FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno Police announce the arrest of a man for a series of five robberies in the city. From Sept. 5 to Sept 19, Fresno Police Sgt. James Fowler said all the robberies took place in an area defined by Ashlan, Shaw, First and Cedar. Dollar Tree: 4021 E. Ashlan, Sept. 5…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno sees a small spike in violent crimes. Even though violent crime is a slightly up by one percent over last year at the same time, overall, crime is down in Fresno, 13% compared to last year. One homicide took place in the last 28 days. Fresno Police Chief…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno Fire was stretched thin while responding to a 3-alarm apartment fire on Tuesday in Northeast Fresno. The 2-alarm fire turned into 3-alarms, and 50 firefighters — half of the Fresno Fire Department — were assigned to put out the blaze. The fire was visible for miles, all the way to…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The California DMV finds an additional 1,500 people who were wrongly registered to vote under the new system. The Department of Motor Vehicles made the announcement on Monday that people, including non-citizens, were wrongly registered to vote between late April and late September. The errors are in addition to…… MORE
[Photo: File] FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – US Postal Service employees spent their Columbus Day holiday protesting the Trump Administration’s proposed plan to privatize the agency. Employees gathered on Monday in 140 cities across the country from Fresno to Washington D.C. saying they want the post office to remain a part of the federal government. Workers carried…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The man considered the “Westside Shooter” is found guilty by a Fresno jury. 42 year-old Jorge Javier Gracia of Kerman (above) was convicted on Friday, October 5, 2018 for 19 felonies for the string of shootings in November and December of last year. In a news conference in December of…… MORE
[Photo: AP News] FRESNO,CA (KMJ) – The California Department of Education received a million dollar violence prevention and mental health training grant. State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson (below) says the funding is under the federal STOP School Violence Act to provide violence prevention and mental health training to students and staff in school districts…… MORE
FRESNO, CA. (KMJ) — Two men were injured and Fresno firefighters were kept busy in the wee hours of Thursday morning. “We had two working residential fires, two people were transported to the hospital,” said Captain Robert Castillo, the Public Information Officer for Fresno Fire Department. Captain Castillo said both fires were well-involved, and…… MORE
[Photo: File] FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – 52 arrests are made across California for growing cannabis illegally. Attorney General Xavier Becerra (below) announced the results on Thursday, October 4, 2018 in the Campaign Against Marijuana Planting Program (CAMP). CAMP is the largest illegal marijuana eradication program in the nation. The 12-week operation spanned 40…… MORE
[Photo: File] FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – 6.5 million pounds of ground beef have been recalled after salmonella outbreak sickens 57 in 16 states. Patients reported getting sick after consuming meat between Aug. 5 to Sept. 6, 2018, according to USDA. Some of the affected meat is from Arizona-based meat processor JBS Tolleson, Inc., and…… MORE
