FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — The West Hills Community College District announced that both Coalinga College and Lemoore College have successfully kept their accreditation. They have been reaffirmed by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges for the next seven years. The President of Lemoore College says they received word of the accreditation with no recommendations…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) – A known gang member has been sentenced for the stabbing death of a man in Fresno. Friday morning, a judge ordered Jesse Gonzalez to serve 30 years to life in prison for the 2021 murder of 27-year-old Angel Cortez Flores. Police say Flores was experiencing homelessness and living in a camp when…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) On Friday’s edition of KMJ’s Broeske & Musson Show, California Assemblymember Jim Patterson (R-Fresno) presented Christina Musson with an Assembly resolution honoring her back-to-back national Gracie Award for co-host of the year. In a surprise move, Christina then presented John Broeske with a “Georgie Award” for his part in her earning these…… MORE
MADERA, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Madera city leaders have approved a multi-million dollar bid to fix a failing sewer line that’s caused serious safety concerns. On Monday, part of the pipe collapsed below Avenue 13, creating a sinkhole that swallowed the trailer of a semi-truck. It followed another sewer line break and sinkhole in the same area…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) – Construction work will be underway at the intersection of Tulare and Minnewawa Avenues in southeast Fresno. Fresno Public Works crews began installation of stop bars and stop signs at the intersection at 6:30 am Thursday. It comes after an incident back in January, when Ruben Almaraz, who lives near the intersection, was…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Fresno County Sheriff’s deputies have a man in custody accused of vandalizing the downtown courthouse. Just before 6:30 am Thursday, deputies responded for a glass break to the front glass door of the main courthouse, where people enter for hearings and jury duty. They say a man had thrown a large rock…… MORE
TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) – Dive teams are searching for a missing teen girl in the Kaweah River on Tuesday. The Tulare County Sheriff’s office says the 17-year old was swimming around 5 pm when she disappeared. The Sheriff’s Office Swift-water Dive Rescue team and the Sequoia National Park are working to find the girl.… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Fresno Police Chief Paco Balderrama has now been placed on paid administrative leave as the investigation into allegations of an “inappropriate off-duty relationship continues. Fresno City Manager Georgeanna White has confirmed that Deputy Chief Mindy Casto will take immediate operational control of the department. In an email sent to the department,…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — During a city council meeting on Wednesday, Fresno Police Chief Paco Balderrama addressed members of the media in the hallway regarding allegations he’s facing of an “inappropriate off-duty relationship with a non-city employee.” “This is the most difficult time in my life and my family’s life,” Balderrama said outside of council chambers.…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) Yes, it’s hot and our crime rate is a problem. Gas and food prices are outrageous. But as long as the air conditioning works, it’s not that bad in Fresno this time of year – is it? According to the editors at Forbes Advisor, it is. The city of Fresno, is being…… MORE
