Category Archives: KMJ Top Stories

Jury Selection Begins In Kings County Murder Trial

Jury Selection Begins In Kings County Murder Trial

FRESNO (KMJ) – Jury selection begins for a 52 year old Kings County man who’s accused of killing his estranged wife. Hanford Police found the body of Melanie Pate floating in the backyard swimming pool of the couple’s Hanford home back on September 3rd, 2013. Her throat had been slashed -her husband todd accused of…MORE

Fresno County Voting On Crime Processing Upgrades

Fresno County Voting On Crime Processing Upgrades

FRESNO (KMJ) – Fresno County wants to make it easier and faster for the District Attorney to access footage from police body cameras. “We do have access to that information but its through CD, so you can imagine the time it takes to be downloaded, and it takes time to transmit it from point A…MORE

Central Valley Cities Among Least Educated in the U.S.

Central Valley Cities Among Least Educated in the U.S.

According to a recent study by Wallet Hub, the personal finance website, cities in the Central Valley rank among the least educated in the United States. Out of 150 metropolitan areas ranked, Fresno was 145, Modesto came in at 146, Bakersfield at 147 and Visalia/Porterville ranked 148. The study takes into account 9 different metrics,…MORE

Over Half Of American Workers Skipping Vacation

Over Half Of American Workers Skipping Vacation

FRESNO (KMJ) – American workers have been taking less and less vacation over the past 15 years. Project: Time Off found that in 2015, more than half of American workers left vacation time unused. Among those surveyed, 658 million days went unused, and 222 million days were lost – those are days that cannot be…MORE

Unexpected Drive-Thru At Sanger Pizzeria

Unexpected Drive-Thru At Sanger Pizzeria

SANGER (KMJ) — An unexpected drive-thru at a pizzeria in Sanger. Police responded to reports of a vehicle versus building collision Monday morning, at the ‘Me-N-Eds’ close to the intersection of North and Academy. Officers arrived to find a car lodged in the outer wall, and the driver explained that she had swerved to avoid…MORE

Car Hits McDonald’s Delivery Truck

Car Hits McDonald’s Delivery Truck

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A car ran a red light and hit a McDonald’s delivery truck on Monday, according to Fresno Police.  Surprisingly the driver of the car was okay, suffering just a cut on the head.  He did go to CRMC to have his injury looked at. The accident partially closed the intersection of…MORE

Hundreds Of Delta Flights Cancelled After Power Outage

Hundreds Of Delta Flights Cancelled After Power Outage

FRESNO (KMJ) — Hundreds of Delta flights across the country have been canceled Monday morning due to a power outage in Atlanta. Limited departures are now taking place, but the affected flights could spell repercussions for some time still. “They’re still trying to get their systems together”, says Daniel Baker CEO of FlightAware.com. “Until they can…MORE

Alleged Visalia Rental Fraud Scammer Behind Bars

Alleged Visalia Rental Fraud Scammer Behind Bars

FRESNO (KMJ) – A Visalia man is behind bars for allegedly trying to rent out properties which he didn’t own and taking money from potential renters. Visalia PD Property Crimes Detectives say 28-year-old Nicholas Vallez scammed victims, stealing their money in the form of rental application fees. Vallez is facing multiple misdemeanor and felony charges. To date, 11…MORE

Stockton Mayor Claims He’s Innocent, Denies Child Endangerment Charges

Stockton Mayor Claims He’s Innocent, Denies Child Endangerment Charges

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Latest on the arrest of a California mayor (all times local): 2:05 p.m. A California mayor has forcefully declared his innocence and says he never endangered children amid allegations that he made secret audio recording of strip game at youth camp run by him. Stockton Mayor Anthony Silva made the…MORE