Category Archives: KMJ Top Stories

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A bill to raise California’s cigarette tax by $2 per pack was introduced Wednesday in the state Senate, a hike that supporters say would curb smoking deaths and critics...

MADERA (KMJ) — The minor alleged to have started the Willow Fire is expected to be let out of juvenile detention into his mother’s custody.It’s ahead of his court date, set for just ...

(KMJ) – The Fresno County Sheriff’s search and rescue team is ramping up its efforts to locate a hiker still missing in the Sierra National Forest. 62-year old Miyuki Harwood got separated...

(KMJ) The "Rough Fire" continues to char thousands of acres of the Sierra and Sequoia National Forests. As of Wednesday, the lightning-sparked blaze, had burned more than 53,000 acres and is 21% conta...

Investigators in San Luis Obispo County are asking for the public's help here in the Central Valley to locate a “person of interest” who may have information regarding the cause of the rec...

A break in the case of missing hiker Jane Friesen with the discovery of skeletal remains, that police say are most likely hers. On Monday, August 24th, Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer made the announce...

SACRAMENTO (KMJ) — Three state agencies each have $25,000 dollars to give away, but only to the those who have a good idea to help them do what they do.The three departments are:Caltrans –...

A K-9 officer responding to an accident is the victim of an accident.At 5:30 am on August 25th, Fresno Police were being dispatched to Golden State and Jensen, to the site of a pedestrian hit and run ...

 Valley Children’s Hospital is recipient of another large gift.Its Emergency Department Waiting Room has been renamed after two of the hospitals largest supporters – Manuel and Kayte ...

(KMJ) The “Rough Fire” continues to char thousands of acres of the Sierra and Sequoia National Forests.As of Tuesday, the lightning-sparked blaze, had burned nearly 52,000 acres and is 17%...