A warning about phone scam…. Callers have been identifying themselves as from Madera Social Services. Residents in Fresno, Tulare, Sanger, and Madera have received calls. One suspect is based in Puerto Rico and is somehow “spoofing” the number to show up as the actual Madera DSS number. The Sheriff’s Office warns people to beware of…… MORE
(KMJ) Fresno – March 31st…a day to remember Cesar E. Chavez with state and local government offices closed Thursday for the holiday celebrating the birthday of the civil rights leader. Fresno State President Joseph Castro is the grandson of farm workers from Michoacán. He has his own memories of the iconic leader and shared a time when…… MORE
(KMJ) Fresno – The Fresno County District Attorney will be prosecuting a 17 year old boy arrested in a hate crime as an adult. On Tuesday, March 29th, the Fresno Police Department and DA Lisa Smittcamp announced that two suspects were arrested for mowing down 68 year-old Amrick Singh with their car, the day after Christmas in…… MORE
(KMJ) – The City of Hanford has seen an increase in vehicle thefts. A stolen car chase on Tuesday, March 29th ended in a traffic accident. A Hanford Police officer was dispatched to R+N market around 11:30, Tuesday, on a report of a stolen vehicle. They spotted 26 year-old Andrew Medina inside the stolen car, and…… MORE
The California Snowpack measurements back. The 2016 Annual Spring Snowpack survey finds Sierra Nevada at 95% of normal, but drought endures. The survey by the California Department of Water Resources revealed a snowpack depth of 58.4 inches. It’s a vast improvement from zero last year, but a disappointment when considering predictions of well-above average snowfall…… MORE
The US Attorney presents an award to a Fresno Police detective for his work on cases involving the sex trafficking of minors. Detective David Fries is the 2015 winner Eastern District of CA Outstanding Investigator Award for the Fresno Division. “I feel like it really shouldn’t be just me – it should be our entire…… MORE
(KMJ) Fresno – A break comes in an unsolved hate crime against a member of the Fresno Sikh Community. Police Chief Jerry Dyer and Fresno District Attorney Lisa Smittcamp – join forces in the arrest of two suspects. Working with the DA’s office, the Fresno Police Department has arrested two people in the hate crime,…… MORE
(KMJ) – Clovis Police shut down Sierra Avenue near Villa about 3:30 Monday afternoon, when a man in the road was found bleeding from his neck. City of Clovis workers saw the man lying on the ground and called police. American Ambulance took him to Community Regional Medical Center where is being evaluated. The cause of…… MORE
(KMJ) Fresno – Campbell Soup will stop using the chemical Bisphenol A in its canned products. The world’s largest soup maker, said it would completely switch to cans that do not use the commonly-used chemical for their linings in North America by the middle of 2017. There are concerns that BPA raises the risk of cancer,…… MORE
Wired & Tired: After hours work emails causing employee burnout These days, we are more connected than ever. You want to order a pizza? Just tweet about it. You want to buy movie tickets? Open up an app. Smartphones have made telecommuting easy, but it can be a bad idea to have your work email…… MORE
