FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – 16 new Fresno County firefighters were sworn in Friday morning at Fresno City Hall. That means they have passed their 14-week trainee academy. 10 more firefighters were promoted. This is just the second class that has been hired in 8 years – meaning the department is now growing. Fresno Fire Chief…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — An overnight shooting just outside Downtown Fresno could be related to prostitution. Police were called just before midnight to an area close to Belmont Avenue and Mariposa Street on Thursday. There they found the victim, who was treated at the scene and transported to the hospital. He was later pronounced dead. Fresno…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) – Senator Barbara Boxer was speaking in Fresno at the National Women’s Political Caucus Equality Day Luncheon on Thursday, August 25th . Mostly women and a few men were at the lunch at Tornino’s in North Fresno, including Karen Humphrey, the former Mayor of Fresno, and Fresno City Councilmember Esmeralda Soria as the Democratic…… MORE
(KMJ) In an exclusive interview Thursday with KMJ’s Chris Daniel, Sheriff Margaret Mims announced she will run for re-election in 2018. Click play to listen. Mims was elected Sheriff in 2006, becoming the first woman to hold the office since it was established in 1856. Developing…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — Millions of dollars of Federal Government money is coming to the Central Valley to help pay for more firefighters. The $2,069,400 FEMA grant, unveiled Thursday, is part of their SAFER (Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response) program. In real terms, it gives the funds to fill a further 12 firefighter positions…… MORE
CLOVIS, CA (KMJ) – World War II and Korean War veterans who have traveled on the Central Valley Honor Flight reunited Thursday morning. The Old Town Clovis Kiwanis Club got the veterans together at the Clovis Veterans Memorial District Ballroom for this reunion brunch, for the second year in a row. Vets from the April and…… MORE
(KMJ) In an exclusive interview Thursday on KMJ’s Morning News, Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims stood her ground in her opposition to Prop. 57 which is being pushed by Gov. Jerry Brown. Proposition 57, purports to allow for early release only of those inmates who have committed “non-violent offenses.” Mims also discussed her reaction to…… MORE
(KMJ) 50 year old James Thomas is behind bars in the Fresno County Jail, held on charges of murdering his elderly mother. The 80 year old victim was found dead in her home by her granddaughter Wednesday morning. Investigators say there was obvious evidence of blunt force trauma. Thomas, who was immediately considered a “person…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ ) – The kidnapped children of a Gorman murder victim have been located in New Mexico. Rylee, Braden and Josylnn Watkins were located by a Good Samaritan in a motel outside of Albuquerque. Their mother, Kimberly Harvill was found dead last week, in Lebec near Gorman. The LA County Sheriff’s Department says she…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) – More Volunteers in Patrol are needed at the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office. VIPS serve as the eyes and ears in the community, checking on vacation property and schools, reaching out to the community, painting over graffiti, monitoring Project Lifesaver, transporting patrol cars, reaching out to youth, assisting children with court appearances, running…… MORE
