Category Archives: KMJ Top Stories

Woman Accused of Abusing Foster Child, Arrested By Visalia Police

Woman Accused of Abusing Foster Child, Arrested By Visalia Police

  FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A woman is arrested in Visalia on Friday, accused of abusing her foster child. On August 12, around 2:30 p.m., Visalia Police were called out to the home on 1400 block of E. Sunnyview. Visalia Police say the foster mother, Darlene Valdovinos-Aguilera, told them the child had fallen. Police say…MORE

Chamber Says Public Safety Key – Opposes Measure P

Chamber Says Public Safety Key – Opposes Measure P

FRESNO (KMJ) — The ‘Fresno for Parks’ initiative, now known as Measure P, does not have the support of the Fresno Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber announced on Friday that not including funds for public safety meant it could not back the proposal. “Our organization wanted and hoped that all sides would come together and…MORE

Tulare Man Found Guilty of Child Molestation, Faces 240 Years-to-life in Prison

Tulare Man Found Guilty of Child Molestation, Faces 240 Years-to-life in Prison

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A Tulare County jury found a 36-year-old man guilty of 24 counts of child molestation on Thursday. According to court documents, Anthony Myers of Tulare was convicted of one count of oral copulation of a minor under the age of ten, one count of attempted oral copulation of a minor under the…MORE

Is The Battle Against Ferguson Fire Being Won? “Indeed It Is.”

Is The Battle Against Ferguson Fire Being Won? “Indeed It Is.”

FRESNO (KMJ) — Containment on the Ferguson Fire has been rising and the number of personnel on scene has been falling. Full containment is forecast for August 22nd. “The fire is staying within the containment lines that have been established by the firefighters over the last several weeks,” revealed Incident Information Officer Tom Efrid. The…MORE

Alleged ISIS Fighter Arrested in Sacramento

Alleged ISIS Fighter Arrested in Sacramento

[van id=”van/batchfeed/2018/08/16/ktxl_9aed26a0-a157-11e8-8c28-dbea5fa2483e”] SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – A 45-year-old Iraqi refugee is under arrest in Northern California on a warrant alleging he was part of the Islamic State terror organization and killed an Iraqi policeman. Omar Ameen was arrested Wednesday at a Sacramento-area apartment. Court documents say he and other members of Islamic State killed the…MORE

Aretha Franklin 1942-2018

Aretha Franklin 1942-2018

[van id=”cnnmoney/2018/08/15/seven-of-aretha-franklin-greatest-moments-orig-mc.cnn”] DETROIT (AP) – Aretha Franklin, the undisputed “Queen of Soul” who sang with matchless style on such classics as “Think,” “I Say a Little Prayer” and her signature song, “Respect,” and stood as a cultural icon around the globe, has died at age 76 from advanced pancreatic cancer. Publicist Gwendolyn Quinn tells The…MORE

Blink-182 Scheduled To Perform At Surf Ranch Pro

Blink-182 Scheduled To Perform At Surf Ranch Pro

  FRESNO, CA (KMJ)- The performance will take place at the Surf Ranch in Lemoore during Stop No. 8 on the World Surf League Championship Tour. The tour runs September 6-9. “We have played a lot of cool interesting places but nothing quite like this,” said blink-182. “We look forward to playing for the best of…MORE

Famous Neptune Pool at Hearst Castle Being Filled With Water Again

Famous Neptune Pool at Hearst Castle Being Filled With Water Again

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Visitors to Hearst Castle on the central California coast will soon be able to see its extravagant Neptune Pool full of water again. State parks officials said Tuesday that they have begun to refill the 345,000-gallon pool, which was drained in 2014 after cracks caused it to leak up to 5,000 gallons…MORE

FBI Seeks Info On ‘John Doe’ In Sexual Exploitation Case

FBI Seeks Info On ‘John Doe’ In Sexual Exploitation Case

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The FBI office in Sacramento issued an alert Wednesday that investigators need the public’s help to identify a man who might have information relevant to a sexual exploitation case. The man might have critical information on the identity of a child victim, the FBI said.     The man was seen…MORE