Category Archives: KMJ Top Stories

Two Gang Members Arrested After Eight-Year Homicide Investigation

Two Gang Members Arrested After Eight-Year Homicide Investigation

VISALIA (KMJ) — Two suspects have been arrested after three homicides and almost a decade of investigation by Visalia Police. 29 year old Noel Herrera and 33 year old Fabio Del Real have been arrested in connection with the incidents in 2010, 2014, and 2017. All three victims were shot and killed. The first incident…MORE

Pres. Trump Tours Border Wall Options, Slams Gov. Brown

Pres. Trump Tours Border Wall Options, Slams Gov. Brown

  [van id=”politics/2018/03/13/trump-visits-california-tours-border-wall-attacks-governor-brown-sot.cnn”] (CNN) – President Donald Trump has landed in California at last. After 14 months of avoiding the country’s most populous state, the President on Tuesday landed in the Golden State where he will visit the US-Mexico border near San Diego and raise campaign cash at a high-dollar fundraiser in Beverly Hills, near…MORE

Rex Tillerson Responds to Firing

Rex Tillerson Responds to Firing

[van id=”politics/2018/03/13/rex-tillerson-statement-after-firing.cnn”] WASHINGTON (CNN) – Hours after his boss, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, was ousted Steve Goldstein, the under secretary of public affairs at the State Department has been fired by the White House. Goldstein publicly contradicted the White House account of how Tillerson was fired on Tuesday morning. Goldstein said Tillerson was officially…MORE

475 Students Compete In 35th Annual Fresno County History Day

475 Students Compete In 35th Annual Fresno County History Day

  FRESN CA (KMJ) – The 35th Annual Fresno County History Day took place Saturday at Fresno Pacific University. 213 projects from 475 students were judged on historical accuracy, and clarity of presentation. Students from 4th graders on up to seniors conducted research then presented their topic in any number of ways from web sites…MORE

Fresno State Coach Rodney Terry Named UTEP’s New Men’s Basketball Coach

Fresno State Coach Rodney Terry Named UTEP’s New Men’s Basketball Coach

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno State is looking for a new coach for its men’s basketball team. UTEP has officially named Coach Rodney Terry as their men’s basketball coach. Terry will leave Fresno and head to El Paso, Texas to coach the Miners, appointed as the 19th head coach in UTEP men’s basketball history. Terry led…MORE

Clovis Man Pleads Guilty To $24 Million Ponzi Scheme

Clovis Man Pleads Guilty To $24 Million Ponzi Scheme

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A Clovis man has pleaded guilty to running a $24 million Ponzi scheme. 36-year-old Seth Depiano has been charged with mail fraud, wire fraud and money laundering. According to court documents, through his businesses – The Rental Group, US Funding and Home Services LLC, and Draymond Homes — Depiano promised investors that…MORE

Governor Brown Invites President Trump to Inspect Valley Bridges

Governor Brown Invites President Trump to Inspect Valley Bridges

(KMJ) – Monday morning, Governor Jerry Brown sent a letter to President Donald Trump at the White House.  It in he reasserts his stance that, in California,  it’s more important to build bridges than walls. As proof, Brown invites the President to Fresno and Madera while he visits the Golden State this week to see…MORE

Fresno Coroner’s Office Trying To Locate This Man’s Relatives

Fresno Coroner’s Office Trying To Locate This Man’s Relatives

The Fresno County Sheriff – Coroner’s Office is asking the public’s help to locate relatives of Birjilio Chahutenango. On January 13th, a car struck and killed the 55-year-old man near Highway 180 and Van Ness in Fresno. So far, efforts to find his family have been unsuccessful. Without family members, the Coroner’s Unit can’t release the…MORE