno Teachers Association (FTA) has voted overwhelmingly to ratify the tentative agreement reached between the association and Fresno Unified School District. According to the results tabulated by the American Arbitration Association, 92% of Fresno teachers voted in favor of ratification of the contract. The final step of approval falls to the Fresno Unified Board…… MORE
LONG BEACH, Calif. — Faculty at all 23 campuses of the California State University system have voted to authorize a strike, demanding a new contract with higher salaries, lower class sizes and more manageable workloads. Members of the California Faculty Association – which represents 29,000 lecturers, librarians, counselors and other employees – authorized a walkout in…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Police are looking for the gunman who shot and killed one man and injured another in northeast Fresno. The man killed has been identified as 18-year-old Ethan Vang. It happened at about 10:30 pm Tuesday at San Jose and Sherman Avenues — that’s near Wolters Elementary School. Police were called to…… MORE
FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Crews are investigating what sparked a fire that destroyed a Fresno County home. It was first reported after 1:30 am Wednesday at a home on Chateau Fresno north of Highway 180. North Central Fire Crews say a passerby saw the fire and called 911. Crews arrived to find flames coming…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A complaint filed against Fresno City Councilmember Miguel Arias claims he took part in negations he should have recused himself from due to a conflict of interest. The Fair Political Practices Commission released that anonymous complaint to the public on Tuesday. The complaint claims Arias accepted a ride on a private…… MORE
LINDSAY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A former volunteer basketball coach in the South Valley has been charged with sexually abusing a student-athlete. The former coach, identified by police as 20-year-old Kizzlyn Balboa, is now facing six felony counts related to the alleged sexual abuse. She is also facing a misdemeanor count of child molestation. The Lindsay…… MORE
FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Authorities have identified a suspect in a shooting that left a 69-year-old man dead at Winton Park in Fresno County earlier this year. On Monday, the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office announced that 40-year-old Michael Brandon Kent, also known by Gage, is wanted for the death of James Buford. The shooting…… MORE
