Category Archives: Local News

Dirt Bikers Race Through Modesto Mall

Dirt Bikers Race Through Modesto Mall

Modesto, Calif. (KMJ) — Shoppers began calling police when shots were fired at the Vintage Faire Mall Tuesday. Modesto Police responded quickly and determined no shots had been fired, but instead learned two people on dirt bikes had ridden through the mall creating loud noises and causing a disturbance. Security video revealed two males circling…MORE

Local Artist Demands Answers After New High School Mural is Painted Over

Local Artist Demands Answers After New High School Mural is Painted Over

(KMJ) – Valley artist Naomi Marie Guzman says she was commissioned by Fresno Unified’s McLane High School to paint a mural on its campus. And, she adds, its design was approved by school administrators. She was assisted by local students to create the work of art. And, once it completed, she and the kids signed…MORE

Fresno Police Dept. Releases Footage of Deadly Officer Involved Shooting

Fresno Police Dept. Releases Footage of Deadly Officer Involved Shooting

RELEASE FROM FRESNO POLICE: On Tuesday, March 29, 2022, at approximately 11:42 A.M., an adult male entered the Fresno Police Department Headquarters Annex and made his way into a detective’s office located on the first floor. The suspect, later identified as 24-year-old Joseph Roy, began physically assaulting our detective. Mr. Roy then used a sharp…MORE

Groundbreaking on New Southeast Fresno Multi-Use Development

Groundbreaking on New Southeast Fresno Multi-Use Development

(KMJ0 – A new, first-of-its-kind mixed-use development is coming to Southeast Fresno. Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer was on hand Wednesday at the ground breaking of Jenson Landing at 4645 E. Jensen Ave. According to a news release from Councilmember Luis Chavez, the 12 acre site “brings the desirable effects of regenerating and rejuvenating the southeast…MORE

Rare Stealth Fighter Added to Collection At Castle Air Museum

Rare Stealth Fighter Added to Collection At Castle Air Museum

(KMJ) – One of the U.S Air Force’s once-classified fighters is now on its way to join the collection of Castle Air Museum in Atwater. A Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk Stealth Fighter is now en route to the site and is due to arrive around 8 a.m. Friday morning under escort from the Highway Patrol. This…MORE

76-year-old Rape Suspect Arrested In 2 Unsolved Murders

76-year-old Rape Suspect Arrested In 2 Unsolved Murders

FAIRFIELD, Calif. (AP) — A 76-year-old man suspected of a 2021 rape has been arrested in the killings of two women that had been unsolved for decades, authorities said. James Ray Gary, of Fairfield, was arrested last week in the 1980 killing of Latrelle Lindsay of Union City and the 1996 killing of Winifred Douglas…MORE

2nd Prison Guard Pleads Guilty In California Inmate’s Death

2nd Prison Guard Pleads Guilty In California Inmate’s Death

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California correctional officer Arturo Pacheco was upset while escorting a prison inmate, so he yanked the inmate’s feet from under him, sending him crashing to the ground and ultimately killing him. A few months earlier, without provocation, he sprayed pepper spray at short range into the eyes of another inmate, later…MORE

Search And Rescue Crews Pull Woman From Rainbow Falls After Medical Emergency

Search And Rescue Crews Pull Woman From Rainbow Falls After Medical Emergency

MADERA COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ) — A 50-year-old woman is safe tonight, thanks to the Madera County Sheriff’s Office search and rescue crews. The woman called 911 after suffering a medical emergency at Rainbow Falls. The Sheriff’s Office didn’t specify what type of emergency that was. Rescue crews had to carry the woman from the trail…MORE

Dinuba Man Accused Of Killing Woman Arrested

Dinuba Man Accused Of Killing Woman Arrested

(KMJ) — A Dinuba man is being charged with homicide after officers found a woman shot dead Sunday. The Dinuba Police Department says just before 2:00 a.m. Sunday, they went out to North Alta Avenue, near Davis Drive, after getting reports about shots being fired. They found a woman had been shot and was lying…MORE