SQUAW VALLEY, CA (KMJ) – A trailer in Squaw Valley has burned down. The fire occurred at the same address of a home that Jeffrey Snyder – who has 5 felony convictions, including sexual contact with underage victims – was set to be placed in. Previously, Snyder was to live in a northwest Fresno home.…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A suspect fleeing from Fresno County Sheriff’s Deputies dies after crashing his car into a light pole. Deputies say they tried to pull over 32-year-old Eric Willis for speeding at Bullard and Palm on Wednesday night around 11pm. Willis allegedly sped off only to run a stoplight at Bullard and West…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — Fresno’s Poverello house needs your help to “Raise The Roof” on its latest project. Officials at the Downtown Fresno site are looking for a total of $2.5 million to build a new food warehouse. “We just finished the quiet phase of our campaign, we spoke with a lot of our private donors,”…… MORE
(KMJ) – Property Crimes Detectives with the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office need your help to identify three people connected to burglaries and the theft of lottery scratcher tickets. Between December 16th -23rd, thieves hit three times, choosing small convenience stores on the outskirts of Fresno County. Deputies say two men and a woman were captured on…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — A national survey of police officers shows more than three quarters of them not wanting to act due to fears of repercussions later on. The findings from the Pew Research Center determined that 76% are hesitant to use force and less willing to stop and question suspicious looking people. It also found…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — Local leaders against human trafficking are taking over a section of Fresno’s Blackstone Avenue. From Nees Avenue, south to Shields Avenue, those against it are making their protests against the crime heard. “It’s phenomenal,” reveals CEO of organizer ‘Breaking the Chains’ Debra Woods. She says they chose Wednesday as it’s also ‘National…… MORE
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) – President-elect Donald Trump says he will transfer his business holdings to a trust run by his sons, but he won’t sell his stake — stopping far short of what ethics lawyers say would eliminate conflicts of interest. In a press conference at Trump Tower, Sheri Dillon, a lawyer for Trump, said…… MORE
(CNN) – The family of a woman allegedly killed by an undocumented immigrant who’d recently been released from jail can’t sue San Francisco over its sanctuary policy, according to a recent court ruling. Kate Steinle’s shooting death in 2015 sparked national debate over so-called sanctuary cities and became a rallying cry for Donald Trump on…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, CA (KMJ) – Governor Jerry Brown proposed a new 2017-2018 state budget on Tuesday, projected to eliminate a $2 billion deficit. Some adjustments Governor Brown proposes: Make adjustments to K-12/Community College education spending – guaranteeing the minimum funding, but not allowing any new students to qualify for a higher education scholarship fund. Pause spending on…… MORE
LISTEN: PRESIDENT OBAMA’S FAREWELL SPEECH – TONIGHT AT 6PM – ON KMJ 580AM/105.9FM CHICAGO (CNN) – Tears rolled down her face as Ursula Phoenix stood in Grant Park witnessing Barack Obama, a man from the South Side of Chicago, become the first black President of the United States in 2008. She thought about her grandfather,…… MORE
