FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Firefighters are cleaning up after a fire broke out near an apartment in central Fresno. Fire crews were called out to Clinton and Warren avenues, near West Avenue, around 4:30 a.m. Friday. Officials say the flames were first spotted in the carport area, off the alley, south of the apartments. The…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Wage theft is a growing problem statewide. It can take many forms, from requiring workers to clock out without overtime pay to falsifying timesheets. Here locally, street vendors are disproportionately targeted by the crime as many of them are undocumented and fearful to speak up. “Folks were threatening not to pay…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Fresno Police are searching for three men responsible for firing over 40 shots into a southwest Fresno home that killed a woman. The shooting happened just after 4 p.m. on Wednesday near East Samson and South Lee avenues. When officers arrived, they found 32-year-old Markazsa Perry in the backyard of a…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — Fresno Police are searching for three men responsible for firing over 40 shots into a southwest Fresno home that killed a woman. The shooting happened just after 4 p.m. on Wednesday near East Samson and South Lee avenues. When officers arrived, they found 31-year-old Markazsa Perry in the backyard of a home,…… MORE
SANTA NELLA, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — People living in a small Merced County community went without power for over 5 months after a fire ripped through several mobile homes this past summer. Just days ago, after multiple setbacks, power was restored thanks to a collaborative effort by multiple agencies. “The flame was so big so tall…… MORE
TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A former Farmersville police sergeant is out on bail as he faces charges of embezzlement and grand theft. The Tulare County district attorney is accusing 51-year-old Rafael Vasquez of taking $35,000 from the Farmersville police department’s explorer program and the police officer’s association. The district attorney says Vasquez was an…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-CA) announced plans this week he intends to introduce a bill to eliminate federal funding for the troubled California High-Speed Rail project citing it’s $100 Billion funding gap. The Department of Government Efficiency recently highlighted the project’s substantial delays and cost overruns, along with the $6.8 billion in federal…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A mother’s heartbreak filled a Fresno County courtroom Wednesday as she addressed the judge and called for justice for her son. “The loss of my son has left me with an unbearable void in my life. The pain and grief I feel are overwhelming. Jason was a kind, humble, good-hearted individual,”…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A woman has died after a shooting in Southwest Fresno. It happened around 4 pm on Wednesday near East Samson and South Lee avenues. Fresno police said when they arrived, they found a 32-year-old woman who had been hit once in the upper body. Several shots had been fired, and a…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Dramatic body camera footage captures the moment first responders rescued a woman from a burning Northwest Fresno home. The fire happened at about 5:30 p.m. Sunday evening on Holland and Cecilia. https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1078730107279720 Neighbors spotted the flames and initially tried to reach the woman by breaking the living room window, only to be…… MORE
