Category Archives: Liz Kern News Articles

Gap Agrees To Move E-Commerce Center To Fresno

Gap Agrees To Move E-Commerce Center To Fresno

    FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Hundred of jobs are coming to Fresno after Mayor Lee Brand and his administration have reached an agreement with Gap to move its fulfillment center to the city. The relocation allows Gap to place its e-commerce fulfillment center, currently located out-of-state, near its store distribution facilities in the vicinity…MORE

Fresno Police Looking For Man Accused Of Bank Robbery

Fresno Police Looking For Man Accused Of Bank Robbery

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno police are asking for the public’s help to find a man they say robbed a local credit union. Police were called to the Educational Employees Credit Union on N. Milburn Ave in West Fresno on Tuesday afternoon after a robbery was reported. Witnesses told officers the man was a white…MORE

Fresno County Jail Shooter Found Guilty On All Charges

Fresno County Jail Shooter Found Guilty On All Charges

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A jury inside Fresno County Superior Court has found accused Fresno County Jail shooter Thong Vang guilty on all charges. The ex-convict from Laos was found guilty on Thursday, March 29th of two counts of felony attempted murder, two counts of assault with a semi-automatic firearm, and one count of possession of…MORE

Fresno Mayor Streamlining City’s Food Truck Permitting Process

Fresno Mayor Streamlining City’s Food Truck Permitting Process

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno Mayor Lee Brand announces changes to the city’s food truck permitting process. Mayor Brand is eliminating both the $500 security bond and fingerprint requirement for all mobile vendor owners, operators, and employees. “After discussions this week with event organizers and staff, I have decided to eliminate both those requirements from…MORE

Deliberations Underway In Trial Of Accused Fresno County Jail Shooter

Deliberations Underway In Trial Of Accused Fresno County Jail Shooter

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Deliberations were underway Tuesday inside Fresno County Superior Court in the trial of accused Fresno County Jail shooter Thong Vang. The ex-convict from Laos is facing felony attempted murder charges and being a felon in possession of a gun in the shooting of correctional Officers Juanita Davila (below left) and Toamalama Scanlan…MORE

Parole Denied For Lemoore Child Rapist

Parole Denied For Lemoore Child Rapist

  FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – 29-year-old convicted child rapist Daniel Flanum is denied parole for another three years. The Kings County District Attorney’s Office says Flanum was denied parole on Friday, March 23rd at Valley State Prison in Chowchilla, In May of 2006, Flanum was convicted for the forcible rape of a 14-year-old Lemoore girl.…MORE

AG Becerra Suing Over “Illegal” Citizenship Question Added To 2020 Census

AG Becerra Suing Over “Illegal” Citizenship Question Added To 2020 Census

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – California files a lawsuit after the Trump Administration adds a citizenship question on the 2020 Census. On Tuesday, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and California’s Secretary of State Alex Padilla held a news conference in Sacramento to announce the lawsuit.     Becerra says the question is “not just a bad…MORE

Search Cut Back For 2 Missing People After Storm In Mariposa County

Search Cut Back For 2 Missing People After Storm In Mariposa County

  [Photo: Madera Sheriff’s Office]   FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A search in Mariposa County for two people believed swept away in Thursday’s storm is being cut back. The Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office says 72-year-old Carol Brown of Catheys Valley (below) & 67-year-old John Honesto of Don Pedro were both reported missing during Thursday’s storm.…MORE

Fresno State’s March Match Up Meets $100,000 Goal

Fresno State’s March Match Up Meets $100,000 Goal

[Photo: Fresno State]   FRESNO; CA (KMJ) – Fresno State’s March Match Up meets it’s $100,000 goal. With a week left to go in Fresno State’s fundraising campaign to stock its Student Cupboard, the good news was announced Monday, March 26th on Twitter that the school had hit its goal. It’s the third year of the…MORE

Council Member Chavez Pitching Plan To Develop Fresno’s Ventura-Kings Canyon Corridor

Council Member Chavez Pitching Plan To Develop Fresno’s Ventura-Kings Canyon Corridor

  [Photo: City of Fresno] FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Developing business in Fresno’s Ventura-Kings Canyon Corridor is the gist of one city council member’s plan. Fresno City Council Member Luis Chavez (above) is pitching a plan to the City of Fresno and the Fresno Chamber of Commerce. According to the Business Journal’s Gabe Dillard –…MORE