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Thieves Steal Nearly 200 Beehives From Farmer In Fresno County 

Thieves Steal Nearly 200 Beehives From Farmer In Fresno County 

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Investigators are searching for the thieves who took off with hundreds of beehives. For farmers and growers, the bees are crucial in helping crops, like the almond trees, grow. Beekeepers start putting out their hives around January for the pollination. The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office said it can be hard…MORE

$35M Announced For 5 Newly-Funded Water Storage Projects in California

$35M Announced For 5 Newly-Funded Water Storage Projects in California

Governor Gavin Newsom says five newly-funded water storage projects in California will supply over 100,000 households with water for a year. While visiting Chief Toquer Reservoir in Utah on Wednesday, Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Camile Touton announced $35 million for a total of six water storage projects, one in Utah and five in California. They…MORE

Fresno City Councilmembers Request State AG Investigate Valley Children’s Hospital

Fresno City Councilmembers Request State AG Investigate Valley Children’s Hospital

FRESNO, Calif. (KMK/KFSN) — Fresno City Councilmembers Miguel Arias and Gary Bredefeld have signed a letter asking California’s attorney general Rob Bonta to investigate Valley Children’s Hospital’s operations. The request comes a day after Valley Children’s Healthcare responded to the councilmember’s claims that it uses hospital proceeds to fund executive salaries. Action News has reached out to Attorney…MORE

Fresno Humane Animal Services  Needs Help As Stray Animals Fill Space

Fresno Humane Animal Services Needs Help As Stray Animals Fill Space

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Fresno Humane Animal Services is full due to a surge in stray animals, and they are asking for community support. Due to limited space, the shelter can only accept sick, injured, aggressive, and orphaned nursing animals. Healthy animals cannot be accepted until further notice. Despite the influx, the shelter remains fully operational…MORE

1 Person Killed In Merced County House Fire  

1 Person Killed In Merced County House Fire  

MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A person has died after a house fire broke out overnight in Merced County.  The flames were first reported just before 2 a.m. Thursday at a farm home on Turner Island Road near Henry Miller Avenue, just east of Los Banos.  When fire crews arrived on scene, they found the…MORE

Replica Vietnam War Memorial On Display In Merced 

Replica Vietnam War Memorial On Display In Merced 

MERCED, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A replica of the Vietnam War Memorial from Washington D.C. is on display in Merced.  The memorial is called ” The Wall that Heals,” and it honors the more than three million people who served in the Armed Services during the conflict in Vietnam.  An opening ceremony for ‘The Wall that…MORE

Reedley College Student Held on Sexual Assault Charges

Reedley College Student Held on Sexual Assault Charges

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — A man accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl is in the Fresno County Jail. 23-year-old Josue Patino was arrested by Sanger Police Wednesday. Officers say he assaulted the girl and promised her drugs. Patino is a Reedley College student that officers say had been selling drugs like drugs like as…MORE

KMJ Exclusive: Bredefeld, Smittcamp Debate VCH Salaries

KMJ Exclusive: Bredefeld, Smittcamp Debate VCH Salaries

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) EXCLUSIVE: Fresno County District Attorney Lisa Smittcamp and Fresno City Councilman Garry Bredefeld had a heated debate Wednesday on KMJ’s Ray Appleton Show. The two are at odds over the $5.1 million compensation package of Valley Children’s Hospital CEO Todd Suntrapak and others. FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — Valley Children’s Healthcare is responding…MORE

Kidnap, Rape Suspect Pleads ‘Not Guilty’

Kidnap, Rape Suspect Pleads ‘Not Guilty’

MADERA, Calif. (KFSN) — The man accused of carjacking and assaulting a Madera woman has pleaded “not guilty” in court. Police say 54-year-old Otis McKinzy attempted to rob a woman last Wednesday afternoon, then kidnapped her in her own car, and sexually assaulted her. He was arrested later that night after being caught by police…MORE