Category Archives: Local News

FPD: Woman Stabs 2 Family Members in SW Fresno

FPD: Woman Stabs 2 Family Members in SW Fresno

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — A woman is in jail accused of stabbing two of her family members in southwest Fresno. It happened at about 9 pm Sunday at a home on Oleander and Modoc — that’s near Kearney and Thorne. Police say it started as a family argument that escalated, and that’s when the woman…MORE

Child Who Was Captured On Video Kicking Guinea Pig in Reedley Identified, Owner Says Animal Died

Child Who Was Captured On Video Kicking Guinea Pig in Reedley Identified, Owner Says Animal Died

REEDLEY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Reedley Police have identified the 12-year-old child who was captured on video violently kicking a guinea pig. Officers say they are working closely with the Kings Canyon Unified School District and the Fresno County District Attorney’s Office to determine the child’s consequences, including charges to be filed. Reedley police were called…MORE

Woman Arrested After Man Killed Outside Northwest Fresno Bar, Police Say

Woman Arrested After Man Killed Outside Northwest Fresno Bar, Police Say

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A suspect has been arrested for a shooting that left a man dead in northwest Fresno over the weekend. Fresno police announced Friday that 26-year-old Domonique Jones has been arrested for the death of 38-year-old Gilberto Gutierrez. The shooting happened just before 2 am on Sunday outside Ewell’s Place on the…MORE

Fresno City Council Unanimously Approves Plan For New Northwest Costco Location

Fresno City Council Unanimously Approves Plan For New Northwest Costco Location

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — The Fresno City Council voted unanimously approve a plan to build a new Costco in northwest Fresno. The new location at the corner of Herndon Avenue and Riverside Drive. The new Costco will be nearly 220,000 square feet, feature a 32-pump gas station, and even have a car wash. There will…MORE

Yosemite’s High Sierra Camps Set to Reopen After 5-year Closure

Yosemite’s High Sierra Camps Set to Reopen After 5-year Closure

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (KFSN) — Are you looking for your next camping adventure? After a five-year closure, Yosemite’s popular High Sierra Camps will re-open this summer. The area was last open to tourists in 2019. Weather forced park rangers to shut down the five different camps then, and they remained closed in 2020 due…MORE

Probation For Tulare Lake Subbasin Brings Increasing Fees For Pumping Water

Probation For Tulare Lake Subbasin Brings Increasing Fees For Pumping Water

KINGS COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A major change is coming for many groundwater users in the South Valley. The State Water Board has placed the Tulare Lake Subbasin on probation, meaning you’ll have to pay to pump groundwater. It’s now the first basin to receive that designation since California’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act passed in…MORE

CA Safer Communities Coalition Submitting 900,000 Signatures to Qualify Homelessness, Drug, Theft Reduction Act for Nov. Election 

CA Safer Communities Coalition Submitting 900,000 Signatures to Qualify Homelessness, Drug, Theft Reduction Act for Nov. Election 

Sacramento, CA – Today, the Californians for Safer Communities Coalition announced that it will submit over 900,000 voter signatures to qualify the Homelessness, Drug Addiction, and Theft Reduction Act (Initiative 23-0017A1) to qualify for the November General Election ballot. Small business owners, fentanyl victims, social justice leaders, community organizations and elected officials held press conferences across the state to announce the signature…MORE

2024 Great American Cleanup is Saturday in Fresno

2024 Great American Cleanup is Saturday in Fresno

FRESNO, CA – Mayor Jerry Dyer is happy to announce that Beautify Fresno’s fourth Great American Cleanup will take place this Saturday, April 20, 2024. Over 1,500 volunteers have signed up for 24 individual cleanup and beautification projects throughout the City of Fresno, with all events happening simultaneously from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. At…MORE

Work on Highway 99 Northbound Lanes Near Avenue 12 Begins

Work on Highway 99 Northbound Lanes Near Avenue 12 Begins

MADERA COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Work has officially started on a major highway in Madera County. Wednesday was the first day of the lane shift switch, which started at six o’clock in the morning. The changes are on Highway 99, near the Avenue 12 off-ramp exit. The northbound lanes will be closed for most of…MORE