January 19, 2016 – FRESNO (KMJ) – On March 29, 2015, while performing vertical ventilation on a residential garage fire, Fresno Fire Department Truck Captain Pete Dern fell through a roof, and sustained critical burn injuries. Captain Dern continues to improve, and as a result of that incident, Fire Chief Kerri Donis assembled a “Serious…… MORE
(KMJ) A rain-induced rock slide has brought traffic on busy Highway 41 to a standstill. The slide occurred around noon Tuesday. It will take crews hours to clear the way for drivers. The CHP says Southbound lanes are closed at Rd 200 and Northbound lanes are closed at State Route 145. … MORE
(KMJ) After six years on the Fresno County Board of Supervisors, Debbie Poochigian announced Tuesday that she will not run for another term. “It has been a privilege to serve the constituents of my district and all the residents of Fresno County on the Board of Supervisors since 2009,” said Poochigian in a statement, “I…… MORE
(KMJ) – A Dispute Between Members of a Street Gang Turns Deadly. On Sunday, January 10, 2016 at approximately 5:45 p.m., Fresno Police responded to the 4500 Block of East Hammond Avenue for reports of shots. When officers arrived, they discovered 28-year old Fresno resident Cesar Chavez wounded by gunfire. He was transported to Community Regional…… MORE
(KMJ) – Clovis Police take a man is in custody over the weekend after officers found a cat bound in electrical tape stuffed into his backpack. Just before 8:00 am Sunday morning, a Clovis patrol officer conducted a check on a suspicious bicyclist behind the Walmart in the 300 block of W Shaw in Clovis. The…… MORE
(KMJ) – A Clovis Police arrest a man for allegedly breaking into a house near Rialto and Helm avenues in Clovis. Officers say a neighbor called the police after seeing an unknown man lurking about and having a pizza delivered to a home he believed to be vacant. 20-year old Johnny Holguin originally tried to hide…… MORE
Police Chief Jerry Dyer plans to expand the department’s ShotSpotter technology. “We now have 3 square miles, Fresno Unified has agreed to add another square mile in the budget or two that would give us 5 square miles and the goal is to get up to 10 – 12-square miles in our city in the…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — Decision makers within the California State University system are discussing whether or not to ban hover-boards on all CSU campuses. Fears over the two wheeled transportation device suddenly bursting into flames are what’s sparked off the discussion. Hoverboards have become incredibly popular over the past few months, becoming one of the must-have…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — Walmart says it will close 269 stores in the U.S. and abroad, but none of the closures affect stores in the Central Valley. In a statement released Friday morning, the company says the closures will impact 16,000 associates with 10,000 of them in the United States. Of the stores in California, Walmarts…… MORE
(KMJ)- Tenants of Fresno’s Summerset Village Apartments have filed a lawsuit against property owner Chris Henry. The suit was filed Thursday in Fresno County Superior Court. It contends the plaintiffs are all low-income residents of the Summerset Apartments and that the complex is unsafe, unsanitary, and in a serious state of disrepair. Crews have been busy…… MORE
