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Second Firefighter Killed Battling The Ferguson Fire

Second Firefighter Killed Battling The Ferguson Fire

Photo courtesy of Brad Torchia (KMJ) – A second Valley Firefighter is killed battling the massive Ferguson Fire still burning in Mariposa County, near Yosemite National Park. 33-year old Captain Brian Hughes was killed on the fire lines early Sunday morning. He was Captain of the Arrowhead Interagency Hotshots. At the time, Hughes and his…MORE

With 35,000 Signatures, Fresno For Parks Initiative Heads To City Council

With 35,000 Signatures, Fresno For Parks Initiative Heads To City Council

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A celebration was held Friday in Central Fresno’s Radio Park, to announce that the petition Fresno for Parks has gathered enough signatures from supporters.   Former Mayor Ashley Swearengin made the announcement that the Fresno for Parks and Arts ballot measure is moving forward, a 3/8 of a cent tax measure…MORE

Trump Lauds Latest Economic Growth Numbers

Trump Lauds Latest Economic Growth Numbers

WASHINGTON (CNN) – President Donald Trump on Friday seized on a strong GDP growth rate for the second quarter of the year to tout the economic gains made during his presidency and argued the US is experiencing an economic boom. [van id=”cnnmoney/2018/07/27/donald-trump-south-lawn-economic-growth-sot-vpx.cnn”] The US economy grew at a 4.1% annual rate in the second quarter of…MORE

Thousands Evacuate as Deadly Wild Fire Pushes Toward Redding

Thousands Evacuate as Deadly Wild Fire Pushes Toward Redding

(photo courtesy:  KCRA) (KMJ) –  Cal Fire says says an explosive wildfire burning in Shasta County has killed a bulldozer operator and is pushing closer to the city of Redding. The Carr Fire has been burning since Monday afternoon.  Thursday, a privately hired bulldozer operator was killed and  three firefighters were burned while battling this…MORE

Governor Brown Declares State of Emergency Due to Ferguson Fire

Governor Brown Declares State of Emergency Due to Ferguson Fire

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – California Governor Jerry Brown has issued an emergency proclamation for Mariposa County due to the Ferguson Fire. The Ferguson Fire was currently at 43,299 acres, and at 27 percent containment as of Thursday afternoon when the California Governor made his proclamation. Gov. Brown declaring a state of emergency makes in Mariposa…MORE

9 Year-Old Waterford Boy Killed After He Rides Into Intersection

9 Year-Old Waterford Boy Killed After He Rides Into Intersection

  FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Department says it was an accident. 9-year-old Johnny Davis, was riding south on Tim Bell Road, on Tuesday night. He was approaching Yosemite Boulevard/Highway 132. The Sheriff’s Department says the road is really steep, apparently as he was riding down he couldn’t stop. The driver of…MORE

Tulare County Sheriff’s Department Asks Help To Identify This Suspect

Tulare County Sheriff’s Department Asks Help To Identify This Suspect

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The Tulare County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s help to identify a suspect. Back on March 20th, Deputies responded to the 1100 block of Avenue 24, IN Earlimart, over the theft of a C-Train and other household items from a vacant mobile home on the property. A nearby neighbor…MORE

Tulare Man Sentenced To Life For Child Molestation

Tulare Man Sentenced To Life For Child Molestation

  FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A Tulare man is sentenced to life in prison for child molestation. On Thursday in the Tulare County Superior Court, 69 year-old Oscar Moreno received 40 years-to-life in prison for child molestation. On June 15, 2018, Moreno pleaded no contest to three counts of lewd or lascivious acts with a…MORE