Category Archives: Local News

Police: Missing 14-Year-Old Has Been Found And Is Safe At Home

Police: Missing 14-Year-Old Has Been Found And Is Safe At Home

  UPDATE: According to law enforcement, Tanya Sidhu has been found safe and is back at home.   FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) – Fresno Police need the public’s help to locate a 14-year-old girl who went missing on Wednesday. Police say Tanya Sidhu was waiting in her mother’s vehicle parked in the Food Maxx lot at…MORE

Two More Suspects Arrested for A Murder In The South Valley

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Two more suspects are arrested for a murder in the South Valley.   24-year-old Nieko Manderson of Kingsburg (above) was killed back in April. He was a graduate of Dinuba High School. In June, the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office had captured and arrested 25-year-old Miguel Corona.   Detectives with the Tulare County…MORE

Brown On Rolling Back Fuel Standards: “California Will Fight This Stupidity”

Brown On Rolling Back Fuel Standards: “California Will Fight This Stupidity”

SACRAMENTO (KMJ/AP) – The Trump administration has revealed plans to change fuel efficiency standards set out by the Obama administration. The proposal would put the brakes on the push to promote more miles-per-gallon and reduce the amount of pollution coming from tailpipes. Notice was also filed on Thursday to stop California and other states from…MORE

Memorial Set For Fallen Hotshot Firefighter Captain Brian Hughes

Memorial Set For Fallen Hotshot Firefighter Captain Brian Hughes

  FRESNO,CA (KMJ) – Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks releases memorial information on fallen Hotshot Firefighter Captain Brian Hughes 33 year-old Brian Hughes was the Captain of the Arrowhead Interagency Hotshots. On Sunday, July 29, 2018, he lost his life battling the Ferguson Fire on the Sierra National Forest. An official memorial website has…MORE

California’s Insurance Commissioner Takes Steps To Protect Wildfire Survivors

California’s Insurance Commissioner Takes Steps To Protect Wildfire Survivors

  [Photo: AP] FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – California’s Insurance Commissioner has taken steps to protect thousands of wildfire survivors. To speed recovery efforts and result in more timely payments to policyholders, Commissioner Dave Jones has issued a declaration of an emergency situation allowing insurers to use qualified out-of-state adjusters who work under the insurance company’s…MORE

Massive Wildfires Becoming The New Normal, Warns Cal Fire

Massive Wildfires Becoming The New Normal, Warns Cal Fire

MATHER (KMJ) — Cal Fire’s chief said that the current extreme fire conditions will soon become routine. The prediction comes as the agency revealed on Wednesday that more than 32,000 people have been evacuated due to blazes burning all across the state. “In past decades we may have seen a fire like we’re seeing now…MORE

Motorcyclist Killed In Merced County Crash

Motorcyclist Killed In Merced County Crash

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A motorcyclist was killed early Wednesday in a crash in Merced County. The California Highway Patrol says the Merced Communication Center got a call at 4:39 a.m. of a grass fire west of Los Banos, on the shoulder of northbound I-5, north of Highway 152. CHP officers responded to the scene…MORE

Yosemite Closures Continue As Ferguson Fire Burns

Yosemite Closures Continue As Ferguson Fire Burns

FRESNO (KMJ) — Smoke from the Ferguson Fire in Mariposa County continues to see parts of Yosemite National Park closed for visitors. The National Park Service announced Tuesday that Yosemite Valley, Wawona Road, the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias, the Merced Grove of Giant Sequoias, Hetch Hetchy, and other areas remain out of bounds. The…MORE