Category Archives: KMJ Top Stories

Kingsburg City Councilmember Charged by Fresno DA
Kingsburg City Councilmember Jewel Hurtado. Photo: Jewel Hurtado. FRESNO, CA (KMJ) - The Fresno County District Attorney's Office has filed charges against Kingsburg City Councilmember Jewel Hu...
Cumulus Media Jul 19, 2021

PG&E Equipment May Have Started The Dixie Fire
The fire is staying very active Thursday afternoon and is currently burning northeast towards Tobin Ridge in Plumas County. Photo: CAL FIRE Butte Unit. PULGA, CA - Documents filed with the Cali...
Cumulus Media Jul 19, 2021

Fresno PD: Murder-Suicide Investigation Turns Into Double Murder
FRESNO (KMJ) What was originally thought to be a murder-suicide has now evolved into a double murder investigation. 18 year old Robert Cotter is behind bars at Fresno County jail after being arrested ...
Cumulus Media Jul 17, 2021

Gov. Newsom Highlights Nation’s Largest Rent Relief Program
BELL GARDENS, CA - Governor Gavin Newsom visited a community services center in Bell Gardens on Wednesday, helping residents apply for relief under the largest statewide renter assistance progr...
Cumulus Media Jul 14, 2021

Suspect Nabbed in Fresno’s 40th Murder of 2021
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) A suspect has been apprehended in Fresno’s 40th homicide of the year. Fresno PD say officers arrived at the scene of a deadly shooting at an apartment at 4860 E. Lane on Tuesday...
Cumulus Media Jul 14, 2021

Newsom Signs $100 Billion California ‘Comeback Plan’
Gov. Gavin Newsom highlights $100-Billion-dollar "California Comeback Plan" Photo: KMJ FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – On Tuesday, Governor Gavin Newsom was in El Sereno, CA highlighting the $100-Bill...
Cumulus Media Jul 13, 2021

Fresno Man Arrested for Child Sexual Abuse Material: Investigators
Booking photo of Christopher Lee Wood. Photo: Central California Internet Crimes Against Children. FRESNO, CA (KMJ) - The Central California Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (CC ICAC...
Cumulus Media Jul 12, 2021

Evacuations Ordered As Crews Battle Wildfire Near Oakhurst
(KMJ) – Cal Fire says the River Fire broke out around 2:13 p.m. Sunday on Oak Grove Road and Oak Grove School Road in Mariposa County. The fire is spreading quickly, swallowing over 4,000...
Cumulus Media Jul 12, 2021

High Heat Returning to California as Wildfires Continue
Photo: CAL FIRE BECKWOURTH, CA (AP) - Firefighters are battling several wildfires in Northern California as forecasts call for a new heatwave. Campgrounds and residences around Frenchman Lake i...
Cumulus Media Jul 08, 2021

Sanger Police Officer Charged With Sexual Battery While On Duty
(KMJ) – A Sanger Police officer now faces sexual battery and unlawfully detaining a person while on duty. That department requested the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office conduct the in...
Cumulus Media Jul 08, 2021
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