With a show of their culinary skills, the Merced Police Department raises money for Valley Children’s Hospital. Here’s a hint…. chili was involved…. It was their first Chili Cook-off, according to Merced Police Captain Tom Trindad. “Actually, how this all started was because everybody comes around here and brags about how good their chili…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — One of Fresno County Sheriff’s Office two helicopters is getting a brand new replacement. Deputies currently have access to two helicopters to assist crime fighting from the sky. The current Eagle One and Eagle Two have been with the department since 1996, but they were actually 1991 models when they were bought…… MORE
(CNN) – Two people already charged with felony child abuse, torture and mayhem could also face murder charges after two children were found dead in a northern California storage unit, police in the city of Redding said. The bodies were discovered as authorities investigated the abuse of a third child, according to a police statement…… MORE
(KMJ) – Several Los Angeles media outlets are reporting that all Los Angeles Unified School District campuses have been closed Tuesday morning after a bomb threat was called in to a school board member. Police say It is unclear when the threat was made and to which school board member it was directed. But the…… MORE
The fourth person who died in the Skylife helicopter crash has now been identified. 40 year-old Katherine Brown was being transported to San Joaquin Community Hospital in Bakersfield, when the aircraft went down halfway through the 20 minute flight. Brown and the three crew members – the pilot, critical-care nurse, and flight paramedic were…… MORE
(KMJ) FRESNO, CA – Mayor Swearengin today announced that the City of Fresno intends to enter into a joint use agreement with Fresno Unified School District and Central Unified School District to open up 16 school sites on weekends for organized recreational programming and open public use of outdoor facilities. The Administration is proposing…… MORE
Court documents show 24 year-old Aseel Al-Saber and seven co-defendants opened and maintained bank accounts for the purpose of funneling cash proceeds of marijuana that had been shipped from Fresno and other California cities and sold in Florida and other states. Al-Saber’s bank account was used to deposit and withdraw more than $72,000 dollars worth…… MORE
Could an eye exam diagnose Parkinson’s? Canadian researchers are developing an entirely new way to diagnose Parkinson’s- a progressive disorder with no cure. Scientists are looking for signs of the disease in an unexpected place: the eye. The retinas of patients who suffer from Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and other neurodegenerative diseases seem to undergo subtle…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — The tax we pay on gas purchased in California could soon be replaced by a per-mile charge on our cars. The State of California has noticed that the revenue it gets from applying a tax to the amount of gas we buy at the pump isn’t paying the same dividends at is…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — A house fire early Sunday morning in central Fresno has left five people dead. FFD says the blaze broke out around 7am inside the home on N. Archie Ave. – near Cedar and McKinley. Crews pulled six people out. Four were pronounced dead at the scene, one died in the hospital, and…… MORE
