Category Archives: KMJ Top Stories

16-Year-Old Clovis East High School Student Killed in Motorcycle Crash ID’d

16-Year-Old Clovis East High School Student Killed in Motorcycle Crash ID’d

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) – A teenager who was killed in a motorcycle crash in east central Fresno on Tuesday has been identified as 16-year-old Austin Ly. Clovis Unified School District confirmed to KMJ’s News Partner ABC 30 Action News that Ly was a student at Clovis East High School. It happened on Fowler at Tulare Avenue…MORE

Man Shot, Killed in Tulare County, Deputies Investigating

Man Shot, Killed in Tulare County, Deputies Investigating

TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) – An investigation is underway after a man was shot and killed in Tulare County. The man has been identified as 29-year-old Jaime Manuel Martinez. The Sheriff’s Office responded at about 11 pm Tuesday to Wheatland and Dooley in Richgrove for reports of a shooting. When deputies arrived, they say they found…MORE

Valley Child Featured In Times Square With National Down Syndrome Society

Valley Child Featured In Times Square With National Down Syndrome Society

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A little girl from the Central Valley has made her debut in the Big Apple. 16-month-old Luci Amor Bennett appeared on a jumbotron in New York’s Times Square. Action News spoke to her family after Luci’s picture was chosen for an awareness campaign by the National Down Syndrome Society. Luci lives…MORE

Madera Man Convicted In January 6 Riot Could Face More Prison Time

Madera Man Convicted In January 6 Riot Could Face More Prison Time

MADERA, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A Madera man convicted in the January 6 riot could face additional prison time after being convicted in a separate case for illegally possessing guns and ammunition. According to evidence presented in the January 6 case, a search warrant was ordered at Benjamin Martin’s Madera home. During the search, FBI agents…MORE

Grant Program To Help Fresno Small Businesses With Security Systems

Grant Program To Help Fresno Small Businesses With Security Systems

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — The city of Fresno is taking action to help protect local business owners against crime and theft. City leaders launched a $100,000 grant program on Tuesday. It provides small businesses with money to install or upgrade security camera systems. A&A Textiles, a fabric store in central Fresno, has been around for…MORE

Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux Speaking In Washington

Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux Speaking In Washington

TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux will be speaking in front of the House Judiciary Committee in Washington, DC Tuesday morning. The hearing is titled “The Biden-Harris Border Crisis: Victim Perspectives.” It will examine the effects of the Biden-Harris Administration’s open borders policies on American families and communities. Sheriff Boudreaux was…MORE

Suspect Fires Gunshot During Armed Robbery In West Central Fresno

Suspect Fires Gunshot During Armed Robbery In West Central Fresno

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Police are looking for the suspect accused of armed robbery in west central Fresno. It happened just after 1 am Tuesday at the Chevron on Belmont and Parkway. Police say the suspect entered the store, stole property from the clerk and fired one gunshot inside the store before taking off. The…MORE

15-year-old boy killed after shooting in Merced, police say

MERCED, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Detectives are on the hunt for a gunman who shot and killed a teenager early Monday morning in Merced. The shooting happened around 6 am near Bear Creek and Brookside drives. Merced police say a 15-year-old boy was found with multiple gunshot wounds. The teen has since been identified by his…MORE

Fresno Police Release Video, Search for  Attacker of Unhoused Man in Tower District

Fresno Police Release Video, Search for Attacker of Unhoused Man in Tower District

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The Fresno Police Department has released video Monday showing an assault on an unhoused man in the Tower District, hoping to find his attacker. At 2:00 a.m. on Monday, August 26, 2024, officers from the Fresno Police Department’s Central Policing District responded to 936 East Olive Avenue regarding a report of…MORE

Woman Remembers Near Deadly Crash On Avenue 12 In Madera County

Woman Remembers Near Deadly Crash On Avenue 12 In Madera County

MADERA COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Maria Balch remembered the grim day in 2018 when she was in a car crash just a minute away from her home. “As I was stopped, I got rear-ended, pushed into oncoming traffic, and I was hit by a 350-utility truck. Head on, spun around facing the other way and…MORE