FRESNO CA (KMJ) – Fresno Police release crime numbers that show a continued downward trend. Homicides are down in the city 47.4 percent, said Police Chief Jerry Dyer, last year at this time there were 38 murders in Fresno, this year there were 20. Violent crime is down 1.3 percent compared to last year. Police…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — A candidate in the Fresno City Council District 3 race, who missed out on November’s runoff election by six votes, is now calling for changes to be made to Fresno County’s electoral system. Darren Miller achieved 762 votes on June 5th, with Tate Hill receiving 768 votes, and Miguel Arias netting 1478…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — A man described as a major presence on agricultural boards and committees throughout Fresno County and California has passed away. According to the Fresno County Farm Bureau, Fernando “Fred” C. Machado died on Monday after a battle with cancer. He was born in 1932 and came to the United States at the…… MORE
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FRESNO,CA (KMJ) – Detectives with the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office and Fresno Police Department worked together to identify and arrest 39 year old Fabian Rodriguez of Fresno on July 6th. He is currently being held in the Fresno County Jail. Rodriguez was wanted for the July 2nd armed robbery that took place at the Star…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — Friends and family of Nicholas Kauls have said goodbye to him for the final time. The 17 year old died following an attempted robbery in Fresno’s Old Fig Garden, which sparked a massive search for those responsible. The Mass of Christian Burial was held inside Fresno’s St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church…… MORE
UPDATE 7/11/2018: On July 11, 2018 Detectives from the Reedley Police Department met with the Fresno County Sheriff’s Coroners’ Office regarding the possible murder-suicide investigation that occurred on July 9th in the 400 block of East Myrtle. Autopsies were conducted on 32 year old Vera Lucia Diaz Nunez (mother) and the 21 month old female…… MORE
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FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — The Department of Public Health confirmed the first case of West Nile virus in Fresno County for 2018 Friday. Officials say there have been 9 symptomatic cases throughout the State of California, with no fatalities. Residents are being urged to use repellent and other methods of reducing contact with mosquitoes.… MORE
(KMJ) Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims on Friday announced the arrest of a suspect in the shooting death of San Joaquin Memorial High School student Nick Kauls. Kauls, 17, was shot twice in the head in an attempted robbery on June 24th in the Old Fig Garden Neighborhood. He died a few days later. Joseph…… MORE
