Category Archives: KMJ Top Stories

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

Local Detectives Solve Case of Actor’s Missing Child

Local Detectives Solve Case of Actor’s Missing Child

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) In a KMJ exclusive interview Friday, Rocky Pipkin – CEO of the Pipkin Detective Agency and agent Leah King detailed how they tracked down the missing daughter of Hollywood actor Robert Hooks. Hooks, 87, is currently finishing his memoir and filming a documentary on his life with his wife Lorri Marlow who…MORE

Water Levels Expected to Rise in Merced River

Water Levels Expected to Rise in Merced River

MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — As the temperatures begin to rise in Central California, there is concern of strong currents through the Merced River. “We’ve had plenty of snow and rain and we were able to capture quite a bit of that in the reservoir,” said Mike Jensen from the Merced Irrigation District (MID). The…MORE

17-Year-Old Arrested for “Swatting” Call at Fowler High School

17-Year-Old Arrested for “Swatting” Call at Fowler High School

FOWLER, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) – A 17-year-old has been arrested for allegedly making a swatting call about an active shooter at Fowler High School on Thursday morning. All Fowler schools were put on lockdown after the call as a precaution. After a search, authorities determined the call was not credible This isn’t the first time law enforcement…MORE

Man Shot and Killed in Southeast Fresno, Police Say

Man Shot and Killed in Southeast Fresno, Police Say

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) – An investigation is underway after a man was shot and killed in southeast Fresno. Police say it happened before 11:30 am Thursday on Hamilton and Chance, near the Cedar Heights apartment complex. Authorities say the shooting happened in the driveway between two complexes. Officers are now talking to residents to figure out…MORE

Exclusive: KMJ Interviews Fresno Jewish Advocates on AntiSemitism, Gaza War

Exclusive: KMJ Interviews Fresno Jewish Advocates on AntiSemitism, Gaza War

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Two Jewish advocates joined KMJ’s Afternoon Drive Show to discuss antiSemitism, and the war in Gaza. Fresno Rabbi Rick Winer of Temple Beth Israel, and Holocaust educator and author, Hilary Levine, appeared on KMJ’s Afternoon Drive on Wednesday to talk about how the situation overseas is affecting the community here in…MORE

Prostitution Bust: 7 Visalia Massage Parlors Shut Down

Prostitution Bust: 7 Visalia Massage Parlors Shut Down

VISALIA, Calif. (KFSN) — Visalia police are cracking down on prostitution at massage businesses. Over the past two months, officers have been actively investigating nine locations in the city. They say that’s resulted in the discovery of seven of them engaging in activities related to prostitution. As a result, seven employees were arrested. City of…MORE