Category Archives: KMJ Top Stories

Man Shot in Head in Central Fresno Dies From Injuries

Man Shot in Head in Central Fresno Dies From Injuries

    FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Police say that a man that was shot in the head in Central Fresno has died from his injuries. Around 4 p.m. on Monday, police rushed to the area of Fruit and Saginaw for reports of a shooting. When officers arrived, they found a man in a black Mercedes sedan…MORE

Triple A’s Tipsy Tows Program Offers New Year’s Rides For Last Time

Triple A’s Tipsy Tows Program Offers New Year’s Rides For Last Time

    FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – You can get a ride from tipsy tow but this is the last year for Triple A’s program. One-in-eight drivers admit to getting behind the wheel when they knew they were legally drink. The Tipsy Tow program is available New Year’s Eve until 6 a.m. Wednesday, December 2 —…MORE

Uber, Postmates sue California to block gig economy law AB5

Uber, Postmates sue California to block gig economy law AB5

By Chris Isidore and Rob McLean, CNN Business Uber and Postmates are suing California over its controversial law to require that many so-called “gig workers” be considered employees rather than independent contractors.The companies filed suit in Federal Court in Los Angeles on Monday. According to the complaint, the AB-5 statute violates several parts of both the US and…MORE

Fresno Police Arrest 6 Gang Members In November Mass Shooting

Fresno Police Arrest 6 Gang Members In November Mass Shooting

    UPDATE: Fresno Police arrest six people in connection with the mass shooting deaths of four men last month at a backyard gathering of family and friends that they believed was a rival gang’s party. At a press conference held Tuesday, Fresno Police Chief Andy Hall said the shooting was gang related, and retaliation for…MORE

Ticket Deadline For Fresno Police Chaplaincy’s 5th Annual Support Blue Fresno Run

Ticket Deadline For Fresno Police Chaplaincy’s 5th Annual Support Blue Fresno Run

  FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The deadline to purchase tickets for the Fresno Police Chaplaincy for the 5th Annual Support Blue Fresno Run is Dec. 31. The annual run takes place February 28th at Woodward Park in Fresno. Over 5,000 individuals will participate in showing their support for Valley Law Enforcement in running either a…MORE

Gov. Newsom Announces $50,000 Reward For Unsolved 2011 Murder of Fresno Woman

Gov. Newsom Announces $50,000 Reward For Unsolved 2011 Murder of Fresno Woman

  SACRAMENTO, CA (KMJ) – Gov. Gavin Newsom announces $50,000 reward to find the killer of a Fresno woman in her unsolved murder. 26-year-old Sarah Roberts was gunned down outside a New Year’s Eve party in central Fresno in 2011. The mother of two young children was shot while she was on the phone and waiting…MORE

Latest Southern California Storm Fades, Gusty Winds Expected

    The center of Southern California’s latest winter storm is staying well out to sea and forecasters have greatly scaled back expectations for rain and snow. Only light snowfall or flurries were seen early Monday in the mountain passes north and east of Los Angeles, and Interstates 5 and 15 remain open. The National…MORE

Tulare County Sheriff’s K9 Finds Drugs, Stolen Guns Inside Suspect’s Car

Tulare County Sheriff’s K9 Finds Drugs, Stolen Guns Inside Suspect’s Car

  TULARE COUNTY, CA (KMJ) – A K9 with the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office helped deputies find drugs and stolen guns from a suspect’s car, deputies say. It happened just before 7:45 p.m. Sunday in the area of Ave 400 and Road 136 in Cutler. According to the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office, deputies pulled over…MORE

Musk: Las Vegas Tunnel Will ‘Hopefully’ be Running in 2020

Musk: Las Vegas Tunnel Will ‘Hopefully’ be Running in 2020

By Shannon Liao, CNN Business   Elon Musk said that Las Vegas is “hopefully” getting a fully operational underground commercial tunnel in 2020. His idea to bore tunnels underground to alleviate traffic in highly congested cities like Los Angeles and Las Vegas initially began as a joke in 2016 but has now become a full-fledged…MORE