FRESNO (KMJ) — Smoke from the Ferguson Fire in Mariposa County continues to see parts of Yosemite National Park closed for visitors. The National Park Service announced Tuesday that Yosemite Valley, Wawona Road, the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias, the Merced Grove of Giant Sequoias, Hetch Hetchy, and other areas remain out of bounds. The…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Lemoore Police are looking for two people who they say profited from a robbery. The main suspect was arrested in July 17, 2018. He was accused of stealing from a vehicle parked in the garage of a home in the 1100 block of Golf Avenue. A Louis Vuitton purse and…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A Fresno County woman is dead after being dragged by a horse. It happened near Shaw and Academy on Sunday. Investigators say Anne Herbstman was riding a horse and buggy near the Valero gas station, when for some reason, the horse got spooked. The animal started bucking and…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A puppy was saved from a house fire thanks to Fresno firefighters. The fire happened Sunday around 11:30 p.m. on A Street. Fresno Fire sent out a tweet – #FresnoFire is on scene of a #HOUSEFIRE at 1522 A St. E3 first on scene reporting heavy fire. E3 went…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (AP) – About 10,000 more people were ordered evacuated as two wildfires surged toward small lake towns in Northern California while the state’s largest and deadliest blaze of the year slowed slightly after days of explosive growth, authorities said. The completely wiped out mountain community of Keswick, Calif., is seen Sunday, July…… MORE
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
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
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
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(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
