Category Archives: KMJ Top Stories

Old Homes Getting New Life Thanks To City Of Fresno Scheme

Old Homes Getting New Life Thanks To City Of Fresno Scheme

FRESNO (KMJ) — Investors looking to bring old abandoned properties in the City of Fresno back up to code now have support from the city’s ‘Code Lien Waiver Program’ It cancels out up to $50,000 in property fines, citations, and unpaid code enforcement fees if a new owner comes in and wants to restore it.…MORE

Triple Murder Suspect Dead After Oakland Standoff

Triple Murder Suspect Dead After Oakland Standoff

(KMJ) – A man suspected of homicides in Fresno, Sacramento and Livermore is believed to have taken his own life after a lengthy standoff with police in Oakland. Police say 18-year old Jason Brown barricaded himself inside a Motel Six in East Oakland just after five o’clock Thursday night. Early Friday morning, officers say they…MORE

FPD: Fatal Hit And Run Suspect Caught

FPD: Fatal Hit And Run Suspect Caught

(KMJ) November 20, 2015 – Fresno Police say they have arrested the suspect involved in a deadly hit and run collision.   The fatal crash happened Thursday afternoon at Fulton and Stanislaus around 3:30pm in downtown Fresno.  An 80 year old woman in a wheelchair was killed.   The suspect, 51 year old Luis Garcia, will face charges…MORE

No Injuries In Plane Crash At Harris Ranch

(KMJ) – Thursday, November 19, 2015 – At 2:10 Thursday, FSO got a report of a single plane crashing in a field about a mile south Harris Ranch Inn (24505 W. Dorris Ave.), by the 198 and I-5 area. Fresno Sheriff’s Office Spokesperson Tony Botti says there are some downed power lines, but nobody was…MORE

Twin Toddlers Recover at Hospital After Near Drowning

Twin Toddlers Recover at Hospital After Near Drowning

  UPDATE 11/20/2015: Per the PICU Social Worker, the male juvenile is still in the PICU. He is intubated and on a breathing machine. His status has not changed. The female  is doing well and will be transferred down to a regular room. – From Lt. Joe Gomez. (KMJ) – November 19, 2015 – Two children…MORE

‘Helping Hams’ Campaign Kicks Of At Fresno State

‘Helping Hams’ Campaign Kicks Of At Fresno State

FRESNO (KMJ) — Fresno State has launched what it calls the ‘Helping Hams’ drive. The campaign which kicked off Thursday morning is to get holiday hams to the charitable organizations affiliated with Fresno State. “To provide hams to those who cannot purchase them themselves”, says Fresno State President Joseph Castro who was joined at the…MORE

911 Flooded With Calls Reporting Cable Outage

911 Flooded With Calls Reporting Cable Outage

Cable went out in the Central Valley… and who got calls ? The 911 service. Comcast Cable was down wednesday – thanks to an electrical fire at the Fresno facility The outage affected Central California up to Sacramento and the Bay area. No internet, no TV and no telephone services for a lot of customers.…MORE

Officer Gunned Down In Downey Police Parking Lot

Officer Gunned Down In Downey Police Parking Lot

(KMJ)- A Downey police officer was found fatally shot Thursday while sitting inside his personal vehicle in the police station’s parking lot. Homicide Lieutenant John Corina of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department says two male suspects ran toward Officer Ricardo Galvez about 11:08 p.m. Wednesday as he was seated in the driver’s seat of…MORE