A prominent Modesto Attorney is among 9 people including 3 CHP officers to be arrested in connection with the discovery of a dead body 18 months after the victim was reported missing. Defense Attorney Frank Carson is accused of being the ringleader in an conspiracy that resulted in the death of a 26-year-old man. Korey…… MORE
YOSEMITE (KMJ) — Animals in Yosemite National Park’s Tuolumne Meadows Campground have tested positive for the plague. It means the campground will be closed next week between August 17th and August 21st. Several dead animals have been discovered and tested positive for the plague, prompting the temporary closure while the areas rodents are known to…… MORE
It was a New Year’s day celebration in 2014 — that ended with 32-year old Brian Santos — stabbed to death. Now, 25-year old Jessica Wills (left), and 24-year old Jacqueline Benavides Wills (right), will stand trial for the murder of their fellow army National Guard soldier. The women, who are married, were arrested shortly…… MORE
(FRESNO) – The City of Fresno will open its cooling centers Saturday and Sunday, August 15 and 16, 2015. The National Weather Service in Hanford has forecasted that the high temperature in Fresno for both days will be at or above 105 degrees. The centers will be open from noon to 8 p.m. Cooling centers…… MORE
(KMJ) The Santa Barbara County DA’s office has not decided whether to seek the death penalty in a case that’s drawn the ire of many across the country. Thursday, 29 year old Victor Martinez pleaded not guilty to murder and special allegations against him including torture in the brutal killing of 64 year old Marilyn…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Hugo Pinell, a notorious killer with ties to the 1960s and 1970s black revolutionary movement, spent the last 45 years in California’s prison isolation units partly for his own protection. Just days after he was moved into the general prison population, fellow inmates stabbed him to death in an exercise yard.…… MORE
Fresno State’s branding is taking to the skies. Bulldog 1, the new blimp, the really, really big, red blimp will provide 6,000 feet of space for advertisers, and some great branding for Fresno State. Chris Boling from Boling Air Media – who provided the blimp says it was a great media move. Boling’s team did…… MORE
The target of a two-week manhunt in the South Valley was released from jail last year – due to lack of inmate bed space. Benjamin Peter Ashley was released October 20th because of federal orders that set a limit on inmates at the local jail. Officials are offering a $10,000 reward for Ashley, who they…… 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) — The latest effort to conserve California’s most-precious resource: stricter low-flow standards for showerheads. The California Energy Commission has adopted the…… MORE
Immigration issues are being raised in the case of a man – in the country illegally – now accused of murder and scheduled to appear today, (July 13th), in a Santa Maria courtroom. 29 year-old Victor Ramirez was living in the U.S. illegally. Ramirez (pictured left) and 20 year-old Jose Villagomez are accused of breaking into…… MORE
