Category Archives: KMJ Top Stories

Bail Remains $560K For Teen Who Allegedly Live Streamed Crash

Bail Remains $560K For Teen Who Allegedly Live Streamed Crash

(KMJ) – The bail amount will remain the same, $560,000, for 18-year-old Obdulia Sanchez whose bail hearing was on Friday.  Sanchez is the teen who allegedly caused a fatal DUI crash outside Los Banos while live-streaming.  Sanchez’s public defender, Ramnik Samrao, says that’s too high. “[Sanchez] is a foster child,” says Samrao. “She has been [a foster child]…MORE

Fresno PD Conducting Bike & Pedestrian Safety Ops

Fresno PD Conducting Bike & Pedestrian Safety Ops

[Photo: Liz Kern/KMJ] FRESNO, CA (KMJ) -The Fresno Police Department is gearing up for a bike & pedestrian safety enforcement operations. Numbers are on the rise in California, in just a two year span, the Fresno PD has investigated 741 injury collisions and 51 fatalities involving pedestrians and bicyclists. Extra officers will be on the…MORE

Investigation Continues In Madera County Officer Involved Shooting

Investigation Continues In Madera County Officer Involved Shooting

(KMJ) – The Madera County Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate an officer involved shooting that happened Thursday night in Chowchilla. Sheriff’s Lieutenant Bill Ward says Chowchilla Police and the Highway Patrol were called to a home near Alameda and Fourth for reports of a disturbance and a fire.   Once on scene, Ward says a…MORE

Search Continues for At Risk Merced County Man

Search Continues for At Risk Merced County Man

(KMJ) – The Merced County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help locating a missing, at risk Planada man.  82-year old Rafael Zaragoza (pictured) was last seen around 8:30 Thursday morning driving his blue 2004 Hyundai Sonata away from his home.  The vehicle has California plates with the license number:  6SEL655. Deputies say Zaragoza is considered…MORE

Human Trafficking Investigation Nets Two Arrests – One Suspect Wanted

Human Trafficking Investigation Nets Two Arrests – One Suspect Wanted

(KMJ) – Two suspects are now in the Tulare County Jail, and third suspect is still on the loose, after a six-month long investigation by the Tulare County Sheriff’s Department, Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department, Los Angeles Regional Human Trafficking Task Force, and the California Department of Justice. 54 felony charges have been filed against Quinton Brown,…MORE

Fresno County Expands Mental Health Services To Rural Areas

Fresno County Expands Mental Health Services To Rural Areas

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Vital care services are expanding to more rural communities in the Central Valley. The County of Fresno is expanding its mental health and care services to the most at-risk people in rural communities like Selma, Orange Cove, and Mendota. Increasing access to vital services is what the expansion of the Map…MORE

7th Fresno Food Expo Shines Spotlight On Valley Producers

7th Fresno Food Expo Shines Spotlight On Valley Producers

FRESNO (KMJ) — More than 140 exhibitors are now hoping their presence at the 2017 Fresno Food Expo will lead to greater things. The all-day Thursday event, billed as the nation’s largest regional food show, is designed to be both a business-to-business opportunity featuring more than 600 buyers, and a chance for the public to…MORE