Category Archives: Local News

Shakespeare Coming To Yosemite National Park This Weekend

Shakespeare Coming To Yosemite National Park This Weekend

MERCED (KMJ) — A celebration of the work of William Shakespeare will be taking place inside Yosemite National Park this weekend. ‘Shakespeare in Yosemite’ is jointly organized by UC Merced and the University of Warwick in the United Kingdom. “You may remember last year was the 100th anniversary of the National Parks system and it…MORE

Muhammad Yells “Let Black People Go!”, Arraignment Postponed

Muhammad Yells “Let Black People Go!”, Arraignment Postponed

FRESNO (KMJ) — The man accused of the triple-fatal Downtown Fresno shooting started his appearance inside Fresno County Superior Court with a cry of “let black people go in America.” But Kori Ali Muhammad’s turn in front of Judge W. Kent Hamlin Friday morning was not to answer to the three deaths he is alleged…MORE

Prayer Walk Vigil Honors Shooting Victims

Prayer Walk Vigil Honors Shooting Victims

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A prayer walk vigil took place in downtown Fresno on Thursday, April 20th. After the violence that shook the city of Fresno on Tuesday, the vigil was set up by the Pastor Clusters of the Fresno/Clovis area, with an invitation sent on short notice for 200 pastors and church leaders to walk and pray.…MORE

Wilma Quan-Schecter Named Fresno City Manager

Wilma Quan-Schecter Named Fresno City Manager

FR4SNO, CA (KMJ) – On July 10th, Fresno’s City Manager Bruce Rudd is retiring after 40 years with the City of Fresno. On Thursday, Mayor Lee Brand announced Rudd’s successor as Wilma Quan Schecter, promoting her from within the city after an extensive national search. Quan-Schecter will be the first female city manager in Fresno history,…MORE

State Seeks $450 Million Bond to Upgrade Voting Systems

State Seeks $450 Million Bond to Upgrade Voting Systems

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — California voters are expected to be presented with a $450 million bond, to replacing outdated voting systems across the state. Secretary of State Alex Padilla says it would be the first major update in 15 years, adding that “no would would settle for a 15-year-old cellphone or computer.” The proposal is due…MORE

Survey: Majority of Californians Support School Choice Vouchers

Survey: Majority of Californians Support School Choice Vouchers

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — The majority of Californians are in favor of providing taxpayer-funded vouchers, to parents who wish to send their children to private schools. According to the nonpartisan Public Policy Institute of California, support is at 66 percent among public school parents. The institute’s recent survey also finds that 69 percent of such parents,…MORE

Downtown Fresno Fatal Shooting Prompts $15k Donation

Downtown Fresno Fatal Shooting Prompts $15k Donation

FRESNO (KMJ) — A $15,000 donation is on its way to Catholic Charities of Fresno, in response to their role in Tuesday’s Downtown Fresno triple-shooting. The money is from the Central Valley Community Foundation. The announcement was made outside their facility on Fulton Street Thursday morning, just yards from the parking lot where one of…MORE

Victims Of Downtown Fresno Shooting Spree Officially Identified

Victims Of Downtown Fresno Shooting Spree Officially Identified

FRESNO (KMJ) — The three victims of the Downtown Fresno shooting spree have been officially identified by the Fresno County Sheriff-Coroner’s Office. The first victim, Zackary David Randalls, was a PG&E worker who was shot while on a ride-along inside a company truck at 330 Van Ness. He died at the hospital. The 34 year old…MORE

Catholic Charities Open After Fatal Shooting in Parking Lot

Catholic Charities Open After Fatal Shooting in Parking Lot

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – In the aftermath of yesterday’s shooting, Catholic Charities – one of the shooting scenes – is open for business. Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer confirmed on Wednesday that 58-year-old David Martin Jackson was shot and killed in the parking lot of Catholic Charities.  37-year-old Mark James Gassett was also a client…MORE

Dyer Says Shooting Was “Hate Crime” – But Terrorism Still A Possibility

Dyer Says Shooting Was “Hate Crime” – But Terrorism Still A Possibility

FRESNO (KMJ) — Fresno Police’s investigation into the Downtown Fresno shooting spree, which claimed three lives, is receiving help from the FBI. But officers reveal that the weapon used by suspect Kori Ali Muhammad is yet to be found. “We have not recovered the gun,” says Police Chief Jerry Dyer. “But the caliber of weapon…MORE