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Fresno Hospital Asks For Help Identifying Woman, Finding Her Family

Fresno Hospital Asks For Help Identifying Woman, Finding Her Family

FRESNO, CA. (KMJ) – Community Regional Medical Center is asking for the public’s help in identifying a woman. Hospital officials are looking for the family of the patient as Fresno Police do not know who she is. The woman did not have identification on her and her fingerprints didn’t reveal anything. She was found floating…MORE

Evacuation Advisory For Residents Of Foresta Near Ferguson Fire

Evacuation Advisory For Residents Of Foresta Near Ferguson Fire

Evacuation Advisory For Residents Near Ferguson Fire UPDATE 7/20/2018 11:18 a.m. FIRE ADVISEMENT FOR FERGUSON FIRE AREA WHAT: Evacuation Advisory WHEN: Effective Immediately WHERE: Foresta This is NOT an Evacuation Order. This is an advisement only of a potential Evacuation Order for the community of Foresta should conditions change. Highway 140 remains closed from El…MORE

Mexican National Arrested On Charges Of Producing Fake Social Security And Green Cards

Mexican National Arrested On Charges Of Producing Fake Social Security And Green Cards

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A federal grand jury returned an eight-count indictment Thursday against a Mexican national living illegally in Fresno, accused of producing and selling fake identification documents. 58-year-old Fernando Hernandez-Hernandez is charged with making fraudulent social security and green cards. According to court documents, in March and May 2018, Hernandez-Hernandez manufactured and sold…MORE

Community Meetings For Residents Near Ferguson Fire

Community Meetings For Residents Near Ferguson Fire

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

Services Announced for Fallen Cal Fire Equipment Operator

Services Announced for Fallen Cal Fire Equipment Operator

(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

Fresno Police Canine Sniffs Out Major Meth Bust

Fresno Police Canine Sniffs Out Major Meth Bust

(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

California Gubernatorial Candidates Stumping This Week In The Central Valley

California Gubernatorial Candidates Stumping This Week In The Central Valley

[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