FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno Police reporting a reduction in violent crime in the city. In July, Fresno Police rolled out a strategy to address the impact of violent crime in the city, by apprehending domestic violence suspects quickly – 72 hours after they’ve offended, targeting gang members and vagrants and the most wanted. Police…… MORE
[Photo: USFS] Two large condolence cards have been created for for fallen California firefighter Brent Witham. The 29 year old from Mentone was part of a hotshot team, and was killed by a falling tree on August 2nd while fighting a blaze in Montana. [Photo:RenoFS] On Monday, his body was brought home from San Bernardino’s…… MORE
FRESNO,CA (KMJ) – A homicide investigation is underway in Visalia. Just after 3:30 am, Friday, August 4th, Visalia police officers responded to the 1600 block of South Mooney Blvd. They were checking on a report of a woman sleeping in a flower bed. Upon arrival, officers found that the woman “sleeping” in a flower bed…… MORE
[Photo: CBS File] FRESNO, CA (KMJ) -A new study of veterans finds yoga effective at reducing symptoms of depression. In the study, 21 older male veterans participated in twice-weekly hatha yoga classes for eight weeks. The research focused on the acceptability and antidepressant effects of hatha yoga, the branch of yoga that emphasizes physical exercises, along…… MORE
[Photo: File/FSO] FRESNO , CA (KMJ) – A kayaker is dead, after an incident Thursday on the Kings River. Three people were kayaking on the river when tragedy struck just before 9:00am, and the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office got a GPS alert. “Basically they had some sort of an emergency device that send some sort…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A Clovis mother who experienced loss is collecting donations for fire victims. Sharla Deaton wants to help residents affected by the Detwiler Fire. It’s part of her campaign to give back called “Roc it Forward” in honor of her late son, Rocco, who died more than a year ago in an…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The search is on for one of two men suspected of robbing a jewelry store in Caruthers. The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office says on June 9th, two men with handguns entered the “Joyeria Krystal” jewelry store on the 2200 block of W. Tahoe Avenue. They tied-up and held the female…… MORE
[Photo: FFD] FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – One person is injured in a two alarm house fire in Northwest Fresno, on Monday, July 31th. Fresno fire crews responded around 2:00 in afternoon to a house on the 5500 block of El Adobe Drive. [Photo: FFD] It started as a garage fire then spread to house. One…… MORE
[Photo: Liz Kern/KMJ] FRESNO, CA (KMJ) -The Fresno Police Department is gearing up for a bike & pedestrian safety enforcement operations. Numbers are on the rise in California, in just a two year span, the Fresno PD has investigated 741 injury collisions and 51 fatalities involving pedestrians and bicyclists. Extra officers will be on the…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Vital care services are expanding to more rural communities in the Central Valley. The County of Fresno is expanding its mental health and care services to the most at-risk people in rural communities like Selma, Orange Cove, and Mendota. Increasing access to vital services is what the expansion of the Map…… MORE
