Category Archives: KMJ Top Stories

Police Ask Help To Identify Murder Suspect in Killing of Fresno Teen

Police Ask Help To Identify Murder Suspect in Killing of Fresno Teen

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno Police Department’s Homicide Unit is requesting the community’s help in identifying a murder suspect. On Tuesday, December 29, 2020, Fresno Police officers were dispatched to Fairmont Avenue and Holt Avenue regarding multiple shots being fired in the area. Officers arrived and found 17-year-old Jaylin Johnson suffering from multiple gunshot wounds…MORE

A Look at 800 Million Aid Package Biden Admin. is Giving Ukraine

A Look at 800 Million Aid Package Biden Admin. is Giving Ukraine

WASHINGTON (AP) — Just hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivered an emotional plea to the U.S. Congress for more military aid, President Joe Biden laid out a wide range of weapons and equipment that America will provide to help Ukraine beat back the Russian invasion. The new $800 million aid package centers on weapons…MORE

Tulare County Deputies Ask Help Finding Thieves

Tulare County Deputies Ask Help Finding Thieves

TULARE COUNTY, CA (KMJ) – Deputies are asking for the public’s help in identifying two men who broke into a Posey home on Monday morning. Just before 1:30 a.m on Monday, Tulare County Sheriff’s Deputies were called to the 44100 Block of Sugarloaf Road in Posey for a theft in progress.During their investigation, Deputies learned…MORE

Fresno County Crowns New Spelling Champ

Fresno County Crowns New Spelling Champ

(KMJ) – A Rio Vista Middle School eighth-grader is now on her way to Washington, D.C. to take on the best spellers in the country. And here is the link to watch how Central Unified’s Japleen Dhillon secured that spot: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TYtAGCEb1lLu_xD6AYQXq4g-p7s2_uRX/view The finals for the 2022 Scripps National Spelling be will be held June 2nd.MORE

Operation Shoulder Tap 2022 Targets Alcohol Sale to Minors

Operation Shoulder Tap 2022 Targets Alcohol Sale to Minors

(KMJ) – A state-wide operation targeting those willing to buy alcohol for minors leads to dozens of citations issued both within the Central Valley and across California. Here are the details, as released by the CA Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control: Agents from the ABC and officers from nearly 50 local police and sheriff’s departments…MORE

IRS Plans to Hire 10,000 Workers to Relieve Massive Backlog

IRS Plans to Hire 10,000 Workers to Relieve Massive Backlog

WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS said Thursday it plans to hire 10,000 new workers to help reduce a massive backlog that the government says will make this tax season the most challenging in history. The agency released a plan to work down the tens of millions of filings that includes speeding up the traditionally slow…MORE

Clovis Police Now Searching for Trio of ATM “Skimmers”

Clovis Police Now Searching for Trio of ATM “Skimmers”

(KMJ) – The Clovis Police Department is now asking for the public’s help tracking down a trio of suspects wanted for tampering with automated teller machines. In a post on the Department’s Facebook page, Investigators write: All 3 suspects are wanted for felony ID theft and placing skimming devices on multiple ATM’s. The vehicles pictured…MORE

Fresno Mayor Will Address CA Public Utilities Comm. Over Rising Costs of PG&E Bills 

Fresno Mayor Will Address CA Public Utilities Comm. Over Rising Costs of PG&E Bills 

Press Release from Mayor Dyer’s Office: FRESNO, CA- Mayor Jerry Dyer will testify before the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) on Thursday, March 10, regarding the ongoing and proposed PG&E rate increases. Mayor Dyer is deeply concerned about the burden these increases will have on our communities, especially our most vulnerable residents.   PG&E increased electricity rates by…MORE

Tip Leads to the Arrest of Tulare County Murder Suspect in Fresno

Tip Leads to the Arrest of Tulare County Murder Suspect in Fresno

(KMJ) – A tip helps Tulare County Sheriff’s Homicide detectives track down and arrest a Tulare woman sought in a weekend homicide. Tuesday afternoon, detectives, assisted by Fresno Police, moved in on a room on a Motel 6 on Blackstone Avenue and took 52-year-old Pennie Ince into custody. Now, they are working on returning her…MORE

Police K9 Ensures Memory of Fresno Teen Murdered in 2018 Lives On

Police K9 Ensures Memory of Fresno Teen Murdered in 2018 Lives On

(KMJ) – Fresno Police are ensuring that the memory of a teen murdered in 2018 lives on. 17-year-old Nick Kauls’ life was cut short when he was shot and killed during an armed robbery in Old Fig Garden. A Fresno Police K9 and his handler found the suspect hiding in a dumpster after running from…MORE