Category Archives: KMJ Top Stories

Suspect Identified in Fresno’s 56th Murder of 2021

Suspect Identified in Fresno’s 56th Murder of 2021

(KMJ) – Fresno Police detectives release the name of the suspect accused of fatally stabbing a man in a wheelchair earlier this month. The Fresno County District Attorney’s Office has now charged 19-year-old Nickolas Irving with murder. He’s accused of stabbing 41-year-old Charles Kerns (pictured below) to death at Belmont and Roosevelt in Fresno around…MORE

Homicide Investigation Follows Shooting in Tranquility

Homicide Investigation Follows Shooting in Tranquility

(Photo courtesy: Fresno County Sheriff’s Office) (KMJ) – The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office has yet to make any arrests following a fatal shooting Wednesday afternoon in the town of Tranquility. Here are the details shared in a news release from the Sheriff’s Office: At 1:40 pm on Wednesday, dispatchers with the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office…MORE

Judge Plans to Re-Sentence Scott Peterson to Life This Fall

Judge Plans to Re-Sentence Scott Peterson to Life This Fall

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (AP) – A California judge says she plans to re-sentence Scott Peterson to life in prison this fall in the 2002 murders of his wife and unborn son. San Mateo County Superior Court Judge Anne-Christine Massullo said Wednesday that she wants to sentence Peterson in November before deciding whether he deserves a…MORE

Tulare County Fire Says “No Thanks” to Unsolicited Donations

Tulare County Fire Says “No Thanks” to Unsolicited Donations

(Photo courtesy: Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks)   (KMJ) – South Valley Fire Officials are asking you to be selective if you wish to assist in the battle against a pair of wildfires. Although donations are appreciated, the Tulare County Fire Department says unsolicited donations to firefighters battling the KNP Complex Fire and Windy…MORE

Disney Production Delayed as Delta Variant Spreads

Disney Production Delayed as Delta Variant Spreads

Walt Disney Co Chief Executive Officer Bob Chapek said on Tuesday the resurgence of the Delta variant of the coronavirus was delaying production of some of its titles. Shares in the company, which has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic as theme parks and movie theaters were forced to shut down, fell about 3%…MORE

Visalia Child Predator Gets 25-to-Life in Prison

Visalia Child Predator Gets 25-to-Life in Prison

(KMJ)  The Tulare County Superior Court sentenced Dennis Saenz Moreno to 25 years-to-life in prison for child molestation. Moreno, 69, pleaded no contest to two counts of sexual penetration with a child 10 years old or younger and four counts of lewd acts upon a child under the age of fourteen. All crimes involved substantial sexual conduct. Each count…MORE

Pfizer: COVID Vaccine Works in Kids Ages 5-11

Pfizer: COVID Vaccine Works in Kids Ages 5-11

Pfizer said Monday its COVID-19 vaccine works for children ages 5 to 11 and that it will seek U.S. authorization for this age group soon — a key step toward beginning vaccinations for youngsters. The vaccine made by Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech already is available for anyone 12 and older. But with kids…MORE

Crews Struggle to Contain 10 Big Calif. Wildfires

Crews Struggle to Contain 10 Big Calif. Wildfires

[ns-video id=”h_345d2cab5f17066081e9f78eed19e059″ publisher=”22180″] Northern California is bracing for critical fire weather conditions as firefighters struggle to contain at least 10 large wildfires burning across the state. A level two of three critical risk for fire weather is in effect through Monday night for a large portion of California, stretching from Redding to the region just north of Sacramento, the…MORE

Teen Arrested in Fresno Motel Murder

Teen Arrested in Fresno Motel Murder

FRESNO, CA (KMJ)  A 17 year old boy has been arrested and charged with the murder of Philip Frusetta. Frusetta, 24, was found shot to death at the Motel 6 on N. Blackstone the evening of August 24. The victim was working as a security guard at the motel.  He was unarmed at the time…MORE