Category Archives: KMJ Top Stories

After Firestorm, Dems Reach Deal on Sex Trafficking Bill

After Firestorm, Dems Reach Deal on Sex Trafficking Bill

SACRAMENTO, CA (KMJ) After the Assembly Public Safety Committee unceremoniously ripped Assembly Bill 379 from it’s author last week – a deal is reportedly in place that will likely put it on the Governor’s desk. Politico reports Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas’ office told them Tuesday that Rivas had reached a deal to amend the legislation…MORE

Possible Getaway Car Seized in Caleb Quick Murder

Possible Getaway Car Seized in Caleb Quick Murder

CLOVIS, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — We may have a major break in the brazen murder of Caleb Quick. Tuesday, the Clovis Police Department served a search warrant at a home on Vermont Avenue about a mile away from a McDonald’s restaurant where the 18-year-old was shot and killed last week. At around 10:30 am, detectives were…MORE

Jury Deliberations Begin in Erika Sandoval Murder Trial 

Jury Deliberations Begin in Erika Sandoval Murder Trial 

TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) — Deliberations are now underway in the trial of a South Valley woman. Erika Sandoval has admitted to killing her former husband. This is the second time Sandoval has stood trial in the death of Daniel Green, who was an Exeter police officer. During closing arguments, the defense brought back audiotapes…MORE

DMV Offices Busy As REAL ID Requirement Begins May 7 

DMV Offices Busy As REAL ID Requirement Begins May 7 

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A line out the door has been a common sight at Valley DMVs as the date for REAL ID enforcement looms.  Our news partner ABC 30 Action News spoke with a woman who said she waited two hours outside at the DMV office off Olive and Weber avenues in central Fresno.…MORE

CA’s AG Bonta Files Lawsuit Against Trump Admin. Over Wind Energy

CA’s AG Bonta Files Lawsuit Against Trump Admin. Over Wind Energy

OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta, as part of a coalition of 18 attorneys general, today filed a lawsuit against the Trump Administration over its unlawful attempt to freeze the development of offshore wind energy. Attorney General Bonta and the multistate coalition allege that the President’s directive harms their states’ efforts to secure reliable, diversified,…MORE

Trump: “Rebuild, and Open Alcatraz!”

Trump: “Rebuild, and Open Alcatraz!”

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (KMJ) “Rebuild, and open Alcatraz!” President Trump posted on Truth Social Monday morning. The startling idea comes 62 years after the notorious maximum-security prison was closed down. Trump continued “When we were a more serious nation, in times past, we did not hesitate to lock up the most dangerous criminals, and keep…MORE

Caleb Quick Murder: “Just a Matter of Time,” CPD Chief

Caleb Quick Murder: “Just a Matter of Time,” CPD Chief

CLOVIS, CA (KMJ) Clovis homicide detectives are searching for a newer-model Tesla involved in the brazen murder of 18 year old Caleb Quick. “It was a pre-planned, targeted murder,” Clovis PD Chief Curt Fleming said. In an exclusive interview Monday on KMJ’s Broeske & Musson, the Chief said investigators are zeroing-in on the getaway car…MORE

Video Released in Clovis Teen’s Murder, Reward Rises

Video Released in Clovis Teen’s Murder, Reward Rises

UPDATE: CLOVIS POLICE CHIEF CURT FLEMMING ANNOUNCED ON KMJ MONDAY THAT THE CRIME STOPPERS REWARD HAS CLIMBED TO $20,000 CLOVIS, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — New images have been released of the suspect in a deadly shooting outside a Clovis McDonald’s. Clovis Police released still photos as well as surveillance video during a news conference with Police Chief…MORE

KMJ Hosts Respond to Sex Trafficking Bill Fiasco

KMJ Hosts Respond to Sex Trafficking Bill Fiasco

AB 379 is a bill that would have made sex trafficking a minor in California a felony. Sounds reasonable. In fact, we should ask ourselves why this isn’t the law already! Now let’s get to the absurdity of the current situation. This week, the democrat-led Assembly Public Safety Committee gutted the legislation authored by one…MORE

GOP Reps Launch Fight Over California’s Clean Car Rule

GOP Reps Launch Fight Over California’s Clean Car Rule

WASHINGTON DC (KMJ) Congressional republicans (and a handful of democrats) are seeking to roll back California’s controversial clean car rule. That’s the rule that would ban the sale of gas-powered vehicles in the Golden State starting in 2035. The House on Thursday voted 246-164 on a GOP resolution to express congressional disapproval of California’s Advanced…MORE