FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno Police ask your help finding a missing woman. MISSING PERSON:Michelle Rollo Veras26-Year-old, 5’04”, 130 pounds If you have any information on her whereabouts please contact: Fresno Police Department(559) 621-7000orDetective Drake Martens(559)621-6130 [email protected] FPD CASE : 2209151041 pic.twitter.com/SNVf2ybnE7… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California mother of two was sentenced Monday to 18 months in prison for faking her own kidnapping so she could go back to a former boyfriend, which led to a three-week, multi-state search before she resurfaced on Thanksgiving Day in 2016. Sherri Papini, 40, pleaded guilty last spring under…… MORE
MADERA, Calif. (KMJ) — The California Highway Patrol says the driver of a cement truck was injured when his truck overturned at Road 16 and Avenue 14 west of Madera. It is still unclear what caused the driver to lose control and there were no other vehicles involved in the crash. The driver was transported…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A veteran actress of film, radio and Broadway, considered the world’s oldest living actress, has died in Southern California at the age of 104. Her star is on the Hollywood Walk of Fame but Marsha Hunt was blacklisted during the Golden Age for fighting for the right to freedom of speech.…… MORE
VISALIA, Calif. (KMJ) — A mountain lion was safely caught early Sunday morning in Visalia. The Visalia Police Department responded to a call at the 1900 block of West Porter Avenue just before 1 a.m. of a possible mountain lion spotted in the area. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife were called out to…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A memorial service was held on Friday for Fresno County’s Chief Forensic Pathologist. Dr. Venu Gopal died in a collision on Highway 168 on Saturday, August 27, 2022. The memorial service for Dr. Gopal was live streamed on the Fresno County Sheriff’s Facebook page. Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer, and Fresno County…… MORE
PORTERVILLE, Calif. (KMJ) — A man suspected of stabbing another man to death in Porterville is now in custody. Tulare County sheriff’s deputies were called to the 200 block of S. Legget in Porterville around 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. When they arrived, they found a man suffering from multiple stab wounds. He was rushed to…… MORE
CLOVIS, Calif (KMJ) — Fentanyl pills and illegal firearms were seized after Clovis Police carried out three arrests as part of a narcotic investigation. Back on August 23, Clovis Police received a call of possible suspicious activity. When officers searched the home, they found 200 Fentanyl pills and an illegal firearm. They arrested 35-year-old Rigoberto…… MORE
FRSNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno’s mayor had vetoed $1 million in funding for planned parenthood but city council overrode that veto on Thursday. Valley Democratic Assembly Member Dr. Joaquin Arambula had secured 9.5 million dollars from the state budget for local non-profits including a million for Planned Parenthood. The City of Fresno would serve as…… MORE
CASTAIC, Calif. (AP) — California firefighters worked in extreme conditions Thursday as they battled wildfires in rural areas north of Los Angeles and east of San Diego amid a blistering heat wave that is predicted to last through Labor Day. Progress was made in containing both blazes but authorities warned that the explosive fire behavior…… MORE
