(KMJ) – The Tulare County Sheriff’s Office confirms the man who used a handgun to rob the Bank of the West in Orosi just before noon Thursday has been caugt. He is identified as 40-year old Isidro Hernandez. Deputies say he was found and arrested outside of his Orosi home thanks to tips from the…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — A pause in the search effort at Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Park – for a hiker who hasn’t been in contact for almost two weeks. Robert ‘Bob’ Woodie was last heard of on October 15th when he electronically ‘checked in’ – near Barret Lakes. The 74 year old’s actions since then…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — $15 billion. According to American Lung Association, that’s how much pollution caused by automobiles costs the Golden State each year, in health and climate expenses. The association’s new study claims every tank of gas burned costs more than $18, in so-called hidden health costs. Researchers believe further adopting zero-emission vehicles will lead…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — According to a new Runner’s World Magazine survey, 43 percent of women report having been harassed during a run. The figure is even higher, at 58 percent, for women under 30. Just over a fifth of female runners say they take pepper spray with them, and about 1 percent take a loaded…… MORE
(KMJ) Less than two weeks before election day and Hillary Clinton appears headed for an easy win in California. New polling released Thursday shows Clinton ahead of Donald Trump by 26 points among likely voters in the Golden State. The poll from the Public Policy Institute of California also shows propositions to legalize marijuana…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — A Fresno man was found guilty Wednesday, in the beating an elderly Sikh man. 23-year-old Daniel Wilson Junior has been charged with a hate crime, in the attack on 68-year-old Amrik Singh Bal last December. Wilson faces up to 8 years in prison. … MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Across 13 states impacted by the multiyear drought, approximately 1.8 million single-family homes are at extreme or high risk of being damaged by wildfires. New data from CoreLogic shows the cost of reconstructing those properties is nearly $500 billion. The number of homes in the moderate-to-low risk category is 27 million, with…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — The latest Consumer Reports survey shows the most safe vehicles made today come from Lexus, Toyota, and Buick. It marks the first time a domestic brand has made the top 3, since the magazine began tracking auto reliability back in the early 80s. Audi and KIA were the next highest performers. As…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – All of Fresno County is now under a citrus quarantine over a tiny bug able to wipe out an entire crop. The Asian citrus psyllid remains a huge concern for Valley growers. The bugs are the size of a grain of rice but can carry a disease called HLB (huanglongbing) that…… MORE
California DMV offices are still affected by a computer outage on Monday, and it’s impacting offices in the Central Valley. As of 10am Wednesday, these offices are still affected by the outage: Arleta Arvin Auburn Bakersfield (F Street) Bell Gardens Bellflower Brawley Carmichael Chula Vista Clovis Compton Concord Costa Mesa Daly City El Cerrito El…… MORE
