FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – 29-year-old Christopher Contreras pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of attempted coercion of a minor and one count of enticement of a minor, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. He was arrested in 2020 after messaging on Snapchat and Skout to what he thought was a 13-year-old girl but was actually…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Two people have been arrested for a homicide in Fresno in what started as a missing person investigation. The Fresno Police Department was initially told that 61-year-old Patty Kennett was missing on November 15. Kennett’s family was told that she died from injuries while doing yard work, but her family was…… MORE
HANFORD, Calif. (KFSN) — The conflict in the Middle East has led to rising tensions in Valley. On Monday, local congressman David Valadao reported that his Hanford office was vandalized by what he described as anti-Israel protestors. Photos on Valadao’s feed on X, formerly known as Twitter, showed fliers placed on the glass doors that…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) Homicide detectives with the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office have arrested 19 year old Andrew Leon of Marina, CA for murder. Around 2:00am on Sunday, November 26th, Huron Police responded to a call of shots fired on the 36000 block of Mouren Drive in Huron. Officers found a woman in the roadway who…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. — Kevin James Strutz, 52, of Ceres, was sentenced Monday to three years and four months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for cyberstalking. According to court documents, Strutz secretly made a video recording of an adult female who stayed as an Airbnb tenant at the residence where Strutz…… MORE
MADERA, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Two suspects have been arrested after a missing 19-year-old woman was found dead in Madera County. The Madera County Sheriff’s Office says Melanie Rios Camacho’s remains were found in an orchard on Avenue 20. Deputies have taken 23-year-old Vicente Jasso, Camacho’s ex-boyfriend, into custody for her murder. He was arrested after…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — A woman is dead after being shot and run over in southwest Fresno late Saturday morning. Officers were called to California Avenue and Fresno Street just after 11:30 a.m. for a call of an altercation that escalated into a shooting. When officers arrived, they found a woman who had been shot and…… MORE
VISALIA, Calif. (KFSN) — Firefighters are investigating a massive fire that broke out at an apartment complex in Visalia on Friday night. The fire started around 10 p.m. near Akers Street and Riggin Avenue. Video shows huge flames erupting from the complex, sending plumes of black smoke into the night sky. The Tulare County Fire Department…… MORE
REEDLEY, Calif. (KFSN) — A 62-year-old man arrested on federal charges of misbranding medical devices in connection to the illegal bio lab found in Reedley faced a judge for his detention hearing on Wednesday morning. David He, also known as Jia Bei Zhu, appeared for a detention hearing. No cameras are allowed in federal courtrooms, where…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Northbound Interstate 5 near the Grapevine was experiencing major backup following a big rig crash Wednesday afternoon. The California Highway Patrol says the big rig was carrying 15-foot metal poles when it lost its load, spreading across all lanes. Officers say the far two right lanes, starting south of Grapevine Road, have…… MORE
