FRESNO (KMJ) — An effort to reduce the number of former service members taking their own lives every year will soon be underway in California, after bipartisan legislation from two Central Valley State Assemblymen is signed by Governor Jerry Brown. AB242 will make California one of 22 states to accurately report veteran suicide rates by…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — The question of whether or not the alleged Downtown Fresno shooter is mentally able to face a criminal trial will now be decided by a jury. Two court appointed doctors have both established Kori Ali Muhammad is mentally unable to answer to the charges, but Fresno County District Attorney’s Office disagrees with…… MORE
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FRESNO, CA (KMJ ) – A wildfire burning near Shaver Lake, on Monday causes evacuations. The fire began in an area by Indian Rock Road and Musick Creek Lane near Shaver Lake before noon. By 2:00pm, the fire had grown to seven acres prompting Cal Fire to issue a mandatory evacuation order for homes west…… MORE
CLOVIS (KMJ) — The 16th anniversary of the September 11th attacks has been marked in Clovis, in a ceremony Monday morning which included numerous members of the Central Valley’s police and fire departments. The annual event on the campus of Pelco by Schneider Electric was also attended by hundreds of members of the public. Those…… MORE
(KMJ/CBS) – A major earthquake off Mexico’s southern coast has reportedly killed dozens people. And the president of that nation is calling it the biggest quake in a century to hit the country. Houses toppled and the quake produced tsunami waves and sent people running into the streets in panic. The U.S. Geological Survey reported the…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Governor Jerry Brown issued an emergency proclamation Thursday for Madera, Mariposa and Tulare counties due to the effects of the Railroad, Pier, Mission and Peak fires. The fires have caused evacuations and burned thousands of acres, threatening homes and critical infrastructure. As of 5:30pm Thursday, the Pier Fire had grown to…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — A pair of American Red Cross volunteers from the Central Valley are now on their way to Florida, to deliver help and supplies to areas soon to be impacted by Hurricane Irma. Ray and Jerry set off Thursday, driving a vehicle specifically designed to take clean up supplies and water, as well…… MORE
PORTERVILLE (KMJ) — The Sheriff of Tulare County has revealed that the Pier Fire inside Sequoia National Forest started after someone set a car on fire and pushed it off the side of a cliff. The news comes as the blaze near Porterville continues to spread, but the weather is starting to help crews battle…… MORE
[PHOTO: GoFundMe] FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A Memorial service was held Wednesday morning for a US Forest Service Fire Fighter who was killed in a traffic accident. Battalion Chief Gary Helming died August 31st, while he was on the road home to Pismo Beach. Helming had been battling the Railroad Fire, burning near Yosemite National…… MORE
