(KMJ) – On Thursday, May 19, 2022, the Fresno Police Department began an investigation into a Deputy-Involved Shooting that occurred at the River Park shopping center, involving personnel from the Fresno County Sheriff’s Department. Detectives have identified the suspect as 28-year-old Pheng Vang. Vang is on CDC parole for Burglary and is currently at large.…… MORE
FRESNO, CA – With summer approaching, law enforcement, local officials and AAA came out in full force to caution street racing and sideshow enthusiasts from engaging in these dangerous and illegal activities. “The CHP remains steadfast in its commitment in reducing violent crimes on California’s roadways. With proactive enforcement utilizing all our resources such as…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/FOX26) — Fresno City Mayor Jerry Dyer says he has tested positive for COVID-19. The mayor tweeted that he was experiencing cold-like symptoms so he took two rapid antigen at-home COVID tests and both came back positive. Dyer says he canceled all appointments and events scheduled for the next few days and will work…… MORE
UPDATE — Multiple agencies are calling off the search for the man that barricaded himself within a Save Mart grocery store following a deputy-involved shooting investigation in northeast Fresno that started Thursday evening. FRESNO, Calif (KMJ/FOX26) — Multiple agencies advised people to avoid the areas of River Park and a Save Mart grocery store on Friday for…… MORE
UPDATE 3:15 p.m. Cal Fire reports: “Forward progress of the fire has been stopped. 500+ vehicles are involved with heavy overhaul needed to mop up all hot spots. Cause of the fire is currently under investigation.” Fresno, Calif. (KMJ/FOX26) – CalFire along with Fresno County Fire and other departments were called to Fresno Foreign Wrecking…… MORE
OAKLAND – California Governor Gavin Newsom, California Attorney General Rob Bonta, and the California Air Resources Board (CARB) on Thursday led a multistate coalition in filing a motion to intervene in defense of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) decision to restore California’s waiver under the Clean Air Act for its greenhouse gas (GHG) and zero-emission vehicle (ZEV)…… MORE
UPDATE: FresnoPolice say the suspect involved in yesterday’s Officer Involved Shooting has been identified as 27-year-old Austin Flores. FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/FOX26) — A man under a restraining order died after he was shot by police in Fresno Thursday afternoon. The shooting happened around 12:00 p.m. at Crystal Ave. and Fountain Way near Shields and West Avenues.…… MORE
(KMJ) – The California Highway Patrol announces Valley Crime Stoppers is now offering up to $2,000 in reward money for information in a deadly motorcycle crash case. It happened May 10th around 11:30 a.m. Investigators said 65-year-old Robert Meza was riding his 2002 Yamaha V-Star motorcycle eastbound on Avenue 9, just west of Highway 99…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) -Fresno State’s President agrees with a Task force recommendation that The Henry Madden Library be renamed over the namesake’s racism. Last November, Fresno State created the committee to look into changing the name of the Madden Library after it was discovered that Madden held racist views and sympathized with Nazi’s. “When 12…… MORE
BAKERSFIELD – Amid rising COVID-19 cases across the country, and following the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s emergency authorization of a booster dose for healthy 5- to 11-year-olds, Governor Gavin Newsom today received his second Moderna booster at a clinic in Bakersfield, and encouraged all eligible Californians to get boosted to keep their immunity strong…… MORE
