Category Archives: Local News

Feds: Missing Hells Angels Were Cremated in Fresno

Feds: Missing Hells Angels Were Cremated in Fresno

Was a local biker gang destroying evidence of murders by utilizing the services of a Fresno funeral home? It certainly appears so. Federal prosecutors say at least four missing Hells Angels were illegally cremated in a funeral home in downtown Fresno. According to documents filed in court, 54-year-old Fresno Hells Angel Merl Hefferman was involved…MORE

Deadly Motorcycle Crash in Madera County

Deadly Motorcycle Crash in Madera County

MADERA, Calif. (KFSN) — A motorcycle crash in Madera County turned deadly on Sunday morning. The California Highway Patrol says a 54-year-old man was riding a Harley Davidson motorcycle on Highway 145 when he failed to turn. He, instead, crossed into the dirt shoulder and crashed. Officers say he was ejected off the bike and pronounced…MORE

No Deal: FUSD Teachers on Verge of Strike

No Deal: FUSD Teachers on Verge of Strike

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — Fresno Unified teachers may be on the verge of a strike, leaving more than 70,000 students in limbo. The last three-year contract expired more than three months ago, and negotiations have not been promising to this point. “The board values our teachers. Negotiations are never easy. We have to balance labor interest…MORE

Fresno Woman Searching For Stolen Necklaces Containing Friend’s Ashes

Fresno Woman Searching For Stolen Necklaces Containing Friend’s Ashes

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A Fresno woman is heartbroken after a thief stole jewelry containing the ashes of the man she calls a brother. Lolly Mendoza shared a video of a person she says broke into her car Wednesday morning on Yale and College Avenue and stole her purse with two necklaces inside. Those necklaces…MORE

Man In Critical Condition Following Shooting In Southwest Fresno

Man In Critical Condition Following Shooting In Southwest Fresno

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A man is in critical condition after a shooting in southwest Fresno. It happened just after 12 p.m. Thursday at Jensen and Walnut Avenues. Fresno PD’s shot-spotter technology alerted officers to multiple rounds of gunfire in the area. A man in his 20s was transported to the hospital, suffering from a…MORE

California Could Step In to Manage Groundwater Basin in Farm Country

California Could Step In to Manage Groundwater Basin in Farm Country

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California officials on Thursday faulted communities in a stretch of the crop-rich San Joaquin Valley for failing to develop a plan to adequately protect groundwater in the often drought-plagued state. The state’s water resources board set an April hearing to determine whether the Tulare Lake Subbasin in the heart of California’s…MORE

Fatal Motorcycle Crash In Central Fresno

Fatal Motorcycle Crash In Central Fresno

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A motorcyclist has died following a crash in central Fresno early Thursday morning. The California Highway Patrol says it happened at about 6:40 am westbound Highway 180 under Highway 41. Officers say the man was going on the transition to southbound Highway 41 when he hit a wall. The man fell…MORE

Family Says 180-Day Sentence For Deadly Fresno Hit-and-Run Is Not Enough

Family Says 180-Day Sentence For Deadly Fresno Hit-and-Run Is Not Enough

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — An emotional family pleaded with a Fresno judge to impose the maximum sentence against Hope Marshay Whitmore on Wednesday. Whitmore was behind the wheel in March 2021 when she struck LaVonda Anita Mosley near Elm and Grove avenues. The 55-year-old, who was not in a marked crosswalk, died, and Whitmore drove…MORE

Reedley High Football Player Starts Months-long Cancer Treatment In San Francisco

Reedley High Football Player Starts Months-long Cancer Treatment In San Francisco

REEDLEY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A Reedley High athlete is at UCSF Medical Center in San Francisco undergoing more chemotherapy. Action News has been following Malachi Rios’ journey with testicular cancer since last December. The football player remains positive about the next part of his cancer treatment. “I think my faith helps a lot,” he said.…MORE