FRESNO, CA (KMJ) Detectives with the Central California Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force have arrested 32 year old Frank Samaniego of Fresno. In the investigation, detectives posed as teenage girls and used technology to identify would-be predators. During the investigation, the suspect expressed his sexual desires and agreed to a meeting place with the…… MORE
FARMERSVILLE, Calif. (KFSN) — An elementary school in Farmserville was placed on lockdown after several students became ill on Wednesday. The Farmersville Unified School District says about 25 students reported feeling sick at Freedom Elementary School. Officials say the children described feeling nauseous, dizzy, and numb in their mouths and fingers. In a message from…… MORE
FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A man has died following a crash in Fresno County early Wednesday morning. It happened before 7 am on Highway 180 at Hayes Avenue. Officers say a man driving a red Honda was headed southbound on Hayes when he failed to stop at a stop sign. As the car drove through…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Countless exhibits can be found at the Fresno County Historical Museum and one of them uniquely showcased is the Sikh Exhibit. Board Members of the Sikh Historical Society say it’s important to have a place where anyone can learn about their roots and culture. “That is something that, you know, we…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) Francisco Portillo has been sentenced to 19 years, 4 months in state prison for gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated which killed three people and injured five others. In March of 2021 Portillo was recklessly driving a Chevy Camaro near First Street and McKinley Avenue. When a Deputy with the Fresno County Sheriff’s…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, CA (KMJ) Governor Gavin Newsom abruptly canceled the annual live public Christmas tree lighting at the state capitol on Tuesday because of “protests across the country.” Some pro-Palestinian protests have become violent or disrupted the annual lightings of the giant Christmas trees at Rockefeller Center in recent days. The Sacramento Regional Coalition for Palestinian…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — The Fresno Police Department has identified 18-year-old Philip Bautista as the suspect in a deadly shooting in central Fresno. The shooting happened on November 27 in the area of Clinton and Drexel avenues. When police arrived, they found 51-year-old Luis Valencia suffering from a gunshot wound. Valencia was taken to the…… MORE
CHOWCHILLA, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A suspect has been arrested in connection to a shooting that left a man dead and a woman injured last week in Chowchilla. The shooting happened Tuesday afternoon on Riverside Avenue near Ninth Street. Chowchilla police say 20-year-old Nathan Gonzales had gotten into an argument with 25-year-old Jose Rodriguez in front…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) Former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-Bakersfield) announced on Wednesday that he will retire at the end of the year. McCarthy, 58, wrote in a Wall Street Journal op-ed that 17 years after first running for office to serve California in the House he had “decided to depart the House at…… MORE
TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A Dinuba principal has bonded out of jail after being arrested for his role in a suspected DUI crash near Reedley. The California Highway Patrol says they arrested 43-year-old Dinuba resident Blake Benham Sunday night following a crash on Road 56 near Avenue 430. 55-year-old Gloria Barajas and her 35-year-old…… MORE
