FRESNO (KMJ) — A team from USGS has spent Monday morning in Lost Lake Park, measuring the water discharge from Friant Dam. “What we’re trying to do is calibrate our ratings”, explains Deputy Data Chief Al Caldwell. “So that the numbers that we’re showing on our website are accurate, and we want to be sure…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – FAX, along with the City of Fresno and Fresno State, unveiled 16 new bus lines, along with some new buses on Monday. The FAX 15 buses offer service in 15 minute intervals along the most traveled sections of Shaw and Cedar. Fresno State President Joseph Castro says the service will greatly…… MORE
(KMJ) – The Madera County Sheriff’s Office continues to search for the person who robbed a bank in Oakhurst. Deputies say a white man (pictured above) entered the Central Valley Community Bank around 5:30 Friday afternoon. He passed a note to a teller as a second suspect stayed outside in a white pick-up truck (pictured…… MORE
(KMJ) – A man wins a $750,000 lottery prize after going to a Madera drugstore to buy cold medicine for his sick kid. 50-year-old Jerry Villa stopped at a CVS in madera to pick up some Dayquil for his son and decided to buy a $10 mystery crossword scratcher. Turns out, it was a big winner.…… MORE
(KMJ) Clovis Police have arrested the young man suspected of breaking into a Fresno County Sheriff Department’s vehicle and stealing guns. On December 16, 2016 several pieces of law enforcement equipment, along with two firearms, were taken. Clovis Police Detectives have been following up on leads and arrested 19 year-old Tyler Johnson on January 3, 2017.…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — “Indy” was reported missing Friday morning from the Parlier Police Department. A reward was also offered for the 9-year-old German Shepherd’s return. However, Friday afternoon, Fresno County Sheriff’s deputies discovered Indy, near Mendocino and Industrial, deceased. Spokesman Tony Botti tells KMJ News that investigators are trying to determine whether Indy escaped, or…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims reveals more details to KMJ about the investigation into the shooting death of Sgt. Rod Lucas – which was ruled as a homicide Friday. That means the investigation determined that the weapon was in the hands of an unnamed detective (and not Lucas’ hands) when the…… MORE
YOSEMITE, CA (KMJ) – Yosemite NPS officials say all roads leading into Yosemite Valley will close Friday (1/6) at 5pm ahead of this weekend’s storm and will remain closed through Sunday (1/8). There will be no visitor services available throughout the storm. Visitor services and facilities will be extremely limited through the coming storm and…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — The death of Fresno County Sheriff’s Sergeant Rod Lucas is being investigated as a homicide. The announcement came Friday morning, from the Sheriff’s Office. “Several tests were conducted on all the equipment involved in the shooting and a forensic analysis was performed on materials located in close proximity to where the shooting…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — A Fresno resident wants to know why the school near his home has been breaking the City of Fresno’s water conservation rules. Mike Middleton lives close to Powers-Ginsberg Elementary School in Central Fresno. “I was told that they’re supposed to water to the same rules as us homeowners, that’s once a week…… MORE
