FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — A wanted felon is dead after a standoff Wednesday with Fresno Co. Sheriff’s deputies. Crisis negotiators attempted to talk the man into surrendering at the Flamingo Mobile Home Park on Central Ave. After hours of negotiations, the man died of self inflicted wounds. He was a resident of Butte County.… MORE
A former college instructor has been arrested and charged with starting a fire in drought-ravaged Northern California near the massive Dixie Fire, according to a criminal complaint. Gary Stephen Maynard, 47, a former instructor at Santa Clara University and Sonoma State University, is suspected of willfully starting the Ranch Fire, according to the federal complaint from the…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) Teachers and school staff in California are now required to either show proof they’ve gotten the COVID-19 vaccine or be subject to weekly tests. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the first-in-the-nation plan Wednesday at a news conference at an elementary school in Alameda County. California has already issued a similar requirement for state…… MORE
VISALIA, CA (KMJ) A serial child molester was sentenced Tuesday to 120 years to life in prison. 37 year old Oracio Reyes had been convicted of 15 counts of lewd acts on a child under fourteen. The crimes occurred from 2006 to 2016 against six minor female victims ages 6 to 13-years-old. Each of the crimes…… MORE
On Sunday, January 3, 2021, just after 1:00 am, officers from the Northeast Policing District responded to Maple Avenue just south of Shaw regarding two shooting victims. Officers arrived and located a 14-year-old female juvenile and a 15-year-old male juvenile suffering from gunshot wounds. Both juveniles were transported to local hospitals. Despite lifesaving efforts from…… MORE
(AP) – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has resigned over a barrage of sexual harassment allegations in a fall from grace a year after he was widely hailed nationally for his detailed daily briefings and leadership during the darkest days of COVID-19. The three-term governor’s decision, which will take effect in two weeks, was announced Tuesday…… MORE
(KMJ) – The former Bay Area salon owner thrust into the spotlight after Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi received a blowout at her business during the lockdown will speak Tuesday night at an event in Clovis. According to The Business Journal, Erica Kious will speak at The Gentry Salon at 401 Clovis Avenue…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) Mlakey Ghaleb Jaber posted bond and was released from jail over the weekend after a deadly crash in northeast Fresno. The 19 year old was arrested for DUI and gross vehicular manslaughter shortly after the wreck late Saturday evening at Chestnut and Dearing Avenues. 22 year old Andre Aguilar was killed and…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) Bruce Conte has passed away after a long battle with Leukemia. The local guitarist and vocalist was born in Sanger and grew up in Fresno. He found his biggest musical success in the ’70’s and ’80’s as lead guitarist for Tower of Power. The first announcement of Conte’s death was made on…… MORE
(KMJ) – Despite no major wild fire burning near the Central Valley, wild fire smoke continues to impact our air quality. And, the Valley Air District says they will continue to do so until the weather changes and/or the blazes are extinguished. Here is the news release from the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution…… MORE
