Category Archives: Local News

Farm Worker Dies After Being Run Over By Tractor

Farm Worker Dies After Being Run Over By Tractor

TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ) — A farm worker was killed after being run over by a tractor Tuesday morning. Tulare County Sheriff’s deputies were called to a grape vineyard in the area of Avenue 8 and Road 156 near Delano around 11:15 a.m. When deputies got to the orchard, they found a man trapped under a…MORE

Studet At El Capitan Brings Airsoft Gun To Campus & Causes Fright

Studet At El Capitan Brings Airsoft Gun To Campus & Causes Fright

  FRESNO,CA(KMJ) – A student at El Capitan Middle School is in trouble with the law after taking an air soft gun on campus. The incident happened Monday. School administrators are urging parents to remind their kids that taking real or toy weapons to class can lead to felony charges.MORE

South Valley Man Could Get Life In Prison For Assaulting Wife

South Valley Man Could Get Life In Prison For Assaulting Wife

FRESNO,CA(KMJ) – A south valley man is facing life in prison after beating his wife on a road trip and causing her to lose consciousness. 24-year-old Eddie Lopez of Earlimart was out on bail for having unlawful relations with a minor when he struck his wife with his hands and the butt of a pistol.…MORE

Proposed Bill Would Examine Hunting Licenses in Gun Sales

Proposed Bill Would Examine Hunting Licenses in Gun Sales

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – A state lawmaker is proposing legislation that would require closer scrutiny of California hunting licenses like the one used by a teenager charged with opening fire at a California synagogue last year. The suspect’s hunting license was not set to go into effect until about two months after the shooting at…MORE

Calif. Lawmaker Seeks Takeover of PG&E

Calif. Lawmaker Seeks Takeover of PG&E

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – A California lawmaker wants to transform the nation’s largest electric utility into a publicly owned company. S tate Sen. Scott Wiener announced his legislation Monday involving Pacific Gas & Electric. The company and its sprawling network of power lines has been blamed for starting catastrophic wildfires. PG&E is trying to emerge…MORE

Democratic Presidential Candidate Michael Bloomberg Stops in Fresno

Democratic Presidential Candidate Michael Bloomberg Stops in Fresno

  FRESNO, CA (KMJ) — Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg appears in Fresno, Monday. Bloomberg began his day in Sacramento encouraging voters to participate in our state’s primary, which is one month away. In Fresno, he was taking part in an early voting event at Fresno City College. It began at the school’s Old Administration…MORE

One Dead in Greyhound Bus Shooting on the Grapevine

One Dead in Greyhound Bus Shooting on the Grapevine

(photo courtesy:  KBAK) (KMJ) – One person is dead, five others wounded after a gunman opens fire inside a Greyhound bus traveling North over the Grapevine early Monday Morning. The Highway Patrol at For Tejon says the suspect began shooting inside the bus just after 1a.m.  The bus driver then pulled over to a gas…MORE

Shooting In Huron Leaves One Man Dead And Authorities On The Search For A Suspect

Shooting In Huron Leaves One Man Dead And Authorities On The Search For A Suspect

HURON,CA(KMJ)- Homicide detectives with the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office say they are looking for who is responsible for the shooting of 27 year old Javier Merino Perez of Huron. Perez died in the hospital Thursday evening. The deadly shooting took place 11 pm on Sunday, at the Encino Motel. Officers say they found Javier Perez…MORE

Santa Clara Man Tests Positive for Coronavirus

Santa Clara Man Tests Positive for Coronavirus

  SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CA (KMJ) Bay area health officials say a man has tested positive for the coronavirus. Santa Clara County health officers were discussing the case at a press conference, Friday. Health officials says there are no confirmed cases reported in Alameda County, Contra Costa County or San Mateo County as of Friday.…MORE