(KMJ) – The Madera County Sheriff’s Office says a Fresno man is lucky to be alive following a weekend hiking trip to Bass Lake. Around noon Saturday, a 24-year-old man hiking along Willow Creek above Bass lake tried to wade across Angel Falls. But, he misjudged just how fast the current was moving and was…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A homicide investigation is underway after a Fresno father is found dead in his car. Neighbors alerted police to the body of a man in a car parked near Belmont and Blackstone. It was around 9:30 Thursday morning, when police discovered the body of 36-year-old Richard Molina Jr. inside the…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Tulare County has passed the 1000 mark in COVID-19 cases. Here in the San Joaquin Valley there are more than 2300 positive cases. Tulare County Health Dept. reported 1013, and another person died of COVID-19, the death toll now 44, with 155 people recovering. The county’s health department is urging residents…… MORE
(Photo courtesy: Hanford Police Department) (KMJ) – Investigators bust a South Valley couple for allegedly using stolen identities to buy numerous vehicles. On May 6th, a victim called Hanford Police and told investigators someone used their stolen identity to buy a vehicle at a city auto dealership. That lead detectives and members of crime teams…… MORE
(KMJ0 – The nation’s unemployment rate hit 14.7% in April. That is the highest rate seen in the United States since the Great Depression. 20.5 million jobs vanished in the worst monthly loss on record. The figures are evidence of the damage the coronavirus pandemic has done to the nation’s economy. The losses reflect what has…… MORE
(KMJ) – New estimates from the Newsom administration predict a staggering California budget shortfall of $54.3 billion dollars because of the coronavirus. The projections, released Thursday, estimate a deficit nearly three-and-a-half times more than what the state had saved for an economic downturn. California has been under a mandatory stay-at-home order since March 19th. And that…… MORE
SACRAMENTO – As California prepares to enter Stage 2 of the gradual reopening of the state this Friday, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that workers who contract COVID-19 while on the job may be eligible to receive workers’ compensation. The Governor signed an executive order that creates a time-limited rebuttable presumption for accessing workers’ compensation…… MORE
(KMJ) – A 15-year old is struck and killed in Porterville by a hit-and-run driver who was also under the influence. Porterville Police officers were called to the intersection of Olive Avenue and Westwood Street just before 7 p.m. Tuesday for reports of an injury traffic collision. At the scene, officers say a driver struck…… MORE
UPDATE: FRESNO, CA – Fresno Mayor Lee Brand today announced the first major step in Fresno’s economic recovery, presenting the first phase of the new category of authorized businesses to re-open. The announcement was made after consultation with the Mayor’s Recovery Committee, City Manager Wilma Quan, her emergency team, Fresno City Council and the County…… MORE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Governor Newsom Provides Update on California’s Progress Toward Governor’s Report Card indicates California will be prepared to move into the early phase of Stage 2 of reopening this Friday, May 8 Stage 2 allows gradual reopening of lower-risk workplaces with adaptations including bookstores, clothing stores, florists and sporting goods stores, with modifications…… MORE
