Category Archives: KMJ Top Stories

Beauty Salons And Barbershops Soon Able To Serve Alcohol

Beauty Salons And Barbershops Soon Able To Serve Alcohol

FRESNO (KMJ) — The number of places legally able to serve alcohol is about to rise in California. From January 1st 2017 Assembly Bill 1322 will come into force, allowing beauty salons or barbershops to offer their patrons a glass of either beer or wine. “A law that will allow beauty salons and barbershops, that…MORE

Suspected Christmas Gift Thieves Nabbed

Suspected Christmas Gift Thieves Nabbed

(KMJ)  Fresno detectives have arrested a pair of suspected Christmas Grinches. 37 year old Rodney Keck was nabbed early Thursday morning at a home on W. Princeton Ave in Fresno.  He’s facing numerous felony charges including auto theft and burglary. Bail is set for $53,500. Clovis resident Michelle Melikian, 31, was arrested on Tuesday.  She…MORE

Suspect On The Run After Vehicle Rollover Crash

Suspect On The Run After Vehicle Rollover Crash

FRESNO (KMJ) — A suspect who Fresno Police says caused a rollover crash in that city is still on the run. The call came in at just after 11am Wednesday to the intersection of First Street and McKinley Avenue. “The vehicle that caused the accident…was gone from the scene”, reveals Lieutenant Joe Gomez. “Took off…MORE

Dr. Vincent Petrucci The “Father” of Fresno State Viticulture Program Passes Away

Dr. Vincent Petrucci The “Father” of Fresno State Viticulture Program Passes Away

Doctor Vincent Petrucci, who helped establish the viticulture and wine making programs at Fresno State passed away on Tuesday. The university says they received notice of his passing. Doctor Petrucci taught at Fresno state from 1948 until 1993, where he founded the Fresno State Viticulture and Enology Research Center, which includes the library bearing his…MORE

Earthquakes Felt In The Central Valley – No Reports Of Injuries Or Damages

Earthquakes Felt In The Central Valley – No Reports Of Injuries Or Damages

FRESNO (KMJ) — A series of earthquakes strikes the Central Valley in the early hours of Wednesday morning. There were actually two significant tremors, both measuring 5.7 on the Richter Scale. The first at 12.18am PT at a depth of around 5 miles, the second at 12.22am PT at a depth of around 7 miles.…MORE

East Porterville Property Owners Being Urged To Connect To Water System

East Porterville Property Owners Being Urged To Connect To Water System

FRESNO (KMJ) – Tulare County officials are urging property owners in East Porterville to connect to the City of Porterville’s water system free of charge. Eligible property owners will bear none of the connection costs, which could easily exceed $10,000 per property. The deadline to begin the connection process is no later than March 1, 2017. After being…MORE

Derek Carr Suffers Broken Leg, Out Indefinitely

Derek Carr Suffers Broken Leg, Out Indefinitely

(KMJ)  Derek Carr’s spectacular season has come to a sudden and dramatic end for the Oakland Raiders. Carr’s suffered a serious injury when Colts DE Trent Cole rolled over right ankle on a sack. “Derek Carr had a break of the fibula” Raiders head coach Jack Del Rio told the media in the postgame news conference. …MORE

Suspects Wanted For Ramming Moving Truck Into Fresno Pharmacy

Suspects Wanted For Ramming Moving Truck Into Fresno Pharmacy

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office is searching for suspects who rammed a moving truck into a pharmacy.  It happened at 4:30 am on Wednesday at the Primary Care Pharmacy at Kings Canyon and Clovis avenues.  It was caught on tape by the store’s surveillance camera. Three suspects in a SUV are…MORE

California Dems to Fight Trump Over Immigration

California Dems to Fight Trump Over Immigration

(CNN) – Six weeks after President-elect Donald Trump’s election, people still pack California Senate President Pro Tempore Kevin de León’s Los Angeles district office. His constituents of Latino, Korean, and Armenian descent wait in his front office, waiting for a moment to share their fears about Trump with California’s most powerful state lawmaker. “There’s a…MORE

CHP Delivers Toys to Children in Southeast Fresno

CHP Delivers Toys to Children in Southeast Fresno

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – California Highway Patrol officers delivered toys to about 20 different families at the Summer Park Apartments in Southeast Fresno on Thursday. CHP held a Christmas party recently, where the officers children and families donated toys.  The officers have been using those toys that were collected to give to children over the…MORE