FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Community meetings have been set up for residents in Mariposa and Wawona. The Unified Commanders, US Forest Service, CAL FIRE, and Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office, along with the National Park Service will be hosting a community meeting to discuss the current situation of the Ferguson Fire. Both meetings will be held…… MORE
[Photo: NAPVA] FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Athletes will be soaring to new heights in Old Town Clovis. World-class athletes from across the country will be in Clovis on July 20th, as they compete for the top spot at the 24th Annual North American Pole Vaulting Championships. Old Town Clovis could see at least 10,000 people…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Lemoore Police say an alleged auto thief from Hanford used the Offer-up phone app to peddle property from the vehicle. On Sunday, July 15th, around 7:40a.m., Lemoore Police Officers got a report of a stolen vehicle, which was located later in the 20,000 block of Hanford-Armona Road. Later that same…… MORE
(KMJ) – Cal Fire’s Madera-Mariposa-Merced unit announces funeral services for the heavy equipment operator Braden Varney. The 36-year old was killed early Saturday while battling the Ferguson Fire near Yosemite National Park. Cal Fire says his Funeral is open to the public. Cards, flowers, and donations for the Varney family can be mailed to: CAL…… MORE
(Photo courtesy: Fresno Police Department) (KMJ) – 30 pounds of methamphetamine are discovered by Fresno Police K-9 Officer Buster to help wrap up a month-long investigation into Mexican drug traffickers. The find was made around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday by the Department’s Major Narcotic Team along with Department of Justice’s High Impact Investigation Team (HIIT Team). It…… MORE
[Photo: John Cox/Twitter] FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – California gubernatorial candidates are stumping this week in the Central Valley. Speaking of what he calls the state’s “unaffordability crises,” Republican John Cox held a press conference Wednesday at the Friant-Kern Canal in Sanger, talking water and housing. “Visiting one of the most important sources of water conveyance…… MORE
[Photo CaL3.com] FRESNO CA (KMJ) – The California Supreme Court blocks a measure headed to the November ballot that would divide the state into three. The “Cal 3” initiative was a ballot measure driven by venture capitalist Tim Draper. He tried and failed in the past to place an effort to break up California on…… MORE
(photo courtesy: U.S. Forest Service) (KMJ) – The Ferguson fire, burning in Mariposa County’s Merced River Canyon, is now the largest, active wild fire in California. The blaze has torched over 17,000 acres and continues to burn in steep, rugged terrain. This fire continues to cause smoke health advisories for most of the Central Valley…… MORE
(KMJ) – Republican Gubernatorial candidate John Cox will make a campaign stop in the Central Valley Wednesday. His campaign says the businessman will host a news conference to discuss California’s water and unaffordibility crises at the Friant-Kern Canal in Sanger. Here are the specific details: Where: Friant-Kern Canal, located at 22300 E. Kings Canyon Road, Sanger, CA…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Charges have just been filed against the man accused in the Tower District tattoo shop murders. The Fresno County DA’s Office says 27-year-old Cruz Hinojosa has been charged for the Saturday night killings — which claimed the lives of Pisa Xayapheth and Jesse Hernandez — as well as the attempted murder of…… MORE
