The Fresno County Coroner’s Office has confirmed that the body found by firefighters near Pine Flat Lake was that of Zillabelle Jane Friesen – who had been missing since July 21st. Her daughter, Melaney Shaum, says her 81 year-old mother was an adventurous woman: “You know, oh, I read a book about that area –…… MORE
(KMJ) Fresno Police say early Saturday morning, 21-year old Deondre Howard was gunned down in front of his residence near Shaw and Valentine in Fresno. His 16-year old brother was injured but has since been released from the hospital. Howard was a well known student-athlete at Edison High School and Fresno City College. Sunday night,…… MORE
(KMJ) Dozens of volunteers stayed busy over the weekend finishing the ongoing improvement projects on Rotary’s Storyland. All this is needed before the park reopens to the public over Labor Day. Volunteers prepared the park’s recently repaired train, put a fresh coat of paint on its time-honored classics, and groomed the grounds for Storyland to…… MORE
(KMJ) 62 year old Miyuki Harwood has been found alive east of Courtright Reservoir. The hiker had been missing for 9 days before she was airlifted to safety Saturday morning. Rescue teams say she did suffer injuries, but did not give any further detail. Smoke from the Rough Fire, burning nearby, had hampered rescue operations.…… MORE
(KMJ) Two Fresno men are behind bars in Kern County on charges of human trafficking. Bakersfield police conducted prostitution stings this week and arrested a 17 year old prostitute from Fresno. Investigators later arrested her alleged pimps, 30-year-old Nathan Johnson-Harper and 24-year-old Ariel Mills. Both men were booked into Kern County jail, and the girl…… MORE
(KMJ) A 6-month-old girl survived a fiery car crash in Fresno County that killed her parents early Friday morning. She was in an SUV that struck a power pole around 3 a.m. near Easton. Jose Sanchez, who lives nearby, says he found the crying child lying on the ground next to an open door as…… MORE
(August 28, 2015) A fire evacuation warning goes out for the Rough Fire area…. but it’s just a warning – and business owners say its business as usual. Our KMJ newsroom received calls from the Wishon area where evacuation “warning orders” have been issued to those living in the area –along McKinley Grove Road between…… MORE
Tech in the Valley is a growing industry and Fresno Pacific University wants to nurture it. The Central Valley has been founded on specific industries says Wayne Steffen from Fresno Pacific University. “People know the Valley for agriculture and that’s obviously a major part of this Valley and will be, but we have – there’s…… MORE
Aaron Abeytia Aaron Abeytia anchors afternoon newscasts on News/Talk 580 & 105.9 KMJ. Read More… Listen to the report as aired on News/Talk 580 AM & 105.9 FM KMJ FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — CSU, Sacramento has setup a fund for 23-year-old Anthony Sadler, a senior studying kinesiology. Sadler and his two friends, an Air Force Airman…… MORE
(KMJ) A former Fresno police officer has been charged with pimping out his girlfriend to an undercover detective. Fresno prosecutors announced Wednesday that they had filed a misdemeanor criminal complaint against Robert Knight. Prosecutors say Knight and his girlfriend are facing a prostitution charges. The 43-year-old Knight resigned in July just days after learning he…… MORE
