Category Archives: KMJ Top Stories

State Audit Reveals Poor Planning Led to Issues at DMV

State Audit Reveals Poor Planning Led to Issues at DMV

    FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Poor planning led to issues at the DMV – according to an audit released Wednesday from the Department of Finance. The audit details failures at the California Department of Motor Vehicles during the rollout of the Real ID. It explains how the department failed to properly plan to issue Real…MORE

“Beware of Potentially Fatal Fentanyl Pills” Warns Fresno County Sheriff’s Office

“Beware of Potentially Fatal Fentanyl Pills” Warns Fresno County Sheriff’s Office

  FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A warning about deadly Fentanyl pills on the streets here in Fresno County. On Wednesday, the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office and the Department of Homeland Security reported that they have had three cases. They seized pills disguised as Oxycodone Hydrochloride, but really contain a high concentration of Fentanyl. In a…MORE

Turning Hotel Fresno Into Housing Is “A Missed Opportunity” For City

Turning Hotel Fresno Into Housing Is “A Missed Opportunity” For City

FRESNO (KMJ) — As the historic Hotel Fresno lies vacant, a call has been made to make the most of its heritage and fill a Downtown void at the same time. Craig Scharton, who headed up the Downtown Fresno Partnership before its current President and CEO, said that the current proposal to turn the building…MORE

10 Arrested, 9 Weapons Seized As Fresno Police Respond To Weekend Violence

10 Arrested, 9 Weapons Seized As Fresno Police Respond To Weekend Violence

  FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno Police respond to a weekend of deadly violence, where two people were murdered. Between Friday, March 22 at 9:00pm and Sunday, March 24 at 5pm there were seven shootings and four stabbings in Fresno. Police Chief Jerry Dyer says five of the shootings were gang-related. His concern over gang…MORE

Woman Killed After Fleeing From CHP – Witnesses Wanted

Woman Killed After Fleeing From CHP – Witnesses Wanted

MERCED (KMJ) — The CHP has put out an appeal for witnesses in the hit and run death of a woman described as fleeing from a traffic stop. The incident happened on Highway 99 north of Franklin Road, an area north of Merced, on Wednesday March 20th around 8.40pm. The victim has been identified as…MORE

Body Found Sunday Identified As 75-year-old Reedley Man

Body Found Sunday Identified As 75-year-old Reedley Man

  FRESNO COUNTY, CA. (KMJ) – A body found Saturday night has been identified as 75-year-old Andres Cardenas of Reedley. Deputies say Cardenas was dead from an apparent gunshot wound. Family says Cardenas was last seen sometime between the hours of noon and 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 23rd. Deputies got a call reporting the…MORE

Suspect ID’d In Shooting of Homeless Man by 41 Freeway

Suspect ID’d In Shooting of Homeless Man by 41 Freeway

  FRESNO, CA (KMJ) -A suspect is identified in Sunday’s shooting of a homeless man by the 41 Freeway. The says 24 year old Timothy Nathaniel Calomiris is wanted by the California Highway Patrol for the crime. The victim, a Caucasian male adult, was shot just after 5:00 Sunday night, on March 24, 2019, the…MORE