Misty Her has been appointed the new Superintendent of the struggling Fresno Unified School District – and not everybody is happy about it. The vote was 6-1 in favor of Her taking the helm, replacing Bob Nelson who departed last year to take a position at Fresno State. “There is no accountability…The culture of failing…… MORE
VISALIA, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A Visalia police captain has been charged with stealing money from the department’s program focused on helping local youth. On Friday, the Tulare County District Attorney’s Office filed charges related to theft and embezzlement against Visalia Police Captain Luma Fahoum. Officials say Fahoum had been embezzling money from the Visalia Police Explorer…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) Fresno Police released video Friday of an armed burglary and subsequent chase and officer-involved shooting. The confrontation happened January 26 at an apartment complex at Shaw and Backer Ave. when three armed assailants broke into a unit and made off with a large safe.… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A Downtown Fresno conference is taking action to empower women entrepreneurs. Thursday, the Fresno Area Hispanic Foundation hosted its ”Power of Women in Business Conference.” The event featured a keynote speaker who is making history. The brand ”Latina” is the first Mexican hair-care line to launch in ULTA Beauty stores. It…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A man has been arrested after police say he admitted to the deadly stabbing of his son in northeast Fresno. “This is a tragic situation and completely avoidable,” said Fresno Police Lt. Paul Cervantes. 52-year-old Bryan Blackman is behind bars after admitting to the stabbing late Wednesday afternoon of his son,…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — The man convicted in a 2021 deadly shooting in east central Fresno learned his punishment on Thursday. Jeffrey Emmett was sentenced to 26 years and eight months for the killing of 28-year-old Nikilas Cornwell. The shooting happened on Clinton and Argyle during an argument over a cellphone. The defense attorney had…… MORE
HANFORD, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A family is mourning the loss of a young mother in Hanford as questions regarding who shot her remain unanswered. Udean Silva describes her daughter, 20-year-old Nana Jeff Silva, as a loving young mother of two. “She was outgoing, she was entertaining, and she loved to dance. She was just funny.…… MORE
SACRAMENTO — (KMJ/KFSN) -California is now the fourth largest economy in the world, according to new data from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). The data shows California’s nominal GDP reached $4.1 trillion, surpassing Japan’s $4.02 trillion. California now sits behind only the U.S., China, and Germany in global rankings.…… MORE
CLOVIS, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — The teenager who was shot and killed outside a McDonald’s in Clovis has been identified as 18-year-old Caleb Quick. It happened just before 9 pm Wednesday at the location on Willow and Nees. The Clovis Police Department says Quick was shot at least once in the parking lot. Quick was rushed…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/FSN) — A road sign in Central Fresno is driving commuters a little “batty.” It’s posted directly under an official arrow sign at the Highway 180 off-ramp at Fulton Street. But no one seems to know what the bat-like symbol means. A news crew from our news partner ABC 30 Action News spotted…… MORE
