Category Archives: Local News

13th Annual Holiday Heroes Blood Drive Underway in Clovis

13th Annual Holiday Heroes Blood Drive Underway in Clovis

(KMJ) – The 13th Annual Holiday Heroes Blood Drive is underway in Clovis. The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office is partnering with the Central California Blood Center to help donors give the gift of life. The blood drive runs from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. every day at the Clovis Rodeo Hall, located at 748 Rodeo…MORE

Serial Robber Wanted in Tulare County

Serial Robber Wanted in Tulare County

Tulare County Sheriffs deputies are on the hunt for a serial robber. Caleb Jones, 28, of Visalia failed to appear in court after a recent arrest for an armed hold-up of a smoke shop in Ivanhoe. Investigators say he targeted the shop at least twice. Jones is believed to be involved in several other robberies…MORE

California Issues New Mask Mandate

California Issues New Mask Mandate

It’s time to dust off your old facemask. After a sharp increase of coronavirus cases in recent weeks, the state of California is imposing a statewide mask mandate for indoor public spaces starting Wednesday. The order lasts through January 15, 2022. MORE: SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is bringing back a statewide indoor mask mandate.…MORE

California proposes reducing incentives for rooftop solar

California proposes reducing incentives for rooftop solar

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California regulators on Monday proposed reducing the discounts people who install home solar panels and storage systems get on their energy bills, meaning it will take more time — a decade — to recoup the costs of installation. California’s wildly successful 26-year-old program to get more people to put solar panels…MORE

Alleged Drive-By Shooter Arrested in the South Valley

Alleged Drive-By Shooter Arrested in the South Valley

(KMJ) – The Tulare County Sheriff’s Office arrests a man for allegedly committing multiple drive-by shootings near the city of Tulare. Here are the details, as released by the Sheriff’s Office: Around 6 p.m. Sunday, Tulare County Sheriff’s Deputies were called to the area of Road 56 and Ave 256 in Tulare for someone shooting…MORE

Newsom to use legal tactics of Texas abortion ban to implement gun control

Newsom to use legal tactics of Texas abortion ban to implement gun control

California Gov. Gavin Newsom expressed his “outrage” Saturday at a Supreme Court decision to allow the Texas six-week abortion ban to remain in effect and said he would use similar legal tactics to tackle gun control in his state. “I am outraged by yesterday’s US Supreme Court decision allowing Texas’s ban on most abortion services to remain…MORE

FCSO: Fresno Woman’s Disappearance “Suspicious”

FCSO: Fresno Woman’s Disappearance “Suspicious”

Detectives with the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office are searching for 30 year oldMissy Hernandez, a.k.a. Missy Perez. She was last seen in the Fresno area onTuesday, December 7th, 2021. She used to live in the Los Angeles area and isknown to travel back and forth there from Fresno. Her disappearance isconsidered to be suspicious. She…MORE

Mountain Lion Kittens Found Under Picnic Table in California

Mountain Lion Kittens Found Under Picnic Table in California

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Two mountain lion kittens that survived after a litter of four was found under a picnic table are being cared for at a Southern California veterinary hospital, officials said. The four tiny cats estimated to be about six weeks old were spotted Nov. 29 outside an office building near foothills…MORE

Suspect Dies After Opening Fire on Deputies in Southeast Fresno

Suspect Dies After Opening Fire on Deputies in Southeast Fresno

(KMJ) – A suspect being pursued by Fresno County Sheriff’s Deputies crashes his vehicle and then opens fire on law enforcement on Cedar Avenue, between North Avenue and Highway 99. Both the Sheriff’s Office and Fresno Police were called to this scene, with Police taking lead in the investigation as this incident took place within…MORE

Search Continues for Pair of Fresno County Bank Robbers

Search Continues for Pair of Fresno County Bank Robbers

(KMJ) – The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office hopes images captured by surveillance cameras help investigators track down a pair of wanted bank robbers. Here are the details, as released by the Sheriff’s Office: Around 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 7th, a robbery took place at the Bank of the West branch located at 3494 W. Mount…MORE