Category Archives: KMJ Top Stories

Cigarette Thieves Hit Southwest Fresno Mini-Marts

Cigarette Thieves Hit Southwest Fresno Mini-Marts

  Cigarette thieves are targeting Fresno area stores for their habit. Last Thursday, three Hispanic men burglarized the mini-mart at Tulare and Peach stealing over a thousand dollars worth of cigarettes. This is the third burglary at a Southeast Fresno business. Video surveillance show the three breaking in and using trash cans to haul off…MORE

VIDEO: Violent South Carolina Classroom Arrest Sparks Uproar

VIDEO: Violent South Carolina Classroom Arrest Sparks Uproar

By The Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Here are the latest developments in the confrontation between a South Carolina deputy and a student recorded on cellphone video (all times local): 2 p.m. South Carolina’s education superintendent says she is “greatly concerned” by videos showing an officer tossing a female student out of her desk…MORE

Fresno Police Search For Robber/Carjacker

Fresno Police Search For Robber/Carjacker

    Fresno Police are looking for an armed robber who hit a recycling center – and may be responsible for an earlier carjacking. On Tuesday, October 27th, at 8:17 am, Southwest patrol officers were dispatched to Kyle’s Recyclables, 2217 E. Belmont Avenue, regarding an armed robbery that just occurred. After robbing the business, the…MORE

FTA Postpones Press Conference Against FUSD

FTA Postpones Press Conference Against FUSD

A press conference was to be held by Fresno educators who’ve said they have more evidence to support their accusations against the leadership of Fresno Unified – has been called off. The FTA says they “need more time” and want to make sure they have all the facts. Earlier this month, the Fresno Teacher’s Association…MORE

Trump on Slump: “I Don’t Get It”

Trump on Slump: “I Don’t Get It”

WASHINGTON (CNN) – Donald Trump said he doesn’t understand his recent drop in polls, but he continued his attacks on Ben Carson, who has knocked him from the top spot in Iowa and — in at least one survey — nationwide among Republicans. “I don’t get it,” Trump said on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” on Tuesday.…MORE

Carrie Underwood To Play Savemart In April 2016

Carrie Underwood To Play Savemart In April 2016

CARRIE UNDERWOOD ANNOUNCES 2016 TOUR   Nashville, TN – (October 27, 2015) – Seven-time Grammy winner and Pollstar’s three-time top female country touring artist, Carrie Underwood, who just released her fifth studio album, Storyteller, will launch a new arena tour in 2016 to take her new music on the road. The Storyteller Tour – Stories…MORE

Suspect Uses Own License Prior to Fresno Robbery

Suspect Uses Own License Prior to Fresno Robbery

(KMJ) –  Fresno Police say 50-year old Rodolfo Barron robbed the Advance America Check Cashing business at 4195 E. Belmont on Friday, October 23rd. Officers say Barron first entered the business, located at 4195 East Belmont Avenue, and tried to open up an account.  In doing so, he provided the clerks with his actual California…MORE

Families Wanting To Adopt Invited To Fresno Resource Fair

Families Wanting To Adopt Invited To Fresno Resource Fair

FRESNO (KMJ) — Helping the thousands of children in California waiting for adoptive and foster parents is the drive behind one state assemblyman wanting to make the adoption process easier. In the State Assembly, 23rd District Representative Jim Patterson says he’s been trying to make California’s adoption process easier ever since he got elected. “What…MORE

Manhunt Is On for Suspect in 3 Murders

Manhunt Is On for Suspect in 3 Murders

Authorities are hunting for an 18-year-old man suspected of fatally shooting a man and wounding another at a Northern California shopping center. 18-year-old Alexander Brown is wanted for killing one person and wounding another with a high-powered rifle in a Livermore parking lot. Brown also is wanted in the killing of 27-year-old Albert Thao in…MORE

Iowa Poll: Carson Leads Trump By Double Digits

Iowa Poll: Carson Leads Trump By Double Digits

WASHINGTON (CNN) – A new poll out Monday confirms that Ben Carson is topping Donald Trump in Iowa’s Republican caucuses — this time by 14 points. According to the Monmouth University poll released Monday, Carson is leading Trump 32% to 18% among likely Republican Iowa voters. In a Monmouth poll conducted in August, the two…MORE