Category Archives: KMJ Top Stories

Clovis Girl Survives Kidnapping, Assault

Clovis Girl Survives Kidnapping, Assault

(KMJ)  The search continues for the suspects who kidnapped a Clovis teenager. Fresno County Sheriff’s Deputies say just after 3:00 PM Tuesday the girl was walking home near Shepherd and Academy. Deputies say a silver BMW pulled up to her and up to four suspects got out grabbed her and forced her into the vehicle. They reportedly drover…MORE

Trump Fires Back at Obama

Trump Fires Back at Obama

Washington (CNN) Donald Trump attacked President Barack Obama on Wednesday calling him “the worst president in U.S. history” after the President sharply criticized the Republican front-runner. “Interesting how President Obama so haltingly said I ‘would never be president’ – This from perhaps the worst president in U.S. history,” Trump tweeted. Obama dismissed the possibility of Trump…MORE

Apple Fights Judge’s Order to Unlock Terrorist’s Iphone

Apple Fights Judge’s Order to Unlock Terrorist’s Iphone

(CNN) Apple is opposing a judge’s order to help the FBI break into the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino, California, shooters, calling the directive “an overreach by the U.S. government.” A public letter, signed by Apple CEO Tim Cook and published Tuesday, warns that complying with the order would entail building “a backdoor to…MORE

Fresno PD Makes Major Meth Bust

Fresno PD Makes Major Meth Bust

(KMJ)  24 pounds of crystal meth are off the streets after a successful undercover investigation by Fresno Police. Chief Jerry Dyer announced the seizure Tuesday afternoon, saying the drugs had a street value of more than $200,000. 40 year old Juan Luis Calles Tapia of Modesto was arrested after he was pulled over in northwest…MORE

4.8 Mag. Quake Rattles Valley Floor

4.8 Mag. Quake Rattles Valley Floor

(KMJ)   Did you feel it? A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck just after 3pm Tuesday shaking much of the central valley. The U.S. Geological Survey says the epicenter was near Big Pine – just south of Bishop. The temblor rattled the KMJ studios in NW Fresno and was felt as far south as Bakersfield. There…MORE

Visalia Cold Case Murder Suspect Caught In Mexico

A cold case homicide suspect is brought to custody, 27 years after the murder took place. The murder happened in 1989, in the parking lot of a Visalia bar, where a scuffle took place. Steve Guerra, who in his 20’s, was stabbed to death, and another man also died in the incident. Detectives believe Elio Benavente…MORE

Non-Profit Being Granted Access To The State’s Students’ Records

Non-Profit Being Granted Access To The State’s Students’ Records

FRESNO (KMJ) — A California non-profit is being granted access to personal information about the state’s children. The data is being handed over as the request of the ‘California Parent’s Association’ and Morgan Hill Concerned Parents Association. It’s as a result of a lawsuit filed against the state’s department of education, to determine if schools…MORE

Sal Quintero Files Nomination Papers For County Seat Election

(KMJ) Fresno – Sal Quintero is running for the Fresno County Supervisor seat in District 3 that Henry Perea will leave empty in his bid for Fresno mayor. On Tuesday, February 16th, Quintero filed his nomination papers at the County Clerk’s Office in Downtown Fresno. “Three of four of the things that we really want…MORE

State Rail Planners Want The Public’s Opinion On Future Ideas

State Rail Planners Want The Public’s Opinion On Future Ideas

FRESNO (KMJ) — Caltrans is looking for the public’s opinion on plans to improve rail connections throughout the state. Their intention is to plan out the next 20 years of rail and community connections. The state’s transport operator say they’d like to better understand the public’s wants and needs when it comes to both passenger…MORE

Fresno Police Make Three Arrests In Auto Theft Sweep

Fresno Police Make Three Arrests In Auto Theft Sweep

(KMJ) – On Monday February 15th,  officers with the Fresno Police Department’s Northwest Violent Crime Impact Team were patrolling the area of Polk and Shaw in response to an increase of auto thefts in the area. Officers received a tip that a Parolee at Large on the run since Christmas Eve 2014, had been spotted in the area…MORE