Category Archives: KMJ Top Stories

Newsom To Attend Fundraiser For Dem Congressman Costa

Newsom To Attend Fundraiser For Dem Congressman Costa

  (KMJ) – Before Governor Gavin Newsom delivers the keynote address to the California Economic Summit in Downtown Fresno this Friday morning, he’ll reportedly appear at a fundraiser for Valley Democratic Congressman Jim Costa. Multiple sources say the governor is due to attend Thursday night’s event at a yet to be disclosed location. It comes as the…MORE

South Valley Mom Sentenced For Having Sex With Teen Daughter’s Friends

South Valley Mom Sentenced For Having Sex With Teen Daughter’s Friends

    TULARE COUNTY, CA (KMJ) – A mother called a sexual predator by a South Valley District Attorney is sentenced. Coral Lytle pleaded guilty to 21 felony counts. The 42-year-old mom was sentenced Monday in Tulare County Superior Court. She’ll spend four years behind bars in state prison for having sex with a pair of…MORE

Hanford Police Search For Woman Suspected Of Fetal Murder by Meth

Hanford Police Search For Woman Suspected Of Fetal Murder by Meth

    HANFORD, CA (KMJ) – Hanford police are looking for a 25-year-old woman wanted for fetal murder. Police said 25-year-old Chelsea Becker admitted she used methamphetamine while she was pregnant. Becker gave birth to the stillborn infant in September. The baby boy had with toxic levels of methamphetamine in his system. The death has…MORE

Search Continues For Monterey County Jail Escapees

Search Continues For Monterey County Jail Escapees

(Photo courtesy: Monterey County Sheriff’s Office) (KMJ) – The search continues for two inmates who escaped early Sunday morning from a Central Coast jail. Here are the details from the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office: 21-year old Santos Samuel Fonseca and 20-year old Jonathan Salazar where both awaiting trial on unrelated murder charges along with numerous…MORE

Gov. Newsom Speaks of His Plans to Transform PG&E

Gov. Newsom Speaks of His Plans to Transform PG&E

  SACRAMENTO, CA (KMJ) – Wildfires and blackouts – Governor Gavin Newsom spoke of his plans to transform the state’s largest utility. During a press conference on Friday, Governor Newsom first thanked the firefighting efforts by Cal Fire and other agencies, who have been faced with historic winds and extreme fire dangers. “2000 fires just in…MORE

Canine Distemper Virus Found in Coyote & Dogs in Tulare County

Canine Distemper Virus Found in Coyote & Dogs in Tulare County

    TULARE COUNTY, CA (KMJ) — Canine Distemper Virus (CDV) has been found in a coyote and multiple dogs that came into the Tulare County Animal Services shelter, officials say. The dogs and the coyote came into the shelter between October 23 and 28. Below is the press release from Tulare County Health and…MORE

High Speed Rail Authority Reopens Mono Street In Chinatown

High Speed Rail Authority Reopens Mono Street In Chinatown

  FRESNO, CA (KMJ)- The high speed rail authority and the City of Fresno reopened Mono Street between G and H Street on Friday. The move allows motorists and pedestrians to access Fresno’s Chinatown district. City Councilman Miguel Arias explains the significance.   Tony Tinoco, spokesperson with the High Speed Rail Authority explains what the…MORE

Katie Hill Blames Scandal, Resignation on ‘Double Standard’

Katie Hill Blames Scandal, Resignation on ‘Double Standard’

WASHINGTON (AP) – California freshman congresswoman Katie Hill says she’s resigning because of a double standard. The Democrat told the House in her farewell speech Thursday that she’s leaving while men accused of “intentional acts of sexual violence” sit in the nation’s highest offices. And she took shots at a husband she says was abusive…MORE

CSU Chancellor Search Begins With 6 Forums, Including at Fresno State

CSU Chancellor Search Begins With 6 Forums, Including at Fresno State

    FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A search for the next California State University chancellor begins with six planned forums. The first forum will be Tuesday, November 12, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. in the University Union Ballroom at Sacramento State. A special committee will gather feedback from stakeholders to help guide the recruitment…MORE

Former Kingsburg Resident Charged With Murder Of His Baby Daughter

Former Kingsburg Resident Charged With Murder Of His Baby Daughter

(KMJ) – A former Kingsburg resident has been charged with the murder of his baby daughter. Jose David Cerna was arrested October 30th by Long Beach Police after Kingsburg detectives issued a warrant Back in June of 2008, Kingsburg police began investigating after Cerna’s 6-week-old daughter died at Valley Children’s Hospital from head injuries. There…MORE