FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Thanksgiving is the busiest day across the nation for fire departments. Fire departments respond to about 4500 calls involving cooking fires. Fresno Fire says across the nation, cooking fires involving turkeys cause 27 million dollars in damages each year, and is the number one cause of cooking fires. FEMA says each…… MORE
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — All three white men charged in the death of Ahmaud Arbery were convicted of murder Wednesday in the fatal shooting that became part of a larger national reckoning on racial injustice. The convictions for Greg McMichael, son Travis McMichael and neighbor William “Roddie” Bryan came after jurors deliberated for about 10…… MORE
MERCED. CA (KMJ) – Merced’s Police Chief held a press conference Tuesday, releasing details about an officer involved shooting when an armed robbery suspect was killed Monday night. Police Chief Tom Cavallero said just after 10:30 p.m. Monday night, they received a silent alarm from the Circle K store on G Street by 21st, then…… MORE
MIAMI (AP) — Brian Laundrie, who was found dead last month in a Florida swamp, shot himself in the head, officials announced Tuesday. Laundrie had been the subject of a manhunt for more than a month as investigators searched for clues in the slaying of his girlfriend, Gabby Petito, during their cross-country van trip together.…… MORE
SAN FRANCISCO (Nov. 23, 2021) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the 2021 National Recycling Strategy to tackle recycling challenges facing the nation and to create a stronger, more resilient, and cost-effective municipal solid waste recycling system. This year, California alone has invested $270 million in new recycling infrastructure and programs. The 2021 strategy is also…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A man accused of killing a Fresno teen during an attempted robbery has been found guilty. On June 24, 2018, Fresno County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 phone call stating gunshots had been fired outside a home on the 4700 block of N. Sunset Drive, near Van Ness and Rialto in…… MORE
HANFORD, CA (KMJ) – Hanford Police have arrested eight men for soliciting sex from a teenager during a two-day undercover police operation. Detectives posed as a teen, who the suspects believed was anywhere from 13 to 16 years old. They tried to meet for sex in Hanford, and when the men showed up, they were…… MORE
{KMJ) – A 15-year-old girl continues to recover from gunshot wounds after a Sunday night shooting at a home rented via AirBNB. Fresno Police say an adult rented the house, located near Olive and Vagedes in the Central part of the City, for a Sweet 16 birthday party. It was then talked-up over social media.…… MORE
(KMJ) – For the second time in as many moths, a vacant tire shop in Fresno goes up in flames. City fire crews were called to the old Ball Tire building near Kings Canyon and Recreation around 2 a.m. Sunday. When Fresno fire arrived, they reported heavy flames and smoke coming through the roof of…… MORE
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Kyle Rittenhouse has been acquitted of all charges after pleading self-defense in the deadly Kenosha, Wisconsin, shootings that became a flashpoint in the nation’s debate over guns, vigilantism and racial injustice. The jury came back with its verdict after close to 3 1/2 days of deliberation. Rittenhouse, 18, could have gotten…… MORE
