Category Archives: KMJ Top Stories

Transgender Murdered, Suspect Sought

Transgender Murdered, Suspect Sought

The Fresno Police have release this photo to help track down those responsible for a brutal stabbing that killed a transgender person. 66-year old Kenton Haggard of Fresno was stabbed in the neck early Thursday morning while walking on Blackstone near Cornell. Surveillance video captured the attack. And it shows Haggard approach the suspect vehicle…MORE

3 Dead in Louisiana Theater Shooting

3 Dead in Louisiana Theater Shooting

LAFAYETTE, LA — (CNN) As the previews ended and the lights dimmed for the screening of the comedy “Trainwreck,” a man stood up inside a Lafayette movie theater, pulled out a handgun and began firing indiscriminately. The shooter, a 58-year-old white man, killed two people and wounded nine others at the Louisiana multiplex Thursday night…MORE

Modesto Mass Murder Suspect Pleads Not Guilty

Modesto Mass Murder Suspect Pleads Not Guilty

MODESTO, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California man suspected of killing two women and four children pleaded not guilty Thursday to murder charges in one of the deaths. Martin Martinez, 30, has been formally charged with killing his girlfriend’s 2-year-old toddler last October. He was also a suspect in the Saturday homicides of girlfriend Dr.…MORE

I-10 Reopening After Bridge Collapse

I-10 Reopening After Bridge Collapse

DESERT CENTER, Calif. (AP) — Construction crews have been laboring around the clock to meet a Friday deadline for the partial reopening of about 50 miles of Interstate 10 through the California desert that was closed when flash flooding damaged several bridges. The California Department of Transportation said limited traffic would resume at noon —…MORE

5TH Fresno Food Expo Deemed Big Success

5TH Fresno Food Expo Deemed Big Success

Fresno’s called the Breadbasket of the World – known for our food production Today, big players in the food industry are in town at the Downtown Convention Center. Attracting participants from Stanislaus to Kern, for the Food Expo, organizers say this regional event is a huge opportunity for food retailers. Today is the day to…MORE

Immigrants Rights Protest At Fresno Sheriff’s Headquarters

Immigrants Rights Protest At Fresno Sheriff’s Headquarters

  . About a dozen protesters rallied on the steps of the Fresno Country Sheriff’s headquarters. They’re calling for an end to the Sheriff’s Department’s involvement with the customs and immigration’s – ICE program. Luis Ojeda is the Statewide Coordinator from the California Immigrant Youth Justice Alliance who says ICE has too much power. “We saw…MORE

Huge Wildfire Burning In Napa County

Huge Wildfire Burning In Napa County

A wind-whipped wildfire near Lake Berryessa has consumed more than 6 square miles and prompted authorities to order mandatory evacuations of Quail Ridge and Golden Bear. Cal Fire says it brought in six air tankers, 16 truck companies, 11 bulldozers and five water tenders to try to slow down the blaze, now being called the…MORE

Arrest Made In Shooting Death of Hayward Police Officer

Arrest Made In Shooting Death of Hayward Police Officer

Hayward’s police chief says a 21-year-old has been arrested in the shooting death of a police sergeant killed during a traffic stop. Chief Diane Urban says Mark Estrada of Oakland is being treated for gunshot wounds and under police guard at an Oakland hospital. Urban says Estrada has gang ties and that he was taken…MORE

Search For Missing Person Zillabel Friesen

Search For Missing Person Zillabel Friesen

  Police are looking for a missing person. 81 year-old Zillabel Friesen left her home in Fresno to run errands on Tuesday, July 22 around 9:00am, and Fresno police say she never returned. Mrs. Friesen was last seen wearing unknown clothing. She was driving a 2006 Green Ford Escape with a California License plate #5PEV311.…MORE

Fiat Recalls 350,000 Crossover SUVS

Fiat Recalls 350,000 Crossover SUVS

Fiat Chrysler is recalling nearly 350,000 crossover SUVS to fix engine covers that could come loose and catch fire when in contact with hot exhaust system parts. Customers may smell a burning odor or hear a noise from the engine area before a fire. The recall covers Dodge Journeys and Fiat Freemonts from the 2011…MORE