Category Archives: Liz Kern News Articles

Retired Merced Police Officer Arrested for Embezzlement

Retired Merced Police Officer Arrested for Embezzlement

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A retired Merced Police Officer is arrested for Embezzlement. Joseph Deliman was arrested Tuesday following a year long investigation by the California Department of Justice. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra says Deliman allegedly embezzled more than $80,000 from the Merced Police Officers’ Association over a three-year period. Deliman was the union…MORE

Dog Found Tied-Up & Abandoned at Home in Poplar

Dog Found Tied-Up & Abandoned at Home in Poplar

  FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A dog is found tied-up & abandoned at a home in Poplar. Just before 7:00 on October 30, Deputies from the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office’s Porterville Substation were dispatched to the 18,000 Block of Avenue 152, on a report of animal cruelty. Deputies found a 6 month old black Labrador-mix,…MORE

Fresno PD Recognizes Officers For Accomplishments and Acts of Heroism

Fresno PD Recognizes Officers For Accomplishments and Acts of Heroism

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The Fresno Police Department hold it’s Annual Major Commendation Ceremony, recognizing officers for their accomplishments and acts of heroism. Officers and their families packed Council Chambers Tuesday, as Police Chief Jerry Dyer spoke of the difficulty of their work responding to 3000 calls a day. 35 officers are being awarded for…MORE

Moratorium On Excessive Water Fines Proposed By Fresno City Council Members & Mayor

Moratorium On Excessive Water Fines Proposed By Fresno City Council Members & Mayor

  FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno’s Mayor and Council Members Steve Brandau and Garry Bredefeld have announced a proposed moratorium on excessive water fines. The resolution is a result of significant public confusion and concern over the City’s new watering violation policy, which was approved by City Council on October 19, 2017 but was not…MORE

Bodies of Two Visitors Who Fell in Yosemite Have Been Recovered

Bodies of Two Visitors Who Fell in Yosemite Have Been Recovered

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) The bodies of two visitors who fell in Yosemite National Park have been recovered. The operation was completed on the afternoon of Thursday, October 25, 2018. Park Rangers worked with helicopter support from the California Highway Patrol to retrieve the bodies of a male and female visitor who died in an apparent…MORE

Coroner’s Office Releases Name of Woman Struck by a Car in Fresno on Thursday

Coroner’s Office Releases Name of Woman Struck by a Car in Fresno on Thursday

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The Coroner’s Office has released the name of the woman struck by a car in Fresno on Thursday night. She is Altagracia Buenrostro, 51, of Fresno. Lieutenant Jennifer Horsford says the woman was hit just after 7:00p.m. in a crosswalk at First and McKinley. “We received a 911 call to respond…MORE

Measure A Rallies Take Place In Fresno

Measure A Rallies Take Place In Fresno

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Rallies both for and against Measure A take place Thursday in Fresno. On election day, Fresno voters will decide whether or not Cannabis businesses in Fresno should be taxed. If Measure A passes, marijuana businesses can be taxed at rates of up to $12 per canopy square foot and up to…MORE

Male, Female Die In Fall At Yosemite National Park’s Taft Point

Male, Female Die In Fall At Yosemite National Park’s Taft Point

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Two visitors have died in an apparent fall in Yosemite National Park. The Park says a male and female visitor fell from Taft Point in the park. Yosemite National Park Rangers are recovering the bodies, Thursday morning. Their identification has not yet been determined. This incident is under investigation, and no…MORE

Fresno Man Burns House Killing Black Widows

Fresno Man Burns House Killing Black Widows

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A Fresno man using a blowtorch to kill black widow spiders caused a two-alarm fire. It happened in Northeast Fresno on Tuesday night near Woodward Lake. Fresno Fire crews responded to the home on the 500 block of East Mariner’s Circle, just before 11:00 p.m. Fire damaged the home’s second story…MORE