(KMJ) — A double duty operation for the Fresno County Sheriff’s rescue team. Sunday night the Eagle One helicopter rescued a stranded dirt bike rider in the high country. A day later deputies recovered his abandoned motorcycle. Monday afternoon Doug Lyman of Clovis was reunited with his motorcycle. Two deputies handed it over. On Sunday…… MORE
(KMJ) – Nearly 600 fire personnel now battle the Washburn Fire as it burns within the boundaries of Yosemite National Park. The fire now covers more than 3,200 acres and is 22% contained. Here are the latest details on this fire: The Washburn Fire was reported in the afternoon of July 7th, near the Washburn…… MORE
UPDATE: The chair of Twitter’s board, Bret Taylor, tweeted that the board plans to sue Elon Musk to complete the $44 billion merger he just rejected and that Twitter is “confident” it will prevail. (AP) – Elon Musk’s tumultuous $44 billion bid to buy Twitter is on the verge of collapse — after the Tesla…… MORE
MERCED, Calif. (KMJ) — The Merced Police Department is looking for a man that they say robbed a 7-Eleven convenience store in Merced. Police responded to a robbery Friday morning around 4:30 a.m. at the 7-Eleven on Carmel Road and East Gerard Road in Merced. When they arrived, the clerk told them that a man…… MORE
(KMJ) — A bear was spotted taking a relaxing dip in a kiddie pool at someone’s house just above Oakhurst. Viewer Gayle Proffitt sent in this image of a bear using her kiddy pool to cool off and relax. She said the bear uses her pool regularly, and that it stayed in the pool for…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — The Fresno Police Department announced the arrest of 48-year-old Alejandra Munoz in connection to the murder of Richard Martin. Martin’s body was found in his vehicle parked in a shopping center parking lot near Shields and Brawley Avenues on May 18th. Police say he was shot several times while sitting in…… MORE
TULARE, Calif. (KMJ) — Tulare Police Department announced one of its officers has been arrested for suspicion of DUI. Police received a call from a concerned citizen who saw the officer asleep in his marked patrol vehicle on June 23rd. The officer was identified as Frank Garcia, who has been employed with this department for…… MORE
CALAVERAS COUNTY, Calif. — Fourth of July revelers stranded by a wildfire in a mountainous California region that’s a top tourist destination were safely evacuated, but the fire continued chewing through forests on Tuesday, officials said. The fire in Sierra Nevada Gold Country that broke out Monday afternoon tripled in size overnight to more than…… MORE
FRESNO, CA – In a joint effort, the Fresno Fire and the Fresno Police Departments wrote 33 citations on the 4th of July. Investigators are also following up on three more incidents and working to track down property owners who may also be cited. Throughout the holiday weekend, from July 1st to July 4th, a…… MORE
TULARE COUNTY, CA – Felony charges have been filed against two Washington men after they were caught with over 100,000 fentanyl pills in Tulare County. According to the Tulare County District Attorney, Tim Ward, Jose Zendejas, 25, and Benito Madrigal, 19, were caught on June 24 with 151 packages of fentanyl pills, totaling 151,000 pills.…… MORE
