Category Archives: Local News
Suspect in 2018 Fresno County Murder Pleads Not Guilty
FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- The man believed to be connected to a 2018 Fresno County murder has pleaded not guilty. 38-year-old Anthony Yepez was arrested in early September. Back in 2018, Fresno ...
Liz Kern Sep 24, 2025

Man Arrested For Abusing Cow at Los Banos Dairy
MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- A man has been arrested for abusing a cow at a Los Banos dairy. Sheriff's deputies responded to a dairy on Copa De Ora Avenue for an allegation of a dairy employee abus...
Liz Kern Sep 23, 2025
The Ag Center - Commodity Report for Tuesday, September 23rd
Don York Sep 23, 2025
Researchers Addressing Cyber Vulnerabilities in U.S. Agriculture
American agriculture has a growing need to strengthen its defenses against cyber assaults. The computers, sensors, GPS, and cloud-based data systems that help producers boost productivity also increas...
Don York Sep 23, 2025
Former Sanger PD Officer to Serve Life Behind Bars for Sexual Assaults While On-Duty
FRESNO COUNTY, Calif,. (KFSN) -- Life behind bars-that's the punishment for former Sanger Police officer J.D. Torrence who was convicted of sexually assaulting four women while he was on duty. "His ac...
Randy James Sep 23, 2025

Vigil For 10-Year-Old Boy Killed in SW Fresno Crash
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- We now know the name of the 10-year-old boy hit and killed by a car in Southwest Fresno yesterday afternoon. The Fresno County Sheriff's Office, as well as family friends, con...
Liz Kern Sep 22, 2025

Former Fresno Co. Sheriff Steve Magarian Passes
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) -- Former Fresno County Sheriff Steven Magarian has passed away at age 82. "Steve put up a fierce battle with cancer. We now know he is no longer suffering and is in a better...
Blake Taylor Sep 22, 2025
First Human Death Caused by West Nile Virus in Fresno County
The Fresno County Department of Public Health (FCDPH) has confirmed Fresno County's first West Nile virus (WNV) human death of 2025. So far this year, the FCDPH has reported 5 additional positive huma...
Blake Taylor Sep 22, 2025
Migrant Farmworkers Sue Seed Corn Company Over Wages and Housing
Seven migrant farmworkers from Texas claim they were recruited to work in Iowa, where they were paid illegally low wages and forced to live in substandard housing, according to the Iowa Capital...
Don York Sep 22, 2025
4.3 Earthquake Centered in Berkeley Shakes Bay Area: USGS
BERKELEY, Calif. -- A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in Berkeley early Monday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake struck at 2:56 a.m. and had a depth of about 4.8 miles. It wa...
Randy James Sep 22, 2025
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Daily Buzz Question: 10.9.2025
Should furloughed federal employees receive back pay after the government shutdown ends, even if they weren’t working during that time?
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