Category Archives: KMJ Top Stories

Record Number of Yosemite Junior Rangers Sworn In

Record Number of Yosemite Junior Rangers Sworn In

A Record Number of Junior Rangers are sworn in at Yosemite National Park — 22,600. Each of these young people completed their duties, either by attending a Junior Ranger program or completing a booklet, and took an oath to continue to “Explore, Learn, and Protect” Yosemite National Park. The Junior Ranger Program in Yosemite aims…MORE

Mother Arrested For DUI With Six Kids In SUV

Mother Arrested For DUI With Six Kids In SUV

  FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — A drunk driver crashes in Northeast Fresno on Monday night, leaving eight people injured — most of them — her own children. Fresno police say the accident happened around 7:30p.m. at Cedar and Shepherd on December 28th. A 39-year-old woman in a Lincoln Navigator ran a red light while driving…MORE

Year-end Tax Tips To Save Money

Year-end Tax Tips To Save Money

  Time to get those last minute deductions in for the 2015 tax year… For most people, giving to charity is simply a matter of goodwill and generosity, but there are tax benefits, and knowing how to get a tax deduction can allow you to give even more. Here are some year-end tax tips to…MORE

January Brings New Regulations For Hoverboards

January Brings New Regulations For Hoverboards

If you — or someone in your family got a hoverboard for christmas get ready for new restrictions on how and where you can ride it. New regulations for “hoverboards” go into effect Friday, January 1, 2016. The California Highway Patrol says the new rules were passed earlier this year with an eye on increasing…MORE

Fresno PD, FBI Investigating Attack on Elderly Sikh Man

Fresno PD, FBI Investigating Attack on Elderly Sikh Man

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Fresno Police and the FBI are searching for suspects, following a weekend hate crime. 68-year old Amrik Singh Bal was waiting for a ride to work Saturday morning, near Shields and Brawley, when two men pulled up in a car and started yelling at him. When Singh tried to cross the…MORE

Morning Shooting Leaves One Dead And One Injured In Fresno

Morning Shooting Leaves One Dead And One Injured In Fresno

  (KMJ) – December 28th, 2015 – The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office says one person is dead and another is in custody following a shooting early Monday Morning. Deputies say around 7:00am, they received a 911 call. The caller said a guy at home on 1000 South Rogers Lane was going to kill himself and that…MORE

Deadline Approaches To Join Cramming Lawsuit

Deadline Approaches To Join Cramming Lawsuit

If you are a Sprint or Verizon customer – you could have some money coming your way thanks to a cramming settlement – but you only have a few days to file. Both wireless carriers agreed to pay $158 million to customers to settle claims with the government. Current and former subscribers who paid for…MORE

Drive-by Shooting In Northwest Fresno

Drive-by Shooting In Northwest Fresno

Police are looking for suspects after a drive-by shooting, December 27th, in Northwest Fresno. It was around 11:30, Sunday night when a 27-year-old man was walking along Polk and Shaw, and a car pulled up and several people started shooting at him. The man was hit a couple times and the suspects drove off. The…MORE

PG&E Urges Customers To Prepare For Storms

PG&E Urges Customers To Prepare For Storms

PG&E Storm Preparedness and Safety Tips For Customers  Be prepared before storms arrive: Have battery-operated flashlights and radios with fresh batteries ready. Listen for updates on storm conditions and power outages. If you have a cordless phone or answering machine that requires electricity to work, have a standard telephone or cell phone ready as a…MORE

Tracy Mosque Damaged In Hate Crime

Tracy Mosque Damaged In Hate Crime

Muslim leaders in Tracy, California are now demanding the firebombing of their mosque to be treated as a hate crime. Fire damage was found at the Tracy Islamic Center on Saturday, December 26th, when mosque leaders say they found a molotov cocktail tossed over the gate at the building’s back door. The Tracy Mosque never…MORE