FRESNO (KMJ) — Figures from Fresno Fire show fewer calls for service on July 4th 2018 compared to the same day in 2017, but the overall number remained above average. “We are fortunate to be able to say we had a decrease in the number of calls that we responded to over last year, however…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — Investigators have released new images of a man alleged to have kidnapped, robbed, and assaulted a woman in Fresno. The incident took place on Friday June 22nd, but Fresno PD is yet to put a name to the suspect. “In order to get him identified we’re asking for the public’s help,” explained…… MORE
TRACY, Calif. (AP) – California has spent nearly a half-million dollars providing bottled water to inmates since a prison’s water system failed last fall. The Sacramento Bee reported Monday that Central Valley water regulators are requiring prison officials to provide the bottled water whenever the system can’t provide fresh water at Deuel Vocational Institution in…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — Fresno’s Fire Chief has called for action to be taken now to solve a staffing crisis within her department. It comes after Mayor Lee Brand withdrew his Parks and Public Safety Sales Tax initiative, citing a lack of support from Fresno City Council. “If we actually want to grow our public safety…… MORE
(KMJ) – Corcoran Police arrest a man caught allegedly setting off illegal fireworks in front of his home. Officers were called to the 1100 block of Sherman Avenue around 12:43 a.m. Monday after receiving multiple calls of airborne fireworks being set off in that area. When Officers arrived, they say 27-year old Julio Castaneda was…… MORE
(KMJ) – The Tulare County Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate a weekend boat collision on the Kings River that leaves one man dead. This all happened on the Kings, east of Highway 99 around 4:30 Sunday afternoon. Deputies say two boat slammed into one another on a stretch of the river where the waterway curves.…… MORE
6 FRESNO (KMJ) — An 18 year has been arrested for an overnight murder in Southwest Fresno, which Fresno Police consider to be gang related. Eliseo Orozco is alleged to have shot and killed Juan Rangel Thursday evening; his arrest came Friday morning. Officers say the 31 year old victim was driving past the Frank…… MORE
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Nearly 150 marijuana businesses in California are warning that they could face steep financial losses unless the state extends a July 1 deadline imposing strict standards for pot testing and packaging. In a letter Friday to Gov. Jerry Brown, the United Cannabis Business Association says the changes would further unsettle the…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a measure blocking new local taxes on soda and other sugary drinks for the next 12 years. Beverage companies such as Coca-Cola and PepsiCo have moved to convince state Legislatures around the country to block local taxation of sugary drinks. A growing number of cities are…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California will soon have what experts call the nation’s most far-reaching law to give consumers more control over their personal data. A law Gov. Jerry Brown signed Thursday will compel companies to tell customers upon request what personal data they’ve collected, why it was collected and what categories of third parties…… MORE
