Category Archives: Liz Kern News Articles

Fresno Man Pulls 5 Foot Tapeworm Out Of Body – Blames Sushi Habit

Fresno Man Pulls 5 Foot Tapeworm Out Of Body – Blames Sushi Habit

  FRESNO, CA. (KMJ) – A Fresno man pulls a 5 1/2 foot long tapeworm out of his body – he says it came from eating sushi. UCSF Fresno Doctor Kenny Banh says the man came in to Community Regional Medical Center complaining of bloody diarrhea, then he said he wanted to be tested for…MORE

Police Say Fresno FAX Bus Driver Runs Over And Kills Pedestrian

Police Say Fresno FAX Bus Driver Runs Over And Kills Pedestrian

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A City of Fresno FAX bus driver runs over and kills a pedestrian. It was just after 6:00am Friday, January 19th when the 911 call came in of a someone lying in the street at Fruit and Shields. It turned out a 62 year old Hispanic man, who had been run…MORE

Convicted Fresno Deputy Police Chief’s Nephew Suspect In Pharmacy Armed Robberies

Convicted Fresno Deputy Police Chief’s Nephew Suspect In Pharmacy Armed Robberies

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The nephew of convicted Fresno Deputy Chief Keith Foster is suspected of two armed robberies at local pharmacies and the attempted burglary of a third pharmacy. Around 7:30am, Monday, January 15th, Fresno Police say 51 year-old Irwin Foster tried to break into The Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy at 219 E. Olive through…MORE

Fresno Mayor Announces Business Friendly Fresno 2.0 Initiative

Fresno Mayor Announces Business Friendly Fresno 2.0 Initiative

FRESNO, CA (KMJ)- “I’m going to make Fresno business friendly,” says Fresno’s Mayor, announcing a business friendly Fresno 2.0 Initiative on Thursday. Mayor Lee Brand is launching the Fresno 2.0 Initiative he says to finish off the progress Mayor Ashley Swearengin started, offering transparency and speeding up the business permit and planning process at City…MORE

Atwater Police Locate Parents of 2-Month-old Girl Who Died Tuesday

Atwater Police Locate Parents of 2-Month-old Girl Who Died Tuesday

FRESNO, CA (KMJ)- Atwater Police say they have found the parents of a 2-month-old baby girl who died Tuesday. 21 year-old Brandi Reyna and 21 year-old Dakota Nix, had not been seen since the night their daughter died. They had called 911 to report that the baby was not breathing at 7:40 on Tuesday, January 16th. Officers…MORE

Bed Bath & Beyond Recalls 175,000 Hudson Comforters by UGG Due To Mold

Bed Bath & Beyond Recalls 175,000 Hudson Comforters by UGG Due To Mold

  FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Bed Bath & Beyond is recalling 175,000 Hudson Comforters by UGG because of a mold risk. The Consumer Products Safety Commission released a statement on Thursday, saying; “Mold can be present, posing a risk of respiratory or other infections in individuals with compromised immune systems, damaged lungs or an allergy…MORE

Fresno Unified School District & Teachers Association Reach Tentative Agreement

Fresno Unified School District & Teachers Association Reach Tentative Agreement

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) — A tentative agreement is reached between the Fresno Unified School District and the Fresno Teachers Association. It’s been 18 months of bargaining by both sides, but F.U.S.D. and the FTA worked though the night, and Superintendent Bob Nelson told media gathered at Leavenworth Elementary for the press conference, that they finalized the…MORE

Measure Q Funds Transform Bullard High School

Measure Q Funds Transform Bullard High School

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The transformation of Bullard High School is complete. On Tuesday, January 16th a dedication ceremony was held. The master plan improvements to the Bullard High School Campus includes two new classroom buildings, a new administration building and library media center. The improvements were the final projects using Measure Q funds.  MORE

13 Brothers & Sisters Held Captive In Riverside Now Receiving Treatment

13 Brothers & Sisters Held Captive In Riverside Now Receiving Treatment

 [Photo: Facebook] FRESNO , CA (KMJ) – 13 brothers and sisters held captive, some chained to beds in Perris, California are now receiving treatment. The California couple, 57 year-old David Allen Turpin, and his 49-year-old wife Louise Anna, is being held on nine-million-dollars’ bail after police found the children at the family’s home in Riverside County.…MORE

Porterville Woman Booked For Homicide In Death Of 5 Month-old Daughter

Porterville Woman Booked For Homicide In Death Of 5 Month-old Daughter

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A Porterville woman is arrested for the death of her 5 month-old baby daughter. Porterville Police arrived at 9:00 on Monday night to Sierra View Medical Center on report of an infant that arrived for treatment that was not breathing. The baby was pronounced dead at the hospital. Police say the cause…MORE