FRESNO,CA(KMJ)- Mayor Lee Brand, alongside Councilman Garry Bredefeld and Councilwoman Esmeralda Soria announced a land acquisition that would provide land for a new animal shelter. The city sold land near the airport to the clothing retail company for $2.00 back in the late 1990’s, the Gap is now selling about 4 and a half…… MORE
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – A top San Francisco official has been charged with public corruption in schemes that include offering a bribe for a lease at the airport, providing inside information to help a friend get permits for homeless shelters and accepting lavish gifts from a billionaire Chinese developer. San Francisco Public Works Director…… MORE
(KMJ) – Fresno Police investigators are now searching for a vehicle believed to be involved in a hit and run accident Friday night that killed a man in a wheelchair. 53-year old Ronnie Rodriguez was struck and killed on Brawley, south of Weldon, just after 6 p.m., January 24th. The vehicle that hit him fled…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — A Lindsay man has been sentenced to life in prison, after being found guilty of 41 counts of child molestation. Court documents say Aristeo Sampablo, 30, molested two girls, who were ages six and ten at the time. Sampablo will be eligible for parole at age 60, although the Tulare County DA’s…… MORE
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CALABASAS, Calif. (AP) – The helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant and eight others that crashed outside Los Angeles was flying in foggy conditions considered dangerous enough that local police agencies grounded their choppers. Bryant’s helicopter plunged into a rugged hillside Sunday with an impact that scattered debris over an area the size of a football field…… MORE
WOODLAND, Calif. (AP) — A California man has been arrested in the decades-old killings of five of his infant children, a case the sheriff said “has haunted my agency for years.” “I cannot think of a case more disturbing than this one. There can be no victim more vulnerable and innocent than an infant…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Inmates being tested in Fresno County’s Jail for the possibility of mumps. KMJ spoke to the Sheriff’s Office on Monday, January 27, 2019. “We have many Inmates quarantined in the jail. We are testing for mumps. We started on Friday. I don’t have any positive cases to confirm,” says Tony…… MORE
(KMJ) – Two-time CMA Entertainer of the Year Luke Bryan will bring his latest tour back to Fresno. Bryan’s Proud to Be Right Here Tour will play the Save Mart Center Thursday, October 8th at 7 p.m. He’ll be joined by Morgan Wallen, Runaway June and Caylee Hammack. This tour will promote his new album, Born Here, Live Here,Die…… MORE
VISALIA, CA (KMJ) – A 35 year old woman is facing charges of elder abuse, kidnapping and auto theft. Visalia Police were called Friday morning at 8:25am about someone trying to steal a car in the 1500 Block of West Victor. When they arrived, officers found the vehicle was left running with a dependent adult passenger…… MORE
