Category Archives: KMJ Top Stories

Chef Films Easton’s Traditional St. Anthony’s Festival For PBS Series

Chef Films Easton’s Traditional St. Anthony’s Festival For PBS Series

  [Photo: Liz Kern/KMJ] FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Tradition and culture were abound at this weekend’s St Anthony’s Festival in Easton. [Photo: Liz Kern/KMJ] Fred Machado was just one of the people attending the Festa, celebrating the life and times of a saint to both Portuguese and Italians. “It’s been going on for 82 years…MORE

Cooler Weather Expected This Week As Low Pressure Moves In

Cooler Weather Expected This Week As Low Pressure Moves In

FRESNO (KMJ) — The Central Valley is expected to get cooler this week, with a new band of low pressure coming in from the Pacific Ocean. The intense heat is set to start dropping off on Wednesday in the Fresno area, with other local cities following a similar trend. “There’s a weak disturbance passing well…MORE

Criminal Charge Filed In Deadly Shooting Of Sgt. Rod Lucas

Criminal Charge Filed In Deadly Shooting Of Sgt. Rod Lucas

[Photo: File] UPDATE – Response to Criminal Charge Filed Against Deputy Sheriff:  The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office is aware that the Fresno County District Attorney’s Office has chosen to file an involuntary manslaughter charge against Deputy Sheriff Jared Mullis in relation to the death of Sergeant Rod Lucas. The untimely death of Sgt. Lucas has…MORE

Small Electrical Fire at Fresno Airport Extinguished

Small Electrical Fire at Fresno Airport Extinguished

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – An electrical fire broke out Friday afternoon at Fresno Yosemite International Airport – in an air traffic control tower.  Fresno Fire says around 12:45pm, crews were alerted to a fire in an electrical closet.  Power was shut off in the one isolated area where the blaze broke out. Fire Captain Kris…MORE

Full Garza Fire Containment Expected Early Next Week

Full Garza Fire Containment Expected Early Next Week

FRESNO (KMJ) — Officials with the Garza Fire now have a date for when they expect the blaze will be fully surrounded. “We feel confident we can have it contained by the 18th July,” reveals Cal Fire’s Ron Oatman. “That is the first time we’ve put that on there.” He reveals that personnel are now…MORE

Charges Filed Against Suspect In Porterville Officer Involved Shooting

Charges Filed Against Suspect In Porterville Officer Involved Shooting

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Charges are filed by the DA in Tulare County in an officer involved shooting, Saturday night. It happened inside a 99 cents store near Henderson and Indiana. 18 year-old Carmen Buttram was waving a knife, and told Porterville Police they’d have to shoot her to get her to drop it. Faering…MORE

Escapee Murder Suspect Ibn Haqq Caught In Sacramento

Escapee Murder Suspect Ibn Haqq Caught In Sacramento

  FRESNO,CA (KMJ) – After almost a week on the run in Fresno, murder suspect Ibn Haqq, considered armed and dangerous, is caught in Sacramento. Haqq was being interviewed on Friday, July 7th, and detectives had handcuffed him to the chair, but he managed to break free from the chair and jumped through a window, still wearing…MORE