Category Archives: Local News

Toddler In Hospital After Suspected Honey Oil Fire

Toddler In Hospital After Suspected Honey Oil Fire

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A toddler is sent to the hospital in critical condition after a suspected honey oil fire on Friday in Springville. The Tulare County Sheriff’s Office says three people were injured in the blaze that started around 5:00 a.m. and destroyed the home on Balch Park Road. Once the fire was completely out, Tulare…MORE

Explosion Sends 1 to Hospital, Clovis Police Suspect Drug Activity

Explosion Sends 1 to Hospital, Clovis Police Suspect Drug Activity

  CLOVIS, Calif. (KMJ) — One person is injured after an explosion inside a car in a Clovis shoppoing center. Clovis police says they received calls around 8:45 Friday morning of a car fire in the shopping center at Willow and Nees. The Clovis Police Bomb Squad deployed to inspect the car. Neighbors says they heard…MORE

Report: HSR Slowdown Planned for Bay Area Stretch

Report: HSR Slowdown Planned for Bay Area Stretch

FRESNO, CA (KMJ)  The bullet train is slowing down, at least in one key stretch. The Los Angeles Times is reporting that new documents from the High Speed Rail Authority show the stretch between San Jose and Gilroy will no longer have dedicated tracks and will only reach speeds of 110 miles per hour –…MORE

3 Men From Southern California Indicted For Drug Trafficking In Fresno

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Three men from Southern California are indicted Thursday for drug trafficking in Fresno It was a multi-agency investigation including members of the Sheriffs Offices of Fresno and Tulare Counties, the CHP, The Fresno Methamphetamine Task Force, and ICE agents that led to the arrests. The four-count indictment was brought against 33…MORE

Reedley City Council Postpones Vote On Lease For Controversial Transition House

Reedley City Council Postpones Vote On Lease For Controversial Transition House

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) -Reedley City Council postpones the vote Tuesday on a lease agreement for the controversial Transition House. The agreement with Hope Now Ministries was to operate a transitional home providing temporary housing for families and domestic violence victims. Last September, the Reedley Planning Commission approved the location on Huntsman near Reed, fully funded by…MORE

Mobile Home “A Complete Loss” – Officials Say Smoke Detector Saved Lives

Mobile Home “A Complete Loss” – Officials Say Smoke Detector Saved Lives

SELMA (KMJ) — A blaze inside a double-wide mobile home outside Selma is now under investigation, after flames tore through it early Thursday morning. Crews with Fresno County Fire was called to the scene near Floral and Chestnut around 6.30am. “The fire was pretty intense,” explained Battalion Chief Jeremiah Wittwer. “It was already making its…MORE

Tulare County Officials Raising Money For Sick Babies – With Breakfast

Tulare County Officials Raising Money For Sick Babies – With Breakfast

VISALIA (KMJ) — Tulare County’s Sheriff, District Attorney, and Fire Chief, spent Thursday morning cooking breakfast to raise money for premature babies. Organizers of the second annual pancake breakfast in Visalia hope they have raised around $1,000 to donate to the cause. The event outside the Peace Officer’s Memorial was organized by March of Dimes…MORE

Crime Dropping Overall In Fresno

Crime Dropping Overall In Fresno

  FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Crime is dropping overall in Fresno. The Fresno Police crime watch trends for March 2018 show crime is dropping significantly despite four shootings that took last week in the city during a 16 hour period. It was “gang retaliation” according to Fresno’s Police Chief Jerry Dyer, who says despite that…MORE

3 Vehicle Accident Outside KMJ Involving Fresno Unified School Bus

3 Vehicle Accident Outside KMJ Involving Fresno Unified School Bus

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A three-vehicle accident involving a loaded school bus took place Wednesday in Northwest Fresno. It happened about 4:00 just outside Radio City on Shaw and Harrison, involving an SUV, the school bus and another car.   The bus was filled with students from Bullard Talent Elementary and Baird Middle Schools. Parents…MORE

Gang Member Nabbed After Jumping Out of Moving Car

Gang Member Nabbed After Jumping Out of Moving Car

FRESNO, CA (KMJ)  A Varrio Fifth Street Bulldog gang member is behind bars after a wild chase late Tuesday night. Fresno Police say they attempted to pull over the car being driven by 27 year old Martin Garcia near Sixth and McKenzie Ave. just before midnight.  But Garcia jumped from the vehicle and fled on…MORE