Category Archives: KMJ Top Stories

Visalia Man Behind Bars for Trying to Kidnap 4-Year-Old Girl

Visalia Man Behind Bars for Trying to Kidnap 4-Year-Old Girl

  FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A Visalia man is behind bars for trying to kidnap a 4-year-old girl. The Tulare County Sheriff Office says it happened at 2:40 Tuesday afternoon in Goshen by Cottontail and Lickey Court. A man told deputies that an unknown man had assaulted him while getting out of his car and…MORE

Visalia Man Sentenced to Life for Murdering Baby Daughter

Visalia Man Sentenced to Life for Murdering Baby Daughter

  FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Aaron Rowe, age 28, of Visalia, has been sentenced to 18 years-to-life in prison for the murder and assault of his 47-day-old daughter, Peyton. Judge Joseph Kalashian sentenced Rowe on Wednesday, September 5, in Department 5 of the Tulare County Superior Court, Visalia Division. On July 11, 2018, a jury…MORE

New Charges Expected After Inmate Allegedly Attacks Correctional Officers

New Charges Expected After Inmate Allegedly Attacks Correctional Officers

FRESNO (KMJ) — An inmate attack inside Fresno County Jail has ended with four correctional officers injured, according to Fresno County Sheriff’s Office. Emillion Mancia, who was originally booked into the facility for murder in 2016, is alleged to have attacked two correctional officers with a small jail issued razor. The Sheriff’s Office said the…MORE

Porterville Police Search for Purple-Haired Robbery Suspect

Porterville Police Search for Purple-Haired Robbery Suspect

(KMJ) – Porterville Police continue to search for an armed robbery suspect. Officers say a man (pictured above) used a knife to hold up the Dino Mart located at 1445 West Henderson Avenue in Porterville just after 3 p.m. Tuesday.    The clerk let him take an undisclosed amount of cash from the register and…MORE

Foothills “Fully Protected” As Full-Time Fire Crew Starts Work

Foothills “Fully Protected” As Full-Time Fire Crew Starts Work

PRATHER (KMJ) — Residents of Fresno County’s foothills now have a dedicated full-time fire crew at Hurley Forest Fire Station, replacing the previous paid call firefighters. The announcement on Tuesday promised quicker response times and greater protection for locals. It comes following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Fresno County Fire Protection…MORE

DeChambeau Wins Again, Named to US Ryder Cup Team

DeChambeau Wins Again, Named to US Ryder Cup Team

Less than 24 hours after his latest professional victory, Bryson DeChambeau was named to the US Ryder Cup team.  Team captain Jim Furyk made the announcement Tuesday.  He also selected Tiger Woods and Phil Mickleson to compete against Team Europe in Paris in late September.  It’s the first Ryder Cup for the Clovis East grad.…MORE

Woodward Book Claims Trump’s White House is a “Crazytown”

Woodward Book Claims Trump’s White House is a “Crazytown”

[van id=”politics/2018/09/04/bob-woodward-book-trump-white-house-ip-vpx.cnn”] (CNN) – Yes, it’s as bad as you thought it was. Maybe worse. That’s the unmistakable message about President Donald Trump and his administration from the early pieces of Bob Woodward’s chronicle — titled “Fear: Trump in the White House” — of the first year of the billionaire businessman’s presidency. The image Woodward…MORE

FPD: Kidnapping, Robbery Story was a Hoax

FPD: Kidnapping, Robbery Story was a Hoax

FRESNO, CA (KMJ)  A local business owner lied to investigators about being kidnapped, sexually assaulted and robbed.  32 year old Maria Gonzalez is facing charges of filing a false police report after spinning her tale to detectives, in order to avoid paying a $9,000 debt. In a news conference Monday, Fresno PD Chief Jerry Dyer…MORE