FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A murder charge is now filed against the man accused of killing a transgender person, Kenton ‘KC” Haggard. On Monday, Fresno police announced they arrested Richard Joseph Lopez (above) of Fresno. Lopez was already in custody in Fresno on an elder abuse charge and auto theft from a crime in 2017 in…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A distracted driver is convicted of misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter in Kern County. Last March, Gary Vansant struck and killed 41 year-old Sara Hernandez. She was crossing in an unmarked crosswalk, at Ashe and McKee Roads to get to the Bakersfield Sports Village Soccer Park. The Kern County DA’s office…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – China Peak Mountain Resort seeing too little snow to remain open, for now. The resort had to close in early January, and had just reopened on January 26. Officials said they will open on a moment’s notice, once the area gets enough snow. Resort officials says they’re looking for 18 inches,…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — A homicide investigation is underway following an early morning shooting in Central Fresno. Police were called to a home close to Millbrook and Santa Ana Avenues at around 4am. “We responded to 3523 East Santa Ana for a report of multiple shots being fired at the location,” established Fresno Police Sergeant Andre…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno Police make an arrest on Monday in the murder of a transgender person killed in Central Fresno back in 2015. It was back on July 23rd, around 2:20 in the morning that Kenton Haggard was stabbed to death on Blackstone and Cornell Avenues. Surveillance video shows 66 year-old Haggard, wearing…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A sexually violent predator from Visalia is committed to the State hospital. 44 year-old Jessie Pritchett will be confined for an undetermined amount of time at Coalinga State Hospital. Tulare County District Attorney Tim Ward says Pritchett’s rampage of violence in Tulare and LA Counties spanned 30 years against more than…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — A Fresno man has been arrested for possession of marijuana for sale, after he was originally caught jaywalking in Southeast Fresno. It comes as Fresno Police are trying to bring down the number of vehicle versus pedestrian incidents. “We have been targeting pedestrians in our Downtown area and in our high-traffic areas…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Felony charges are filed against the man accused of damaging Fresno City Hall’s fountain 30 year-old Charles William Stanphill was already arrested last June for stealing copper wire from Fulton Street. He’s now back in custody –facing more charges The Fresno County DA’s Office has announced he’ll face felony charges –…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Merced County Sheriff’s Deputies are reviewing security camera footage hoping for clues after two men die in a gang-related triple shooting in Planada. It happened around 8:00pm Thursday night by the intersection of Highway 140 and Plainsburg Road. Merced County Sheriff’s Deputy Darrell Allen says three men were shot, 22-year-old Diego…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno Police say homes under those big fumigation tents are becoming a target for burglars. Detectives say there have been been 12 reported cases in the Central District in the last 12 months. Here are some tips from the Fresno Police Department on crime prevention: •Remove all valuables from your…… MORE
