Category Archives: KMJ Top Stories

PODCASTS: Arambula's Rehab Reveal Amid Ugly Divorce
Assemblyman Dr. Joaquin Arambula (D-Fresno) revealed this week that he recently wrapped up a month-long stay in a rehabilitation facility for alcohol. The news comes after it was reported that the pol...
Blake Taylor Mar 06, 2026

Wrong Way Drunk Driver Gets Minimum Sentence
Tulare Co. (KMJ) Saul Saldana Armenta could have spent the next decade of his life in prison for a deadly DUI crash on Highway 99. But, a Tulare County court on Thursday sentenced the 22 year old to f...
Blake Taylor Mar 06, 2026

McClintock's 'Shut Down Sanctuary Policies' Advances
Washington, D.C. - The House Judiciary Committee today passed Congressman Tom McClintock's H.R. 7640, the Shut Down Sanctuary Policies Act. The bill asserts federal supremacy over enforcement of immig...
Blake Taylor Mar 06, 2026 stadtratte / Depositphotos.com

Human Composting on Hold: "The Stupidity is Absolutely Breathtaking"
Fresno, CA (KMJ) The San Joaquin River Parkway and Conservation Trust says it will no longer use humanbased compost at the Sumner Peck Ranch following public concern over the material's origins. In an...
Blake Taylor Mar 05, 2026 singkham / Depositphotos.com

Patient Accused of Shooting Employee at Central Fresno Health Clinic
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Fresno police are investigating a shooting at the Family HealthCare Network off Clinton and West avenues in Central Fresno. Police say they received multiple calls about a sho...
Liz Kern Mar 05, 2026

68-Year-Old Man Hit and Killed by Car in Central Fresno Identified
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The man who was hit and killed by a car in central Fresno has been identified as 68-year-old Donald Burkes. Police were called out to Ashlan Avenue near First Street just befo...
Liz Kern Mar 04, 2026

2 Suspects Arrested After Assault, Stabbing in West Central Fresno
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- One teen and an adult have been arrested after a stabbing and assault in West Central Fresno, injuring a 19-year-old man and a 15-year-old girl. Officers were called to the We...
Liz Kern Mar 04, 2026

Dyer: $10M Homeless Grant is "Proof of Success"
FRESNO, CA - Mayor Jerry Dyer says the City of Fresno has received a $10.4 million grant from the State of California to help the local homeless population. The funds will be used to support more than...
Blake Taylor Mar 04, 2026

Repeat Drunk Driver Sentenced for Murder
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) A convicted murderer will spend 19 years to life in prison for a violent 2023 crash that killed 33yearold Jesse Espino in Central Fresno. 36yearold Shane Shahan sat silently ...
Blake Taylor Mar 04, 2026

Fresno State's Accreditation Reaffirmed for 10 Years
PRESS RELEASE: Fresno State's accreditation reaffirmed for 10 years. The Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior College and University Commission has reaffirmed Fresno State's accreditatio...
Liz Kern Mar 03, 2026
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