Category Archives: Local News

Farmworker Dies on Almond Machine

Farmworker Dies on Almond Machine

HURON, CA (KMJ) – A 21-year-old man is dead – killed while working in an almond orchard. Fresno County Sheriff’s Deputies were called out to an orchard located near Highway 198 and Lassen Avenue on Thursday morning, after getting a call from a man about a co-worker being injured. When they arrived, they found the…MORE

Truth Eventually Revealed After Northwest Fresno Shooting

Truth Eventually Revealed After Northwest Fresno Shooting

FRESNO (KMJ) – Fresno Police initially investigated a second shooting on the same street where a man was shot early Thursday morning.  When officers arrived, they were told a 19-year old was shot by an unknown suspect. But, Detectives eventually discovered the real story.  Witnesses eventually told them a group of young men were inside an apartment…MORE

Tenaya Teacher Arrested For Alleged Sex Crimes with Former Student

Tenaya Teacher Arrested For Alleged Sex Crimes with Former Student

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A teacher at Tenaya Middle School has been arrested – accused of sex crimes with a 14-year-old student. The Fresno Police Department says 30-year-old Justine Nelson is facing three felony counts of oral copulation with a minor under 16 years of age, and two felony counts of possession of child pornography. The crimes allegedly…MORE

Alleged Jail Shooter Pleads Not Guilty, Mims “Proud” Of Officer’s Actions

Alleged Jail Shooter Pleads Not Guilty, Mims “Proud” Of Officer’s Actions

FRESNO (KMJ) — The man accused of shooting two correctional officers inside the lobby of Fresno County Jail has entered a not guilty plea. Thong Vang appeared in front of a judge once again Thursday morning, dressed in a yellow jumpsuit. The color indicates he remains in solitary confinement following his alleged actions on September…MORE

3 Dos Palos Boys Arrested for Hazing

DOS PALOS – Police investigating what they called “very serious” hazing among football players at a high school in California’s Central Valley have arrested three teenage boys in a case they said could be emotionally difficult for their small city to face. Few details were released about the actions that led to the Wednesday arrests…MORE

Moreno Found Guilty of Murder in DUI Death

Moreno Found Guilty of Murder in DUI Death

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – 53 year old Luis Moreno was found guilty of murder – for a deadly drunken collision – on Wednesday. A jury found Moreno guilty on all three felony counts – including second degree murder – for the collision that took place back in 2013. That’s when Moreno drove drunk on Friant…MORE

Robocalls Hit New Record

Robocalls Hit New Record

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Robocalls have hit a new record in the U.S. New figures released by YouMail show that unwanted calls grew to more than 2.6 billion last month. That’s a more than 9 percent increase from July. The State of Texas has been bombarded with the largest number of robocalls, followed by California.    …MORE

Fresno Crash Ends in Two Arrests

Fresno Crash Ends in Two Arrests

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested the driver who caused a crash at Blackstone and McKinley Avenues in Fresno on Wednesday. 36-year-old Stephen Yates was booked on felony hit-and-run and a probation violation. Around 10am, Yates was spotted driving recklessly and when deputies tried to stop him he allegedly took off in…MORE

Hillary Clinton’s Pneumonia “Not Surprising” Given Circumstances

Hillary Clinton’s Pneumonia “Not Surprising” Given Circumstances

FRESNO (KMJ) — Hillary Clinton’s recent pneumonia diagnosis, won’t impact her campaign to be the next President of the United States. That’s the opinion of Chair of Fresno County Democratic Party Michael Evans. “She has pneumonia, and she was working at a break-neck pace. The fact that she got ill, or that anybody got ill…MORE

Calif. Bans Killer Whale Shows, Breeding

(CNN) – California became the first state to ban breeding killer whales and holding them in captivity. Gov. Jerry Brown signed the bill into law Tuesday. The law, which goes into effect in 2017, passed after years of controversy over keeping killer whales to entertain humans. Under the new law, the killer whales or orcas…MORE