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Charges Filed Against Tow Truck Driver In Deadly Northeast Fresno Crash

Charges Filed Against Tow Truck Driver In Deadly Northeast Fresno Crash

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 EMS Reinstates Policy To Reduce ER Admissions

Fresno County EMS Reinstates Policy To Reduce ER Admissions

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

Listeria Outbreak With 1 Death Linked to Fruit from Kingsburg-Based Company

Listeria Outbreak With 1 Death Linked to Fruit from Kingsburg-Based Company

KINGSBURG, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning the community of a deadly Listeria outbreak linked to fruits from a Kingsburg-based company. Officials say peaches, nectarines and plums from HMC Farms have led to 11 infections and one death. The outbreak has been connected to seven states. HMC Farms had…MORE

USPS Operation Santa Starts Early Due to Demand

USPS Operation Santa Starts Early Due to Demand

CALIFORNIA — Are you interested in sending children and families some holiday magic this season? You can now adopt a letter written to Santa by going to USPSOperationSanta.com. In response to customer requests, this is the first time the U.S. Postal Service has opened the program before Black Friday. USPS Operation Santa turns 111 years…MORE

Mountain Lion Caught On Camera In Tesoro Viejo In Madera County 

Mountain Lion Caught On Camera In Tesoro Viejo In Madera County 

MADERA COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A resident in Madera County was shocked to see a large animal casually roaming passed by their home. Security camera footage captured the moment a mountain lion strolled by Saturday night around 11 pm in Tesoro Viejo. It’s unclear if there were any more sightings of the big catMORE

9-Year-Old Hospitalized After Being Ejected In Tulare County Crash

9-Year-Old Hospitalized After Being Ejected In Tulare County Crash

TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A 9-year-old was rushed to the hospital after a solo vehicle crash in Tulare County. California Highway Patrol officers say just before noon Sunday, a GMC Yukon carrying 6 people was traveling south on Highway 99 near Highway 190 in Tipton. The 19-year-old driver tried to get into the fast…MORE

Grand Opening To Be Held For Veterans Boulevard Overpass In Northwest Fresno

Grand Opening To Be Held For Veterans Boulevard Overpass In Northwest Fresno

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — The City of Fresno will have an official grand opening ceremony for the Veterans Boulevard overpass. The project was completed ahead of schedule, and city leaders say it will help cut down commute times for drivers in northwest Fresno. The new overpass will also give residents a way to quickly travel…MORE

Thieves Steal Parts Of New Lawn From Fresno Boys And Girls Club

Thieves Steal Parts Of New Lawn From Fresno Boys And Girls Club

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Thieves targeted a Boys and Girls Club in Fresno for two nights this week, destroying parts of a newly laid lawn. All torn up. That is how staff found the club’s lawn in West Fresno for the first time on Wednesday. “People hopped the fence we have here and were literally…MORE

Hanford PD: Suspect Stabs 2 Women, Triggers SWAT Standoff

Hanford PD: Suspect Stabs 2 Women, Triggers SWAT Standoff

HANFORD, Calif. (KFSN) — Two women are recovering in the hospital after a domestic violence attack in Hanford this morning, that ended in a swat standoff. Hanford Police responded to the Casa De Sol Apartments on Hanford Armona Road around 9 a.m. Saturday for a call of a man attacking two women. Officers arrived and found…MORE

Man Hospitalized After Rollover Crash in Northeast Fresno

Man Hospitalized After Rollover Crash in Northeast Fresno

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A man is in the hospital after crashing his car in Northeast Fresno. It happened at about 12:30 a.m. Friday on Shepherd Avenue and Concord Drive, that’s right before Friant Road. Police say the driver somehow lost control of his car, causing it to rollover several times. He was taken to the…MORE