FRESNO, CA (KMJ) Despite the likelihood of a multi-million dollar lawsuit, the Fresno City Council on Thursday voted 4-3 in favor of buying the historic Tower Theater at a cost of $6.5 million. Councilmembers Arias, Esparza, Maxwell and Soria voted in favor. Members Bredefeld, Chavez and Karbassi voted against the controversial proposal. Prior to the…… MORE
TRUCKEE, Calif. (AP) — Heavy snow and rain is falling across Northern California as a substantial spring storm moves through the state after a dry winter. Winter storm warnings are in effect Thursday from the Oregon border down through the southern Cascades and the northern Sierra Nevada. An avalanche warning was issued for the upper…… MORE
(KMJ) – A Central Coast judge moves the Kristin Smart murder trial nearly 150 miles after ruling last month her accused killer cannot get a fair trial in San Luis Obispo County. Wednesday, the judge announced the trial of Paul Flores will be held in Monterey County. The now-45-year-old is believed to be the last…… MORE
(KMJ) — Over 100 citations were issued and dozens of vehicles impounded following a recent crackdown on cruising and side-shows in Fresno. According to police, the crackdown happened on Easter Sunday and eight side-show events were broken up throughout the city. One side-show, involved spectators who threatened officers with violence just before 11 p.m. at…… MORE
(KMJ) – Several arrests are made for drug smuggling at the Merced County Jail. Merced County Sheriff’s Investigators posted on social media that they have made five arrests after narcotics were recently discovered at the John Latorraca Correctional Center. During routine searches at the facility, K-9 dog “Marley alerted a deputy to narcotics associated with…… MORE
(KMJ) – Three suspects are now in custody in connection to the February 8th smash-and-grab robbery inside the Merced Mall. According to investigators, 20-year-old Andrew Maravilla-Lopez, 19-year-old Maurice Sweet, and 18-year-old Michael Earle, who are all from the Bay Area, were arrested April 14th. Merced police say they were part of a group who stole…… MORE
UPDATE: 15-year-old student stabbed by “intruder” at Stockton school dies, district officials announced in a press conference Monday afternoon. “A trespasser entered the front of our school today and stabbed one of our students multiple times. Unfortunately, she did not make it,” said district superintendent John Ramirez Jr. Officials said the suspect is a man…… MORE
(KMJ) – A traffic stop in the city of Madera lands two alleged catalytic converter thieves behind bars. According to the Department’s Facebook page: Officer Camp made a traffic stop early Sunday morning and contacted Cesar Torres and Alberto Garcia. These two just happened to have everything a successful catalytic converter thief needs. Officer Camp…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned a 21-count indictment Thursday against 18 individuals, charging them with illegally trafficking fentanyl, fentanyl analogue, methamphetamine, and cocaine as well as illegally possessing firearms, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. Horacio Torrecillas Urias Jr., 22, of Fresno, is charged with a series of felony counts for conspiracy to…… MORE
PRESS RELEASE: Tuesday afternoon in Department 5 of the Tulare County Superior Court, Visalia Division, prosecutors secured a conviction against Anthony Martin, age 23, in the 2019 shooting death of his girlfriend. A jury convicted Martin of second-degree murder with the special allegation of personal use of a firearm causing death, and possession of an…… MORE
