Category Archives: Local News

FOUND: Missing 12-year-old Porterville Girl

FOUND: Missing 12-year-old Porterville Girl

UPDATE: Missing 12-year-old Porterville girl has been found safe! PORTERVILLE, CA (KMJ) — A Porterville mother is pleading for help finding her missing 12-year-old daughter.   Tia Noel says her daughter Adriana DeLeon was last seen around 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 16th. Adriana is 5′ 1″ tall, 155 lbs with light brown hair and…MORE

WATCH: Newsom Warns of Police, Fire Layoffs in California

WATCH: Newsom Warns of Police, Fire Layoffs in California

[vemba-video id=”politics/2020/05/17/sotu-newsom-police-fire-layoffs.cnn”] (CNN) — wCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday said the nearly $54 billion budget deficit the state is facing is a direct result of the impact from the coronavirus pandemic and not because of existing financial troubles. Asked by Jake Tapper on CNN’s “State of the Union” how much of the state’s financial crisis is a…MORE

Strong Nevada Earthquake Jolts Parts of the Central Valley

Strong Nevada Earthquake Jolts Parts of the Central Valley

(Image courtesy:  U.S. Geological Survey) (KMJ) – The U.S. Geological Survey says an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.5 struck in a remote western Nevada early Friday morning. The temblor was reported at 4:03 a.m. about 35 miles outside Tonopah, just east of the Sierra Nevada range. It was followed by more than 30 aftershocks, with…MORE

Millions More Americans File for Unemployment

Millions More Americans File for Unemployment

(KMJ) – Nearly 3 million laid-off workers applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week as the coronavirus outbreak led more companies to slash jobs even though most states have begun to let some businesses reopen under certain restrictions. According to the U.S. Labor Department, roughly 36 million people have now filed for jobless aid in…MORE

Fresno State, Other CSU Students Not Heading to Campus in the Fall

Fresno State, Other CSU Students Not Heading to Campus in the Fall

  FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Students planning to attend classes at Fresno State this fall will be not be doing it at the campus, at least for the majority of students. On Tuesday it was announced that all 23 CSU campuses will be teaching almost entirely through the virtual environment. The campuses will not be closed…MORE

Fresno’s 144th Fighter Wing Plans State Flyover Salute

Fresno’s 144th Fighter Wing Plans State Flyover Salute

(Photo courtesy:  144th Fighter Wing) (KMJ) –  The 144th Air National Guard Fighter Wing in Fresno announces its jets will make a flyover across the Golden State to salute health care workers and first responders. Here are the details shared in a news release put out Monday by the 144th: Four F-15C Eagle fighter jets…MORE

Fresno Unified Announces Virtual Senior Celebration Dates & Summer School Plans

Fresno Unified Announces Virtual Senior Celebration Dates & Summer School Plans

  FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The Fresno Unified School District has announced new details about celebrating the school’s seniors and plans for summer school and camps. The district made the announcement on Monday through a Facebook post. All senior celebrations will be held virtually and will be streamed live.   Summer camps and summer academies…MORE

Fresno Police Release Officer’s Bodycam Video of Waffle Shop Protest

Fresno Police Release Officer’s Bodycam Video of Waffle Shop Protest

      FRESNO, CA. (KMJ) – The Fresno Police Department has responded with its own video after a protest at a Fresno breakfast restaurant led to a man being detained. The incident happened on Sunday at the Waffle Shop on Figarden Dr. in Northwest Fresno. Police say Tom Miller Sr. was detained for interfering…MORE

Major Accident on Highway 99 Claims the Life of a Little Girl

Major Accident on Highway 99 Claims the Life of a Little Girl

(photo courtesy:  California Highway Patrol) (KMJ) – An 11-year old girl is dead and ten others injured after a big rig slams into several cars on Highway 99 near Selma. The California Highway Patrol says the crash happened in a construction zone on the 99 near the Mountain View exit around 1:15 p.m. Sunday. Officers…MORE