MADERA (KMJ) — One of the two suspects wanted in the Tackle Box Gas Station and Mini Mart robbery and murder has been arrested. The announcement was made Wednesday afternoon by Madera County Sheriff’s Office, but Armitraj Singh Athwal was actually detained less than an hour after the incident Monday evening. Athwal was taken into…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — A demand for an emergency audit of California’s High Speed Rail project is not about politics, but about transparency, says Assemblyman Jim Patterson. “I think whether you are for it or against it, whether you’re Democrat or Republican, this is public money at risk,” explained the local lawmaker. “This is huge swathes…… MORE
[PHOTO: Liz Kern/KMJ] FRESNO,CA (KMJ) – A Fresno jury finds the man dubbed the “Starbucks Bandit” guilty of the crimes. 30 year old Ryan Michael Flores was found guilty on November 14th of Assault with a Deadly Weapon and Attempted Robbery with the personal use of a deadly or dangerous weapon, a knife. On July 20th…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — Recent mass shootings, severe weather, and wildfires, are all prompting a call for Central Valley residents to get ready for the worst. “The first thing to do is know what kind of disasters impact our area,” established Ken Austin with the Fresno County Office of Emergency Services. He was one of a…… MORE
(CNN) –CNN) — At least five people are dead in Rancho Tehama, California, including the gunman, Tehama County Assistant Sheriff Phil Johnston said Tuesday. There are seven shooting scenes, including Rancho Tehama Elementary School, Johnston says. Police fatally shot the attacker after reports of at least five crime scenes, Johnston told CNN affiliate KHSL in…… MORE
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MADERA (KMJ) — Deputies in Madera County are searching for two people they say robbed a gas station, and then fired shots which killed an employee. The incident was called into dispatch around 11pm Monday, and Madera County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Tackle Box Gas Station and Mini Mart on Road 26, just north…… MORE
[van id=”us/2017/11/14/california-wildfire-coffey-park-rn-nccorig.cnn”] SANTA ROSA, California (CNN) – The engine came roaring back to life, despite the vehicle being partially burned and melted. And though their car may not look pretty, Christina Lopez and her husband concluded the fire-damaged Honda Civic was safe enough to drive. Lopez said she was anxious to have her car so…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A jury has found the man dubbed the “Starbucks Bandit” guilty. 30 year old Ryan Flores admits to the attempted robbery charge stemming from the incident at the Fresno Starbucks store in July, when Good Samaritan Cregg Jerri intervened – hitting the would-be robber with a chair, and the two wrestling with…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — The former Deputy Chief of Fresno Police will spend four years behind bars, for conspiring to distribute heroin and marijuana. The sentencing came Monday afternoon inside Downtown Fresno’s Federal Courthouse. “Foster abused his position of trust for his own financial gain,” said U.S. Attorney Phillip Talbert. “Given that the abuse of methamphetamine,…… MORE
