Category Archives: Liz Kern News Articles

Retired CHP Officer Beaten, Bicycle Stolen – Public’s Help Needed To Solve Case

Retired CHP Officer Beaten, Bicycle Stolen – Public’s Help Needed To Solve Case

[Photo: Similar Model to Stolen Bike]   FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A retired officer with the California Highway Patrol was beaten and robbed of his bicycle. Property crimes detectives with the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office are investigating this case and are in need of the public’s help. Just before 6:30 am on Sunday, April, 15th,…MORE

Fresno Police Arrest Suspect In City’s Latest Homicide

Fresno Police Arrest Suspect In City’s Latest Homicide

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Police have a suspect in the city’s latest homicide in Southwest Fresno. It was just after 8:00 Sunday night that police got the 911 call that a man was covered in blood and lying in the parking lot at the Country Mart on North and Elm. The victim, 54 year-old Bernard…MORE

Couple Arrested For Hanford Killing, Caught Near LAX

Couple Arrested For Hanford Killing, Caught Near LAX

  Hanford, CA (KMJ) – A couple accused of killing a Hanford man may have been trying to leave the country. Stacie Mendoza and Jose Mendoza were arrested Friday near LAX. Jose Mendoza had a plane ticket to El Salvador. Hanford Police say that on Thursday, April 12th, Stacie Mendoza told a property manager that…MORE

Fresno Unified Celebrates 2017 NAEP Scores, Pledges Growth In Struggling Areas

Fresno Unified Celebrates 2017 NAEP Scores, Pledges Growth In Struggling Areas

  FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno Unified School District is celebrating their 2017 scores from the NAEP test. 27 of the nation’s largest school districts take the voluntary assessment test called NAEP (National Assessment of Educational Progress), which assesses language arts and math for 4th, 8th, and 12 grades. It’s considered a national report card,…MORE

California High-Speed Rail Project To Be Audited By US Department of Transportation

California High-Speed Rail Project To Be Audited By US Department of Transportation

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The U.S. Department of Transportation is going to begin a federal audit of California’s high-speed rail project, according to Assemblyman Jim Patterson. The audit will begin in April and will be completed in addition to the audit that’s ongoing by the California State Auditor. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation…MORE

Governor Brown Creates Count Committee For 2020 Federal Census

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) Governor Brown announces the creation of the California Complete Count Committee. The statewide panel is comprised of 25 community members who will guide California’s outreach for the 2020 federal census. They represent a diverse cross-section of the state with participants from both the public and private sectors. Governor Brown says, “It is…MORE

Gap Awarded $4.5M Tax Credit For Expansion in Fresno & SF

Gap Awarded $4.5M Tax Credit For Expansion in Fresno & SF

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Gap has been awarded a $4.5 million dollar tax credit for its expansion in Fresno and San Francisco. Governor Brown’s “Go-biz” Economic Development Office approved $76 million in tax credits for 63 companies to help create new jobs in California. Gap plans to create over 500 new jobs as it expands…MORE

Pretty Lady Grapes Founder ID’d As Shooting Victim

Pretty Lady Grapes Founder ID’d As Shooting Victim

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – An 84-year-old man gunned down Wednesday, in the South Valley has now been identified. Jakov Dulcich (above right) was the owner of Sunlight International Sales, and founder of Dulcich & Sons, which became internationally known for their “pretty lady” table grapes. The Kern County Sheriff’s Office says around 8:30a.m. Wednesday morning,…MORE

Fire Kills Child Living In A Trailer Park, Management Faces Manslaughter Charge

Fire Kills Child Living In A Trailer Park, Management Faces Manslaughter Charge

  FRESNO,CA (KMJ) – The management company of a Kern County trailer park where a child died in a fire is facing involuntary manslaughter. The fire broke out on the night of January 24, 2016, at the 4J’s Trailer Park in Oildale. It occurred by a bedroom where the child was sleeping. The adults inside…MORE

Overall Crime Down In Fresno, Police Seeing Uptick In Car Break-ins

Overall Crime Down In Fresno, Police Seeing Uptick In Car Break-ins

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Overall Crime is down in Fresno, but police are seeing more car break-ins. On Wednesday, Fresno’s Police Chief Jerry Dyer released crime watch trends for April 2018 which showed overall crime is continuing to drop in the city. Chief Dyer said there’s been a 30 percent reduction in shootings, year-to-date. There were…MORE