FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – As FEMA sent a test alert on Wednesday morning, the Fresno County’s Sheriff’s Office said they can deliver the same type of alerts. A shrill tone was heard as cell phones across the country buzzed with the first test for FEMA’s alert system. About 225 million mobile devices across the…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno County’s Kings Canyon Unified School District is a success story in student learning. California tested more than three million students in English Language Arts/Literacy and mathematics literacy, asking them to write clearly, think critically, and solve complex problems. State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson (below) announced the 2018 scores for…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Students at Clovis’ Buchanan High are mourning the loss of their English teacher — Ed Folsom. Clovis Unified says the 48-year-old passed away suddenly on Monday, October 1, 2018 after an illness. Folsom was also an improv coach, helping the school’s drama students. He started working at Buchanan High in the…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A South Fresno elementary school is a target — the latest is a case of arson. Around 7:45p.m. on Saturday, September 29, 2018, there were multiple fires set inside a classroom of Storey Elementary School at 5250 E. Church Avenue. “They’ve had issues with vandalism at the school…… MORE
[Photo: Dominic McAndrew/KMJ] FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A 23-year-old Fresno man is killed by a train over the weekend, after a very public prior run-in with the law. “There was a collision at Blackstone and McKinley Sunday afternoon (September 30) involving a train and a person near the tracks,” said Fresno County Sheriff’s Spokesperson…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The Department of Water Resources releases its annual water year recap. 2018 showed below-average precipitation, the DWR says it indicative of California’s ongoing transition to a warmer climate. The statewide snowpack — measured on April 1, 2018 — and based on more than 260 snow courses — was just…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – An accused Clovis child predator is granted felony probation on Friday with no additional time behind bars. Hugo Rabson was accused of texting to arrange a meeting with a teenage girl at a Clovis park in March of 2017. According to court documents in the messages, 42-year-old Rabson asked the 14-year-old…… MORE
[Photo:Fresno County DA’s Office] FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A Fresno jury finds a 26-year-old man guilty of second degree murder for shooting his girlfriend’s ex-husband. On July 8, 2017, James Dean shot Augustine Velasco at a residence near Fresno City College. Fresno Police say it happened when 43-year-old Velasco was attempting to assist with a…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Tulare Regional Medical Center suspended all operations on October 29, 2017 following Chapter 9 bankruptcy filing the month before. A year later, the hospital is planning to reopen. A news release issued late Thursday afternoon says the hospital is scheduled to open at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, October 15th. The…… MORE
FRESNO,CA(KMJ) – A special Blue Mass is taking place Friday in Downtown Fresno. All faiths are welcome to attend the service at St. John’s Cathedral at 2814 Mariposa Street. The 6th Annual Blue Mass will be lead by Bishop Armando Ochoa to commemorate all law officers, fire, and emergency personnel who serve within the Diocese…… MORE
