(KMJ) — The California Highway Patrol says 51 people were arrested during a weekend blitz focusing on organized retail crime. The 3-day operation was conducted by CHP’s Organized Retail Crime Task Force conducted Friday through Sunday in Fresno and Kern Counties. The 51 suspects face various violations including organized retail crime, shoplifting, grand theft, petty…… MORE
MERCED, Calif. (KMJ) — A Merced police officer is facing a list of felony charges. Jacob Paynter appeared in court on Monday, accused of kidnapping, second-degree robbery, assault by a public officer, false imprisonment, filing a false report, and petty theft. The charges stem from events on or around November 24 in Merced. A grand…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The Fresno Unified school year has started even as a strike looms. Superintendent Bob Nelson speaking to KMJ says if teachers strike this fall, he plans to keep schools open, including paying substitutes $500 dollars a day if necessary. There are free meals for all children ages one to 18, and…… MORE
UPDATE: The Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks announced Monday that missing hiker Bill Roberts has been located in Sequoia National Park. Roberts is in good health and is being reunited with his family. ORIGINAL STORY: (KMJ) — The National Park Service is turning to the community for help Sunday after a 76-year-old hiker has…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — The Fresno Police Department is investigating an assault that took place Sunday afternoon. According to police, officers were called around 12:30 p.m. regarding a report of an assault near West Grantland. There, officers learned that a man and woman had been arguing and the man hit the woman. Officers say the…… MORE
TULARE COUNTY, CA (KMJ) – The Tulare County Sheriff’s Office Swiftwater Team has recovered the body of a Springville Man from the Tule River. The victim was 38-year-old William Moore. The Springville man went missing in the Tule River on May 13th. He was recovered Friday near Upper Globe Drive in Springville by the Swiftwater…… MORE
FRESNO, CA – CCSPCA has joined the ninth annual Clear the Shelters™ 2023 pet adoption campaign taking place the entire month of August. This national, month-long movement aims to find fur-ever homes for as many pets as possible. To celebrate, CCSPCA will drop the cost of adoption for certain types of animals at the shelter…… MORE
LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Hawaii emergency management records show no indication that warning sirens sounded before people ran for their lives from wildfires on Maui that killed at least 55 people and wiped out a historic town. Instead, officials sent alerts to mobile phones, televisions and radio stations — but widespread power and cellular outages…… MORE
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — When in-person school resumed after pandemic closures, Rousmery Negrón and her 11-year-old son both noticed a change: School seemed less welcoming. Parents were no longer allowed in the building without appointments, she said, and punishments were more severe. Everyone seemed less tolerant, more angry. Negrón’s son told her he overheard a…… MORE
VISALIA, Calif. (KMJ) — Visalia Police say they arrested a man that was making terrorist threats at a hotel Thursday afternoon. Officers were initially called to the Visalia Wyndham for reports of an active shooter situation but when they arrived, they found no evidence of shots fired or a weapon. Instead, 22-year-old Adan Lopez was…… MORE
