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
(KMJ) Fresno The Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an early morning bear attack. As a result, an “aggressive animal public safety warning” was issued for the Midpines area of Mariposa County. Around 4:00 am Thursday, an unidentified man was attacked by a bear at his home in the 5000 block of Colorado Rd. The…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — About 80,000 pounds of rainbow trout had to be rescued from the San Joaquin Hatchery and moved to cooler waters in Shaver Lake as a result of the ongoing drought. California Department of Fish and Wildlife spokesman Andrew Hughan tells the Fresno Bee that temperatures in Millerton Lake had reached nearly…… MORE
On Wednesday, August 12th at about 1 p.m., Southeast Detectives and VCIT officers served a narcotics search warrant at 1528 S. Whitney. 44 year-old Arthur Gonzalez was arrested for possessing methamphetamine for sale. During the warrant officers seized over 3 ½ ounces of methamphetamine packaged for sale, a Glock 45 caliber handgun, 50 rounds of…… MORE
The Big Fresno Fair is excited to announce that the legendary Diana Ross and funnyman Jeff Foxworthy will perform as part of the 2015 Table Mountain Concert Series line-up in the Paul Paul Theater. These are the final two spots in the Fair’s diverse entertainment line-up. The Fair will offer an exclusive online-only pre-sale for…… MORE
KMJ’s Dominic McAndrew accompanies Fresno County’s food vendor inspection team. FRESNO COUNTY (KMJ) — A number of Fresno County agencies have been on the road Wednesday to make sure taco trucks and sliced fruit vendors are playing by the rules. Starting out at Fresno County’s Juvenile Justice Center, south of Fresno on Highway 99, teams…… MORE
Crime trends from the Fresno Police Department are showing over the last 28 days, violent crime dropped by 5%. “That demonstrates that some of the things that we have incorporated here as of late with the redeployment of our traffic unit up in the northwest, and policing unit saturating hot spots where there’s a propensity…… MORE
Planning for the Valley’s future is the focus of a clean energy summit at Fresno State. “Unlocking Renewables – A Valley Summit” is bringing different community members, agencies, policy makers, local and state leaders and others together to discuss meeting climate goals for the future – sharing planning ideas for growth while saving resources. Governor…… MORE
Former President Jimmy Carter has announced he has been diagnosed with cancer. 90 year old Carter was the nation’s 39th president. “Recent liver surgery revealed that I have cancer that now is in other parts of my body, I will be rearranging my schedule as necessary so I can undergo treatment by physicians at Emory…… MORE
(KMJ) Fresno It wasn’t an oil pipeline…but a meth pipeline that’s led to a big bust by federal investigators in the south valley. 29 suspects have been arrested in all, 11 from Bakersfield. The feds say the suspects were running methamphetamine between Bakersfield and the oil fields of Minot, North Dakota. They say those involved…… MORE
