Category Archives: KMJ Top Stories

CHP Vehicle Attackers Arrested-PD Searches For Others

CHP Vehicle Attackers Arrested-PD Searches For Others

FRESNO (KMJ) – Fresno Police have made a number of arrests in Sunday’s attack on a CHP car. The video went viral on social media showing a group of young mostly men from Fresno and the Bay area attending a car sideshow at Orange and North. The CHP attempted to cite members for reckless driving and…MORE

Edison Student Arrested for Bringing Gun to School

Edison Student Arrested for Bringing Gun to School

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – An Edison High School student has been arrested for bringing a gun onto campus. The Fresno Police Department says the 16-year-old admitted to having a loaded 9 millimeter in his back pack, while being questioned with two other students, about smoking marijuana. School administrators alerted police when they became aware of…MORE

$61 Million Restitution Charge After Cedar Fire Guilty Plea

$61 Million Restitution Charge After Cedar Fire Guilty Plea

FRESNO (KMJ) — A man from Mexico has pleaded guilty to starting the Cedar Fire, and he now faces a multi-million dollar charge for restitution. The total amount demanded by the court – $61 million dollars – represents efforts to recover the costs spent fighting last month’s blaze. It consumed 29,332 acres of land in…MORE

Single-User Bathrooms to Be Open to Everyone

Single-User Bathrooms to Be Open to Everyone

SACRAMENTO (KMJ) – All single-stall public restrooms in California will soon be open to anyone, regardless of gender, under a new bill (AB-1732) signed by Governor Jerry Brown on Thursday. Access to public bathrooms has become a flashpoint in the battle over transgender rights in the United States. The new law goes into effect March…MORE

Valley Leaders Address Trend Of Teens Threating Schools

Valley Leaders Address Trend Of Teens Threating Schools

FRESNO (KMJ) – Authorities address a recent trend of teenagers posting threats to schools on social media sites. Four incidents in the past week, a bomb threat and three social media postings, on Facebook and Instagram – threatening violence at schools. Classes, buses and school activities were disrupted, and attendance was down 13 percent. Chief…MORE

Man Murdered on Blackstone Ave.

Man Murdered on Blackstone Ave.

(KMJ)  Blackstone Avenue between Ashlan and Dakota is closed down, as Fresno Police investigates a homicide. Just before 2 pm on Thursday, a man driving a Honda Accord was driving through the parking lot of the Jiffy Lube at Blackstone and Saginaw. (Jiffy Lube where victim’s car was shot at) He was approached by three…MORE

Yosemite Park Superintendent Resigns Amid Scandal

Yosemite Park Superintendent Resigns Amid Scandal

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The National Park Service (NPS) confirms that Yosemite Superintendent Don Neubacher will be removed from his post. NPS released a statement to KMJ on Thursday saying they acted to move Don Neubacher from his role as Superintendent of Yosemite National Park and have accepted his resignation – which will be effective…MORE

Calif. Suspends Business with Scandal-Plagued Wells Fargo

Calif. Suspends Business with Scandal-Plagued Wells Fargo

Fresno (KMJ)  California is suspending business relationships with Wells Fargo immediately. For at least a year, the state will not invest in the bank, use Wells Fargo as an investment broker or an underwriter.  The move could cost the bank billions. State Treasurer John Chiang made the announcement Wednesday in a news conference.  ‘Wells Fargo’s…MORE

Need for Local Blood Donations “Critical”

Need for Local Blood Donations “Critical”

The Central California Blood Center is in critically short supply. It’s appealing for anyone who can to please donate blood as soon as possible.  Blood donations are down nationwide as much as 40% in certain areas. In the valley donations are down 24% since 2009. However, the centers here don’t have enough to keep up…MORE

Protest Erupts After Deadly El Cajon Police Shooting

Protest Erupts After Deadly El Cajon Police Shooting

(CNN) – Protesters have gathered near the scene of an officer-involved shooting in El Cajon, California. A police officer shot a black man who appeared to threaten him Tuesday afternoon, authorities said. El Cajon Police Lt. Rob Ransweiler said officers responded to an African-American man in his 30s after receiving a report he was behaving…MORE