Category Archives: Local News

Famous Neptune Pool at Hearst Castle Being Filled With Water Again

Famous Neptune Pool at Hearst Castle Being Filled With Water Again

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Visitors to Hearst Castle on the central California coast will soon be able to see its extravagant Neptune Pool full of water again. State parks officials said Tuesday that they have begun to refill the 345,000-gallon pool, which was drained in 2014 after cracks caused it to leak up to 5,000 gallons…MORE

FBI Seeks Info On ‘John Doe’ In Sexual Exploitation Case

FBI Seeks Info On ‘John Doe’ In Sexual Exploitation Case

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The FBI office in Sacramento issued an alert Wednesday that investigators need the public’s help to identify a man who might have information relevant to a sexual exploitation case. The man might have critical information on the identity of a child victim, the FBI said.     The man was seen…MORE

Search Continues for At-Risk Kingsburg man

Search Continues for At-Risk Kingsburg man

(KMJ) – The Kingsburg Police Department continues to ask for the public’s help locating a missing, at-risk man. Officers say 61-year old Jesus Gonzalez (pictured above) suffers from various health issues and was last seen Tuesday morning around 10 a.m. near a care facility at 10th and Stroud Avenue. Gonzalez is 5-foot-8 inches tall and…MORE

Deadly Officer-Involved Shooting Near SE Fresno Elementary School

Deadly Officer-Involved Shooting Near SE Fresno Elementary School

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A deadly officer involved shooting takes place Tuesday morning, next to Southeast Fresno Elementary School. Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer said a 9-1-1 call came in just after 11:30 a.m. to report that that a man in his 20’s or early 30’s was yelling, appearing to be agitated, and possibly high…MORE

CA Could Require at Least One Woman on Boards of Public Companies

CA Could Require at Least One Woman on Boards of Public Companies

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — California could soon require that publicly held companies headquartered in the state have at least one woman on their board of directors. Senate Bill 826 would also mandate by the end of 2019 that boards with five people have at least two women, and that boards with six people have at least…MORE

Valley Fever Measure Heads For Governor Brown’s Desk After Unanimous Vote By Legislature

Valley Fever Measure Heads For Governor Brown’s Desk After Unanimous Vote By Legislature

[Photo: Salas Office]   FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A measure for valley fever, passed the Legislature with unanimous support Monday. AB 1787 was co-authored by Assemblymember Rudy Salas and Assemblymember Vince Fong. The bill would require more consistency in the reporting of valley fever cases in order to have the accuracy needed to appropriately respond…MORE

Calif. Wildfires Creating More Problems for Homeowners

Calif. Wildfires Creating More Problems for Homeowners

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — The California Department of Insurance is expecting more insurance companies to opt out of renewing policies for homeowners, in areas at risk of being struck by a wildfire. Commissioner Dave Jones is also warning of rate increases, as parts of the state will likely be reclassified from safe to high-risk, with some…MORE

Valley Fever Cases Are Rising in Tulare County

Valley Fever Cases Are Rising in Tulare County

    FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Cases of valley fever are rising in Tulare County. Valley Fever is a fungal infection caused by breathing the coccidioides organism, a fungus, into the lungs, where the spores reproduce. Fungi spores are commonly found in soil and grow as a mold with long filaments that break off into airborne…MORE

Apartment Fire In Southeast Fresno Leaves 23 Displaced

Apartment Fire In Southeast Fresno Leaves 23 Displaced

[Photo: FFD] FRESNO, CA (KMJ) — More than two dozen people are displaced after a fire at an apartment complex.  It happened Monday around 10:00 a.m. at an apartment at 475 N. Manilla, near Belmont. The fire began on the exterior and spread to the bottom and top units of the building. One building and eight…MORE

Alleged Golden State Killer Charged With 1975 Visalia Murder

Alleged Golden State Killer Charged With 1975 Visalia Murder

VISALIA (KMJ) — Tulare County District Attorney’s Office has filed charges against the alleged Golden State Killer. Joseph Deangelo has been accused of a 1975 murder in Visalia. Claude Snelling was killed while trying an intruder from kidnapping his daughter, according to Visalia Police. The DA’s office believes Deangelo shot Snelling. “That is based upon…MORE