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Two Teens Shot in Central Fresno

Two Teens Shot in Central Fresno

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — Two teenagers were hospitalized after they were shot in central Fresno on Wednesday night. The shooting happened around 8:40 pm in the area of Dakota and Hughes. Fresno police say the teens were found with gunshot wounds at a nearby restaurant. Officers say the victims had gone to the business to…MORE

Man Stabbed, Carjacked in SE Fresno

Man Stabbed, Carjacked in SE Fresno

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — A man has been hospitalized after a stabbing in southeast Fresno. Police say it happened at the Big Star Motel on G Street and Golden State Boulevard before 2 am Thursday. Authorities say the suspect stabbed the victim in the stomach and the leg and then took off in the victim’s…MORE

Fresno State Will Celebrate 6,100 Graduates at 2024 Commencement Ceremonies

Fresno State Will Celebrate 6,100 Graduates at 2024 Commencement Ceremonies

FRESNO, CA – Fresno State will celebrate more than 6,100 graduates at 2024 commencement ceremonies. For 2,259 students, this weekend’s commencement ceremonies mark a passage denied to them when they graduated from high school four years ago. The class of 2020 missed out when COVID-19 precautions shut down the normalcy of their senior year, canceling…MORE

‘Hoax Device’ Found at Immanuel High School in Reedley, Deputies Say

‘Hoax Device’ Found at Immanuel High School in Reedley, Deputies Say

REEDLEY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — An investigation is underway after a “hoax device” was found at Immanuel High School in Reedley. The Reedley Police Department says a faculty member reported the device being found in the school’s chapel. The bomb squad for the Fresno County Sheriff’s investigated and determined the device to be a hoax. Reedley police…MORE

Clovis High Senior Claire Minton Wins 73rd Annual B’nai B’rith Award

Clovis High Senior Claire Minton Wins 73rd Annual B’nai B’rith Award

CLOVIS, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Clovis High School senior Claire Minton won the 73rd annual B’nai B’rith Student Athlete Award. “I’m still a little bit in shock,” Minton told Action News after winning. Minton was a four-year varsity letter winner in both swimming and water polo who made the youth national water polo team where she…MORE

Teenager Swept Away in Merced River

Teenager Swept Away in Merced River

MERCED, Calif. (KFSN) — Authorities are searching for a 17-year old boy who they believe may have drowned in the Merced River over the weekend. The Merced County Sheriff’s Office says the teen was with a friend Saturday night at the McConnell State Recreation Area near Livingston. Around 6:30 pm, investigators say the teen asked…MORE

Pro-Palestinian protestors remain on UC Merced campus ahead of Regents meeting

Pro-Palestinian protestors remain on UC Merced campus ahead of Regents meeting

MERCED, Calif. (KFSN) — The UC Board of Regents is set to meet at UC Merced. That’s where pro-Palestinian protesters have set up an encampment ahead of the meeting. The encampment is set up in the amphitheater area on campus. Signs and tents have been set up since Sunday. Some of the protestors told Action…MORE

Family Gathers to Remember Father Killed in Central Fresno Crash

Family Gathers to Remember Father Killed in Central Fresno Crash

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Juan Jaramillo Sr.’s son shares his pain as he navigates the loss of his father less than two days ago. “This morning, I woke up and consciously thinking he’s coming home to visit me and it didn’t happen. My wife woke up and she’s asking me like what’s wrong, what’s the matter,…MORE

Fresno Man Sentenced Over 10 Years For Dealing Fentanyl

Fresno Man Sentenced Over 10 Years For Dealing Fentanyl

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A Fresno man is sentenced Monday to over 10 years for dealing fentanyl. United States Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced that 47-year-old Alden Nunez-Rosales was sentenced to 121 months in prison for possessing with intent to distribute over 400 grams of fentanyl. Court documents show last April, he delivered 5,000 fentanyl…MORE

FPD: New Developments in Two Homicide Cases

FPD: New Developments in Two Homicide Cases

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — The Fresno Police Department announced a trio of arrests in a 2018 homicide. Three suspects have been arrested in connection to the murder of 20-year-old Trazhan Heights. They are identified as Michael Joyce, 26, Xavier Hamilton, 26 and Laevon Milton, 25. Officers discovered the 20-year-old victim on March 10, 2018, near…MORE