Category Archives: KMJ Top Stories

2 Porterville Brothers Arrested in Utah For Murder Of Porterville Man

2 Porterville Brothers Arrested in Utah For Murder Of Porterville Man

    FRESNO ,CA (KMJ) – Two brothers are arrested for a fatal shooting last Thursday in Porterville. The Tulare County Sheriff’s Office, with help from Nebraska State Patrol and Utah Highway Patrol, has arrested 20-year-old Jeremy Bailey and 25-year-old Christopher Corbit, both of Porterville, for the murder of Adonis Tapia on January 2nd in…MORE

DNA Leads to Arrest of ‘Wet Bandit’ in Hanford

DNA Leads to Arrest of ‘Wet Bandit’ in Hanford

  HANFORD, CA. (KMJ) — DNA evidence left at a home burglary in Hanford has resulted in an arrest nearly a year and a half later. Deputies were investigating a burglary off Highway 198 in July of 2018. The homeowner says the back door was found open and a doggie door installed on the back…MORE

Calif. Firefighters Deploy to Fire-Ravaged Australia

Calif. Firefighters Deploy to Fire-Ravaged Australia

(CNN) — Twenty veteran California firefighters are heading to Australia as the first US ground crew to battle out-of-control wildfires that have killed at least 23 people.The Angeles National Forest crew will deploy from Los Angeles on Monday, the US Forest Service reports. The US has sent dozens of managers to Australia already, but this team is…MORE

South Valley Mother of 4 Found Dead, Estranged Boyfriend Suspected

South Valley Mother of 4 Found Dead, Estranged Boyfriend Suspected

PLAINVIEW, Calif. (KMJ News) — A missing a missing South Valley mother of four is found dead in Imperial County. The Tulare County Sheriff’s Office say 36-year old Brittney Steenbergen was last seen December 28 at her home in Plainview. On January 1, the Imperial County Sheriff’s Office responded to a body found in a…MORE

Search & Rescue Crews Find Missing Fresno Teen Alive in Utah

Search & Rescue Crews Find Missing Fresno Teen Alive in Utah

  UPDATE: Police say the teen suffered frostbite and is being treated for exposure to his feet. He was found by two skiers. Witnesses said he was able to walk to the helicopter. UPDATE: It has been confirmed that the teenage boy Nicolas “Andrew” Alcantara missing in Millcreek Canyon has been found alive, according to Detective…MORE

Murder Charges Filed Against Mongolian Boys Gang in Backyard Party Mass Shooting

Murder Charges Filed Against Mongolian Boys Gang in Backyard Party Mass Shooting

  FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Criminal charges are filed Thursday against seven Mongolian Boys Society gang members in connection to a mass shooting on November 17, 2019, Charges were filed in both the Fresno County Superior Court and in the United States District Court related to the four murders and twelve attempted murders at a Sunday…MORE