CLOVIS, CA (KMJ) Attorney Steve Smith appeared on KMJ’s Ray Appleton Show on Wednesday featuring guest host Blake Taylor. Smith is representing 9 Clovis Unified students who’ve been suspended school and barred from walking at graduation after they admitted to drinking before prom. Several other students – who Smith claims were also drinking but denied…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — On Thursday afternoon, emotions ran high in a Fresno courtroom before and after Shawn Davari was sentenced to 15 years to life. Multiple family members of the victim, 80-year-old Joe Castro, shared emotional statements before the sentencing took place this afternoon. “I went over and I said, ‘Joe, see you soon’…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A summer staple is making a return this weekend. Fresno State’s sweet corn will be available starting this Saturday, May 24, at the Gibson Farm Market. The Gibson Farm Market is located on Chestnut and Barstow avenues. The market opens at 8 a.m., but traditionally, people line up earlier in the…… MORE
MADERA, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — 15-year-old Farrah Morin and her grandmother, Bridget, were fast asleep Monday in their Madera apartment. When in the darkness of night, a masked man broke in and began hitting them several times over the head with what family says is a crowbar. But the man behind the mask was no stranger. …… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. May 22, 2025 — Allegiant begins service from Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) to Portland International Airport (PDX) in Oregon. To celebrate, the company is offering one-way fares on the new route as low as $42.* “We look forward to connecting passengers in Fresno to Portland, Oregon. Our brand of allnonstop flights at…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Two Central Valley families are grieving and working to find strength as they hope for justice following a deadly crash in early May. It claimed the lives of two teens by a man who was not supposed to be behind the wheel. “We have just been trying to tackle things day…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Quality of life and air pollution are concerns for the southwest Fresno community if rezoning is allowed. Landowners near Annadale and Elm are asking for the area to be changed from neighborhood mixed use to light industrial. Opponents said this goes against a 2017 agreement. This resolution is on the City Council’s…… MORE
TULARE COUNTY, CA (KMJ) – Criminal charges are filed Wednesday against Noah Serrate, 19, for an attack on a student at Monache High School in Porterville. Tulare County District Attorney Tim Ward announced the filing, alleging that during the morning of May 19, 2025, Serrate entered a second-floor classroom armed with a knife and attacked…… MORE
MENDOTA, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — An alarming medical situation at Federal Correctional Institution Mendota on Monday evening. Two correctional officers who were distributing mail to inmates came in contact with a substance that made them feel sick. “One of the correctional officers immediately became dizzy, lightheaded, nauseous and as he turned to his coworker who was…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Cuts to the California budget have ended the pilot program bumping the pay for jurors in Fresno County. Since September, jurors in Fresno and six other California counties have been receiving $100 a day for their service. The rate has now returned to the standard $15 a day. The change comes…… MORE
