CLOVIS (KMJ) — The 16th anniversary of the September 11th attacks has been marked in Clovis, in a ceremony Monday morning which included numerous members of the Central Valley’s police and fire departments. The annual event on the campus of Pelco by Schneider Electric was also attended by hundreds of members of the public. Those…… MORE
(KMJ/CBS) – A major earthquake off Mexico’s southern coast has reportedly killed dozens people. And the president of that nation is calling it the biggest quake in a century to hit the country. Houses toppled and the quake produced tsunami waves and sent people running into the streets in panic. The U.S. Geological Survey reported the…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Governor Jerry Brown issued an emergency proclamation Thursday for Madera, Mariposa and Tulare counties due to the effects of the Railroad, Pier, Mission and Peak fires. The fires have caused evacuations and burned thousands of acres, threatening homes and critical infrastructure. As of 5:30pm Thursday, the Pier Fire had grown to…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — A pair of American Red Cross volunteers from the Central Valley are now on their way to Florida, to deliver help and supplies to areas soon to be impacted by Hurricane Irma. Ray and Jerry set off Thursday, driving a vehicle specifically designed to take clean up supplies and water, as well…… MORE
PORTERVILLE (KMJ) — The Sheriff of Tulare County has revealed that the Pier Fire inside Sequoia National Forest started after someone set a car on fire and pushed it off the side of a cliff. The news comes as the blaze near Porterville continues to spread, but the weather is starting to help crews battle…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — The youngest of Charles Mason’s murderous followers has persuaded a California parole panel that she has reformed and deserves to be released from prison. Leslie Van Houten, who was 19 when she killed for Manson in 1969, appeared before a panel for the 21st time Wednesday. Last year, a similar panel tentatively…… MORE
[PHOTO: GoFundMe] FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A Memorial service was held Wednesday morning for a US Forest Service Fire Fighter who was killed in a traffic accident. Battalion Chief Gary Helming died August 31st, while he was on the road home to Pismo Beach. Helming had been battling the Railroad Fire, burning near Yosemite National…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – More than 22 Valley school presidents are standing behind their Dreamer students, after Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced Tuesday that President Trump would do away with the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program — known as DACA. Fresno State currently has 25,000 students and about 1,200 are DACA students. President Joseph…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — The Attorney General’s announcement that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program will be rescinded, has been branded an “unfortunate decision” by activists in Fresno. “DACA is a program that has benefited some 800,000 people in this country, many of them in California, many of them here in the Central Valley,” explained…… MORE
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Law enforcement officials in California are searching for a man who they say kidnapped his former girlfriend and has been holding her against her will for several days. The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department says Monday that 52-year-old Joseph Hetzel kidnapped his ex-girlfriend on Friday. Sheriff’s officials say 55-year-old Virginia Paris…… MORE
