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Body Pulled from Canal Confirmed to be Lucy Xiong

Body Pulled from Canal Confirmed to be Lucy Xiong

Posted on August 7, 2017

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) – Authorities say they’ve confirmed that a body pulled from a Fresno, California canal is a 20-year-old woman missing for eight days. Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer in a Monday news conference said the coroner’s office used dental record to identify Lucy Xiong. Police says on July 28 she argued with her…… MORE

Bakersfield Man Wanted To Be The World’s ‘Worst Cyber Terrorist’

Bakersfield Man Wanted To Be The World’s ‘Worst Cyber Terrorist’

Posted on August 7, 2017

FRESNO (KMJ/AP)   A Bakersfield man is being extradited to Indiana to face a slew of charges. 26 year old Buster Hernandez was arrested on Friday on federal charges of sexual exploitation of children and making bomb threats. The Justice Department says Hernandez would contact young girls through social media and threaten to publish sexually…… MORE

GAR Tootelian Plant Catches Fire

GAR Tootelian Plant Catches Fire

Posted on August 6, 2017

(KMJ)  Firefighters from several area agencies battled a blaze at the GAR Tootelian agricultural chemical facility on Sunday. The plant, near Reedley, is located at South & Crawford Avenues. Witnesses reported hearing explosions when the four-alarm fire erupted around 12pm. Photo credit: Michael Bernardoni There are no reports of any injuries.  The cause of the…… MORE

Fresno’s Tuolumne Street Bridge Reopens After HSR Upgrade

Fresno’s Tuolumne Street Bridge Reopens After HSR Upgrade

Posted on August 4, 2017

FRESNO (KMJ) — Traffic is once again able to cross the rail line running under Tuolumne Street, with the re-opening of the bridge linking Downtown Fresno’s H Street to F Street. Traffic had been diverted away from the area following the crossing’s closure in January 2016 (click here to read more). It was then destroyed…… MORE

Flames Destroy Fresno Home – Crews Say Debris Contributed To Spread

Flames Destroy Fresno Home – Crews Say Debris Contributed To Spread

Posted on August 4, 2017

FRESNO (KMJ) — Two people are now staying in temporary accommodation, after a fire forced out of their Fresno home. The blaze was first called in around 4.30am Friday, to a building close to Grantland and Ashlan Avenues in West Central Fresno. It was soon upgraded to a second alarm. “It was one home involved…… MORE