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Contractor Pleads Guilty to Supplying Unqualified Armed Guards to Fresno IRS Facility

Contractor Pleads Guilty to Supplying Unqualified Armed Guards to Fresno IRS Facility

  FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A contractor pleads guilty to supplying unqualified armed guards to the Fresno IRS facility. Court documents show that 49-year-old Robert Bejarano, of Kingsburg was one of three men who falsified firearms shooting scores that security guards must meet as required under contract. Over a three-year period, E&A was paid over $2…MORE

Family Appeals For Information After “Beloved” Vice Principal Killed

Family Appeals For Information After “Beloved” Vice Principal Killed

FRESNO (KMJ) — The family of Fort Washington Elementary’s Vice Principal, killed following a hit and run in Fresno, have asked anyone who can help identify the suspect to come forward. The appeal follows the death of Gavin Gladding, who CHP said was out jogging around 6am Sunday morning when he was struck by a…MORE

Gas Leak Causes 800 Students To Be Evacuated In Tulare County

  FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A gas leak in Tulare County caused about 800 students from Cutler Elementary School and the nearby preschool to be evacuated. The Tulare County Sheriff Office says a construction crew cut a natural gas line on Monday, while working in the area.   Tulare County Sheriff’s Office Deputies responded are…MORE

Porterville Police Sergeant Arrested for Inappropriate Contact with a Minor

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The Tulare County Sheriff’s Office has arrested an off-duty Porterville Police Sergeant for Inappropriate Contact with a Minor. It happened Sunday in the area of Jay Street and Baker Avenue in Porterville. According to the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called out to the area to check on a suspicious…MORE

Loaded “Uzi” Found in Fresno Man’s Car

FRESNO, CA (KMJ)  A local man is behind bars, again, as Fresno Police continue their crackdown on gang and gun violence. Fresno PD nabbed 34 year old Alfonso Ceja on Saurday evening during a vehicle stop at First & McKinley.  Ceja was on probation. Officers conducted a probation search of his vehicle and located a…MORE

FPD: Men Were Intoxicated and Armed with an AR-15

FRESNO, CA (KMJ)  Two Fresno men were arrested early Sunday by FPD on numerous charges, including possession of a loaded AR-15. Around 1am police were called to a disturbance near Cedar and Huntington where they detained 25 year old Felix Gonzalez and 21 year old Estevan Torres-Flores.  Both men were intoxicated. Officers say the rifle…MORE

End of an Era: Grizzlies, Astros End Affiliation

End of an Era: Grizzlies, Astros End Affiliation

FRESNO, CA (KMJ)  The Fresno Grizzlies are looking for its next Major League Baseball parent club.  The Grizzlies and the Houston Astros officially ended their affiliation on Sunday after four seasons. The PCL powerhouse Grizzlies had served as Houston’s Triple-A affiliate since 2015. “Affiliation shifts are more the rule than the exception, it’s often inevitable. …MORE

Bulldogs Crush UCLA 38-14

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Marcus McMaryion ran for four touchdowns and passed for another as Fresno State snapped a 10-game losing streak against Power Five teams with a 38-14 victory over UCLA on Saturday at the Rose Bowl. The senior quarterback was 22 of 33 for 270 yards as the Bulldogs got their ninth win over a Pac-12 program…MORE

2 Students Hospitalized After Cocaine Filled Balloons Pop at Tulare Middle School

2 Students Hospitalized After Cocaine Filled Balloons Pop at Tulare Middle School

FRESNO,CA (KMJ) – Two students at Carl Smith Middle School in Terra Bella are hospitalized after balloons filled with cocaine popped on campus Friday. Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreux says the students found the balloons on the school’s playground around 8:40 a.m. on Friday. The white substance later identified as cocaine became airborne when the balloons…MORE

Woodlake Police Officer Accused of Sexual Assault

Woodlake Police Officer Accused of Sexual Assault

  FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A Woodlake Police officer is being accused of sexual assault. On September 11, 2018, a woman told patrol officers with the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office that she wanted to report a complaint on a Woodlake Police Officer, who she said had sexually-assaulted her. Investigators interviewed a number of people and…MORE