Category Archives: Local News

Stolen Transport Van With 25+ Fresno Rescue Dogs Found in Oakland

Stolen Transport Van With 25+ Fresno Rescue Dogs Found in Oakland

  A transport van carrying more than 25 dogs was stolen in Fremont, California and found several hours later.   It happened sometime between 11:00 p.m. Sunday to 3:00 a.m. Monday. The van was found Monday morning. D&J’s Pet Transport, a pet transportation service, stated that the van they use to transport dogs was stolen…MORE

Calif. Church Nativity Scene Depicts Holy Family as Caged Refugees

Calif. Church Nativity Scene Depicts Holy Family as Caged Refugees

LOS ANGELES (AP) – A Methodist church in California has unveiled a nativity scene depicting Jesus, Mary and Joseph as refugees in cages. The Los Angeles Times reports the display at the Claremont United Methodist Church is stoking debate related to the the Trump administration’s separation policies at the U.S. southern border. The display shows…MORE

Gang Shooting Shuts Down Highway 41 in Central Fresno

Gang Shooting Shuts Down Highway 41 in Central Fresno

(KMJ) –  The California Highway Patrol says the shooting of a 22-year old on Highway 41 near Dakota over the weekend appears to be gang-related. Around 2:30 a.m. Sunday, shots were fired into a car driving on the 41, striking the victim several times  Officers say he was rushed to Community Regional Medical Center and…MORE

12 People from Fresno to Seattle Indicted for Drug Ring

12 People from Fresno to Seattle Indicted for Drug Ring

  FRESNO, Calif. — A federal grand jury recently returned a 13-count indictment against 12 individuals for drug trafficking offenses, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced. The defendants are: Carlos Javier Felix Lopez, 42, of Fresno David Michael Marin, 61, of Fresno Angel Delgadillo Sr., 62, of Fresno Ronal Van Warsinger, 35, of Fresno Demar…MORE

Catholic Diocese of Fresno Cooperating as Attorney General Investigates Abuse, Churchwide

Catholic Diocese of Fresno Cooperating as Attorney General Investigates Abuse, Churchwide

  FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The Catholic Diocese of Fresno is cooperating with church wide investigations into abuse, churchwide. Since May of this year, the Diocese of Fresno, along with five others, has cooperated on a voluntary basis as the Attorney General’s Office examines the practices and procedures that seek to protect the children entrusted to…MORE

CA Supreme Court: Secretly Recorded Conversations Admissible in Criminal Cases

CA Supreme Court: Secretly Recorded Conversations Admissible in Criminal Cases

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – The California Supreme Court says while secretly recording someone else’s conversation is illegal, prosecutors can use the illicit recording as evidence in a criminal case. The San Francisco Chronicle reports the unanimous ruling Thursday cites a 1982 ballot measure that allows all “relevant evidence” to be introduced at trial. The case…MORE

Merced Parent Pays Off Entire School’s Lunch Debt

Merced Parent Pays Off Entire School’s Lunch Debt

  MERCED, Calif., (KMJ) – Tis the season of giving and families at one Merced City School District campus are feeling the impact. A parent whose child attends John C. Fremont Elementary school has given an extremely generous gift to the campus. This week, Rey Lupian offered to pay off the outstanding school lunch debt…MORE

Police Arrest Man Allegedly on His Way to Kill Girlfriend’s Ex and His Family

Police Arrest Man Allegedly on His Way to Kill Girlfriend’s Ex and His Family

  A 29-year-old man was arrested while allegedly on his way to kill his girlfriend’s ex and his family, police say. It happened Wednesday around 7:30 p.m. on Kim Avenue in Atwater. According to the Atwater Police Department, officers found out that Ramon Maldonado threatened to kill his girlfriend’s ex. Maldonado’s girlfriend, Jillian Johal, and…MORE

Flesh-Eating Bacteria Tied to Heroin Kills 7 in Calif.

Flesh-Eating Bacteria Tied to Heroin Kills 7 in Calif.

SAN DIEGO (AP) – Authorities say a flesh-eating bacteria linked to the use of black tar heroin has killed at least seven people in Southern California. San Diego County health officials say nine people who injected heroin in the past two months were hospitalized with a soft-tissue infection that destroys muscle. Investigators are trying to…MORE