[Photo: Joyce Gross, UC Berkeley] FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – An invasive type of rodent called “nutria” is reproducing in the San Joaquin Valley. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife is asking the public to report sightings as they hope to determine the extent of the infestation. The large, semi-aquatic animal can be over 2-feet…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – PG&E is alerting customers in the Central Valley to be aware of scam activity with criminals posing as PG&E workers. Law enforcement officials have received reports of people claiming to work for PG&E and going door to door pretending to investigate electric and phone service outages but refusing to show ID.…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – 18 year-old Obdulia Sanchez was behind the wheel last July, when she crashed and rolled over into a field near Henry Miller Road and Highway 165. She was filming a live Instagram video on her cell phone the entire time. The video went viral. The crash killed her younger sister, 14-year…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — The Fresno Grizzlies will become the Zamunda Lions for one night only, to mark the 30th anniversary of the release of the movie “Coming To America.” The film sees Prince Akeem (played by Eddie Murphy), of the fictional African nation of Zamunda, rejecting his pampered life and traveling to New York. He…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) In his arraignment on Wednesday, 38-year-old Richard Joseph Lopez, pleaded ‘not guilty’ to the charge of murder. The Fresno County District Attorney’s office alleges that Lopez committed felony murder, and used a knife in the crime that took place back in 2015. Fresno Police say they believe victim, 66 year-old Kenton…… MORE
[Photo: DWR] FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A partnership of state and local agencies finished connecting 755 homes to a safe, reliable, permanent water supply on Wednesday. All households participating in the East Porterville Water Supply Project have now been connected to the City of Porterville’s municipal water system. The Department of Water Resources’ Doug Carlson…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – More than 600 Fresno Unified Employees and their families attended the “2018 Excellence in Education” awards. This year’s event held at the Golden Palace Banquet Hall in West Central Fresno was honoring and recognizing some of the Fresno Unified School District’s outstanding employees. 45 finalists received plaques, after being nominated by their…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — Two wanted suspects from Mississippi have been arrested outside a Southeast Fresno gym. The call on Tuesday came after passers-by alerted police to a suspicious vehicle with two people sleeping inside. After checking plate information and speaking to the pair within, the responding officer established that the vehicle belonged to a wanted…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A murder charge is now filed against the man accused of killing a transgender person, Kenton ‘KC” Haggard. On Monday, Fresno police announced they arrested Richard Joseph Lopez (above) of Fresno. Lopez was already in custody in Fresno on an elder abuse charge and auto theft from a crime in 2017 in…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A distracted driver is convicted of misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter in Kern County. Last March, Gary Vansant struck and killed 41 year-old Sara Hernandez. She was crossing in an unmarked crosswalk, at Ashe and McKee Roads to get to the Bakersfield Sports Village Soccer Park. The Kern County DA’s office…… MORE
