FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) – Local law enforcement are teaming up once again for Operation Christmas Presence. The joint effort involves Fresno Police, the California Highway Patrol and the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office. Officers will be stepping up patrols at local malls as well as looking out for porch pirates. CHP officers will also monitor local…… MORE
VISALIA, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A person has died after they were hit by multiple vehicles on a highway in Tulare on Tuesday night. The crash happened around 9 pm on Highway 99 near Paige Avenue. The California Highway Patrol says the person was hit after running onto the highway from the right shoulder. Officials have…… MORE
SANGER, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A man has died after being shot in Sanger on Tuesday morning. The Sanger Police Department says it happened at 10:15 am near Sequoia and Faller. When police arrived, they found the victim suffering from gunshot wounds. He was taken to Community Regional Medical Center, where he died. “Our investigators along…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A dairy plant in downtown Fresno was evacuated after a fire sparked in one of the buildings on Tuesday afternoon. The fire started around 2:30 pm at California Dairies on F Street and Ventura Avenue. The Fresno Fire Department says the fire is believed to have started in a dryer unit.…… MORE
TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A woman was hospitalized after she was shot while working in a vineyard in Tulare County on Tuesday afternoon. The shooting happened around 12:15 pm in the area of Avenue 152 and Road 200, just west of Porterville. The Tulare County Sheriff’s Office says a man in his mid-20s drove…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Eight people have been displaced after a house fire in southeast Fresno. The flames broke out at a home on Bundy Drive off of California and Fowler Avenue before 6:30 am Tuesday. Crews believe the fire started upstairs. One person was treated for smoke inhalation. There’s no word yet on what sparked…… MORE
The California Supreme Court is handing a win to Pacific Gas & Electric. Justices ruled that customers cannot sue the utility over safety-related power shutoffs. The unanimous decision cited the regulatory jurisdiction of the California Public Utilities Commission, adding that litigation would interfere with the agency’s authority. PG&E recently emerged from bankruptcy after being saddled…… MORE
TULARE, CA (KMJ) Convicted child predator Octavio Larios has been sentenced to life in prison. The 42 year old Tulare man had pleaded no contest to molesting a child 10 years old or younger and one count of forcible lewd act upon a child under the age of fourteen. Each count is a felony and…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A tow truck driver has been charged in a crash that killed a woman earlier this year in northeast Fresno. The crash happened around 1 am on Wednesday, April 12 at the intersection of Friant Road and Shepherd Avenue. Fresno police say John Ashcraft ran a red light in his tow…… MORE
FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Respiratory illnesses such as Covid, the Flu, and RSV are on the rise. To keep emergency departments from becoming overrun, the Fresno County Department of Public Health is reinstating a policy to keep patients out of emergency rooms unless absolutely necessary. “Every year during the wintertime is kind of like…… MORE
