Category Archives: Local News

UPDATE: Amber Alert Canceled, Infant Found Safe

UPDATE: Amber Alert Canceled, Infant Found Safe

(KMJ / CBS) – UPDATE: The Sierra County Sheriff’s office said that the boy and his mother, 35-year-old Hannah Ruth Ashley of Guerneville, are both in good health. Details about the circumstances of how they were located by authorities have not been revealed. Earlier story: An Amber Alert has been issued for a Guerneville woman suspected of taking her 7-month-old…MORE

Kiesau Introduced as Fresno State Interim Football Coach

Kiesau Introduced as Fresno State Interim Football Coach

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – With Fresno State relieving football coach Tim DeRuyter of his duties on Sunday, offensive coordinator Eric Kiesau was introduced Monday as the interim football coach.  Kiesau will lead the team through the final four games of the season. “It is a crazy business,” said Kiesau. “It’s never a fun time when…MORE

Trial Begins for Alleged Gunman In Salwasser Murder

Trial Begins for Alleged Gunman In Salwasser Murder

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Opening statements began Monday in the trial of a man who confessed to killing a popular raisin farmer near Biola. Jose Canas (above) confessed to being the gunman after farmer George Salwasser Jr. was shot back in May of 2014, when he found a group of people in the middle of the…MORE

Man Arrested For Attempted Kidnapping Of Young Girl

Man Arrested For Attempted Kidnapping Of Young Girl

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A Fresno man is arrested on Monday, October 24th for attempting to abduct a four year old girl. Fresno County Sheriff’s deputies were called to a home on the 3000 block of Cornelia, where a grandmother told them that a man approached her and her granddaughter outside their home. “He had a keychain…MORE

DeRuyter Says Thanks to the Valley

DeRuyter Says Thanks to the Valley

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – After he was released of his duties on Sunday by Fresno State, former Fresno State football coach Tim DeRuyter tweeted his thanks to the Red Wave on Monday. In a series of tweets, DeRuyter said, “[My wife] Kara and I were blessed to be here in the Valley & will always…MORE

Gallup: Respect for Police Officers Approaches National Record

Gallup: Respect for Police Officers Approaches National Record

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — 76 percent of Americans now say they have a “great deal” of respect, for the police officers who serve their community. According to the latest Gallup poll, that’s a 12 percent increase compared to the figure from last year. Gallup has asked Americans for their opinion on law enforcement 9 times, since 1965.…MORE

CDC: Calif. Leads the Nation in New STD Cases

CDC: Calif. Leads the Nation in New STD Cases

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — The Golden State is seeing the largest number of new cases of sexually transmitted diseases. According to the CDC, diseases like chlamydia, syphilis, and gonorrhea, have risen significantly over the past 5 years. STD prevention funding stagnated during that time. The increase has been seen primarily among those between the ages of 15…MORE

Brand, Perea Discuss Plans For Police/Crime

Brand, Perea Discuss Plans For Police/Crime

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – With just about two weeks before the election, Republican Mayoral candidate Lee Brand unveiled a police initiative at a press conference outside Fresno Police Headquarters on Monday morning. Brand’s plans has five different points: 1. Increasing the number of police officers on duty serving and protecting the citizens of Fresno to 1,000…MORE

Another Suspect Arrested In CHP Cruiser Attack

Another Suspect Arrested In CHP Cruiser Attack

  FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Another person, allegedly involved in an attack in September on a CHP car, has been arrested. 19 year-old Guadalupe Gonzalez had been on the run for almost a month. He was arrested by CHP during a traffic stop at Blackstone and Magill at 8:49p.m., Sunday night. Gonzalez was wanted for…MORE

Suspects Open Fire On Madera Police Cruiser During Chase

Suspects Open Fire On Madera Police Cruiser During Chase

(KMJ) – The search continues for the suspects who opened fire on a Madera Police cruiser during a chase early Sunday morning. An officer and a female civilian on a ride-along attempted to make a traffic stop of a  a Mazda SUV traveling west on Howard Road at Schnoor Avenue just after 4:30 am Sunday.…MORE