Category Archives: KMJ Top Stories

Clovis Pilot Killed In Ukraine Laid To Rest This Weekend

Clovis Pilot Killed In Ukraine Laid To Rest This Weekend

FRESNO (KMJ) — A member of the Fresno’s 144th Fighter Wing, killed while taking part in Operation Clear Sky, will return to Fresno for a final goodbye. Lieutenant Colonel Seth “Jethro” Nehring died during a familiarization flight in Ukraine on October 16th (click here for more). He returned to the United States on October 29th,…MORE

63 Dead, More Than 600 Missing in Camp Fire

63 Dead, More Than 600 Missing in Camp Fire

As the death toll from the Camp Fire rose to 63 people and the number of people missing spiked to more than 600, rescue workers searching for human remains in the wreckage hope hundreds of people who are still unaccounted for after the blaze are still alive. [van id=”us/2018/11/16/daily-news-briefing-11162018-1.cnn”] “A lot of people are displaced,…MORE

12-Year-Old Girl Threatens to “Shoot Up” Sanger Middle School

12-Year-Old Girl Threatens to “Shoot Up” Sanger Middle School

SANGER, Calif. (KMJ) — Sanger police have arrested a 12-year-old girl, who allegedly threatened to “shoot up” Washington Academic Middle School on social media. Officers say the girl also posted of picture of a knife, and said she wanted to kill someone. A search of her home found that she did not have access to…MORE

Pres. Trump to Meet with California Wildfire Victims

Pres. Trump to Meet with California Wildfire Victims

[van id=”us/2018/11/15/california-camp-fire-search-for-remains-victims-dan-simon-pkg-vpx.cnn”] As the death toll rises in communities ravaged by the Camp Fire, rescue workers in Paradise, California, are searching for human remains and any victims who are still unaccounted for after the blaze. The week-old wildfire has left dozens dead and hundreds missing. President Trump will visit the scene of devastation on Saturday…MORE

HSR Audit Released – Patterson Considers Results “Damning”

HSR Audit Released – Patterson Considers Results “Damning”

FRESNO (KMJ) — An audit into the California High-Speed Rail Authority has delivered pages of criticism directed towards the state agency. The 93 page report by State Auditor Elaine Howell begins describing how the Authority’s “flawed decision making” has led to billions of dollars in cost overruns. The investigation, released Thursday, also detailed that there…MORE

DNA Sought from Families of ‘Camp Fire’ Missing

DNA Sought from Families of ‘Camp Fire’ Missing

Hundreds of rescue personnel dressed in white overalls are sifting through smoldering rubble and mangled cars, searching for the remains of the victims of California’s deadliest wildfire. The Camp Fire killed at least 56 people in Northern California and turned the hardest-hit town of Paradise into ash and debris. In the devastating aftermath, cadaver dogs,…MORE

Fewer People Are Victims of Gun Crime in Fresno: FPD

Fewer People Are Victims of Gun Crime in Fresno: FPD

  FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fewer people are victims of gun crime in Fresno. Except for aggravated assaults which rose 6%, the Fresno Police Department is seeing reductions in violent crime, year-to-date; a 36% drop in homicide, an 18% drop in rape, and a 3% drop in robbery. Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer said 18…MORE

PG&E Sued Over Deadly ‘Camp Fire’

PG&E Sued Over Deadly ‘Camp Fire’

FRESNO, CA (KMJ)  A lawsuit has been filed on behalf of Butte County residents who lost their homes in the deadly Camp Fire. [van id=”us/2018/11/12/nurse-survives-california-wildfire-nichole-jolly-bts-nr-vpx.cnn”] The suit filed Tuesday in San Francisco charges that equipment from Pacific Gas and Electric ignited the blaze.  However, CalFIRE has yet to officially list the cause of the blaze that’s claimed…MORE