Category Archives: KMJ Top Stories

Fresno State Hires Six Football Assistants

Fresno State Hires Six Football Assistants

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno State has announced the hiring of six new football assistants, to help new head coach Jeff Tedford lead the Bulldogs in 2017. • Jamie Christian Position: running backs coach and special team coordinator Last stop: UNLV (running backs coach) Alma Mater: Central Washington (1999) Coaching Experience: 2015-16: UNLV – running…MORE

Corcoran PD: Suspect Slashed Victim’s Face

Corcoran PD: Suspect Slashed Victim’s Face

(KMJ)    A Corcoran man is locked up on charges of assault with a deadly weapon, mayhem and robbery. Corcoran PD says 34 year old Willie Carter got into a fight at a home on Whitley Avenue over the weekend and then slashed the victim with a knife. The victim was hospitalized with serious lacerations to…MORE

At Least 36 Dead in Oakland Warehouse Fire

At Least 36 Dead in Oakland Warehouse Fire

OAKLAND, California (CNN) – Pete Veilleux said he was desperate and had no place to live. His friends Derick Almena and Micah Allison offered him a place to stay at the “Ghost Ship” warehouse, which Almena leased. But Veilleux refused. “They had asked me if I would move in several times,” he said Tuesday. “I…MORE

Home-Away-From-Home For Family Of Hospital Patients Wants Your Help

Home-Away-From-Home For Family Of Hospital Patients Wants Your Help

FRESNO (KMJ) — A home away from home for people whose loved ones are in Fresno’s CRMC – is asking for your support. The Downtown Fresno site Terry’s House, gives those who want to be close by a place to stay while their family member is recovering. It was built in 2010, opened its doors…MORE

CSUF: Suspected Fresno State Serial Groper is a Student

CSUF: Suspected Fresno State Serial Groper is a Student

UPDATE: Fresno Police announce they’ve booked 23-year-old Deandre Jean-Pierre into the Fresno County Jail on one count of misdemeanor sexual battery. (KMJ)  Fresno Police say they’ve caught the man they believe is responsible for a rash of groping incidents near Fresno State. FPD issued only a brief e-mail Saturday: “No suspect information is being released at…MORE

Death Toll Rises in Oakland Warehouse Fire

Death Toll Rises in Oakland Warehouse Fire

(CNN) — A criminal investigation team has been activated in a massive warehouse fire that killed at least 33 people, city officials in Oakland, California, said in a news conference Sunday.The dead include an unspecified number of teenagers, said Sgt. Ray Kelly with the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office. An electronic dance party was being held…MORE

Strike By California State Worker Union Is Canceled

Strike By California State Worker Union Is Canceled

A one day strike planned for Monday, December 5th by the California State Worker Union is canceled. “The strike is off,” those words written on the SEIU 1000 website by local 1000 President Yvonne Walker, who says “after weeks of preparing for a strike, we have been in conversations with the state, and we both…MORE

Clovis Firefighters Asking Local Businesses To Help Fundraising

Clovis Firefighters Asking Local Businesses To Help Fundraising

CLOVIS (KMJ) — Firefighters in Clovis are asking local businesses to assist in the final part of their efforts for young burn survivors. Their drive began when crew members in the Central Valley, and California-wide, starting growing out their mustaches during the month of November to raise money in what’s called ‘Stache for Cash’. That…MORE

FDA Recalls Rabbit Food

FDA Recalls Rabbit Food

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The FDA has a recall out on rabbit food. The 50 pound bags of rabbit pellets were distributed by Intermountain Farmers Association by dealers out of Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Colorado and New Mexico. The pellets have high levels of Vitamin D which can harm and possibly kill the animals. The product…MORE

Cops Running For Fallen Colleagues – Stop In Fresno

Cops Running For Fallen Colleagues – Stop In Fresno

FRESNO (KMJ) — Two LAPD officers are continuing their run to Sacramento, after a quick stop off in Fresno Thursday morning, raising money for those who lost their lives in the line of duty. The mammoth effort, is to generate funds for C.O.P.S. (Concerns of Police Survivors) and the Los Angeles Police Memorial Foundation, as…MORE