FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Father Eric Swearingen, Pastor at Good Shepard Parish in Visalia has been placed on paid administrative leave amid allegations of sexual abuse. According to a press release from the Diocese of Fresno, as of June 5, he had been placed on administrative leave. On Monday, Bishop Joseph Brennan made the…… MORE
TULARE COUNTY, CA (KMJ) – The search for a missing jet skier at Kaweah Lake comes to an end –with good news. A woman told the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office that she was jet skiing with a man she met recently but he had gone missing when his jet ski flipped. She said…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) – Free healthcare for undocumented immigrants is about to become a reality in California. Some low-income folks in California living in the country illegally will soon have their health benefits paid for by taxpayers. Over the weekend Democrats in the state legislature agreed to make adults between the ages of 19 and 25…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) – Adrenaline junkies at a popular LA area amusement park got more than they bargained for when a brush fire threatened the park. Six Flags Magic Mountain and Hurricane Harbor closed early Sunday after a brush fire broke out nearby and sent hundreds of visitors running from heavy smoke. The fire broke out…… MORE
(KMJ) – A six-year-old girl is rushed to Community Regional Medical Center Saturday evening, after Fresno police say a woman attacked her at a birthday party. Investigators say that attack happened during a party at a home near Brown and Glenn Avenues in central Fresno around 5:30 p.m. There, 35-year old Crystal Parra allegedly slashed the…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) – This year’s Point-in-Time count of the homeless population is in, and homelessness in the greater Fresno area is up 17 percent. At the Fresno Chamber of Commerce, the Fresno Madera Continuum of Care announcing results of its 2019 “Point in Time” homeless count. “When I speak to my fellow big-city mayors…… MORE
TULARE, CA (KMJ) – A Porterville man will spend the next decade behind bars for a series of felonies and a string of dangerous and life endangering crimes. Michael Chavez is considered to be a career criminal, with crimes ranging from residential burglary, to resisting and evading peace officers, hit and run, drug…… MORE
PARADISE, CA (KMJ) – Paradise High School Students are graduating this week – post wildfire. Cheers went up Thursday night as 220 Paradise High School Seniors recorded the day when they received their diplomas, posting it on Facebook. Class of 2019!!! Posted by Paradise High School on Thursday, June 6, 2019 It was…… MORE
SACRAMENTO (KMJ) – Carmakers are urging the Trump Administration and the state of California to restart negotiations over vehicle mileage standards, trying to avoid a legal battle. KMJ Political Reporter Clint Olivier explains. 17 automakers including Honda, Ford and Mercedes-Benz sent letters Thursday to President Trump and Gov. Newsom, saying a failure to reach agreement…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A Valley man continues to recover at CRMC after being struck by a Fresno County Sheriff’s vehicle. It happened around midnight on Highway 99 near the 180 in Downtown Fresno. The California Highway Patrol says the 66-year-old man was collecting cans on the side of the freeway when he was…… MORE
