Fresno, CA – Fresno Chaffee Zoo announced Tuesday that Jon Forrest Dohlin will be its new Chief Executive Officer. He will succeed retiring CEO Scott Barton with the transition expected to take place in early 2021. “We are thrilled to announce that Jon Dohlin has accepted our offer to join Fresno Chaffee Zoo as its next…… MORE
MJ’s BUTTONWILLOW, CA (KMJ) — Foul play is suspected after a body is discovered Tuesday morning in Buttonwillow. The Kern County Sheriff’s Office said the man who was found dead in the orchards in the area of Corn Camp Road and Highway 58 has been identified and determined to be someone who had been reported missing.…… MORE
UPDATE from Fresno Chaffee Zoo 1:11pm on Monday, November 30: Thanks to the support of the community and the media coverage, the Nicobar pigeon, affectionately known as “Old Man Nicobar” by zookeepers, has been returned to the Zoo. A member of the community recognized the bird after seeing a story on the news, immediately…… MORE
(KMJ) – Fresno Chaffee Zoo is appealing to the community as the search continues for two stolen birds. A lesser sulphur-crested cockatoo and a Nicobar pigeon were stolen from the Zoo early Sunday morning. Security footage shows someone entering the Australian Asian Aviary at Fresno Chaffee Zoo at approximately 4:30 a.m. The person appears to…… MORE
(KMJ) – Republicans have picked up their 11th seat overall in the U.S. House and the third seat in California after David Valadao reclaims the Central Valley House seat he lost two years ago. The former congressman defeated Democratic Incumbent TJ Cox, who ousted Valadao in the 21st Congressional District in 2018 by just 862…… MORE
A second young man has died after a shooting in a Sacramento mall, police said Saturday. Officers responded to the Arden Fair Mall in California’s state capital following a report of shots fired a little after 6 p.m. Friday, according to Karl Chan, a spokesman for Sacramento Police. When officers arrived on scene, they found…… MORE
FRESNO, CA – Mayor Lee Brand and Mayor-elect Jerry Dyer today issued the following statement in response to the letter sent by the Office of the Commissioner of Major League Baseball to the ownership and management of the Fresno Grizzlies Baseball Club stating that either it accept a demotion to the Single-A level or have no major…… MORE
FRESNO COUNTY, CA (KMJ) — A Clovis man has been arrested for molesting a child under 14, and the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office believes he may have victimized others. Nathaniel Stephen Myers, 38, has been booked into the Fresno County Jail on six counts of lewd and lascivious acts with a child under 14. During an…… MORE
(KMJ) – The Fresno Police Department is asking for your help tracking down the suspect responsible for a city homicide last week. And Investigators have released the following statement: On Thursday, November 19th, just after 9:30 p.m. Fresno Police officers were dispatched to Dan’s Liquor, located at 4005 N Marks Avenue for reports of a…… MORE
(KMJ) – Merced’s City Manager officially names Thomas Cavallero as the city’s new chief of Police Chief. Cavallero had served as the interim police chief since February 2020 following the December retirement of Chief Chris Goodwin. City Manager Stephanie Dietz says, “Chief Cavallero has consistently demonstrated his skills and abilities in the Department and the…… MORE
