MERCED, Calif. (KMJ) — The Merced Police Department is looking for a man that they say robbed a 7-Eleven convenience store in Merced. Police responded to a robbery Friday morning around 4:30 a.m. at the 7-Eleven on Carmel Road and East Gerard Road in Merced. When they arrived, the clerk told them that a man…… MORE
(KMJ) — A bear was spotted taking a relaxing dip in a kiddie pool at someone’s house just above Oakhurst. Viewer Gayle Proffitt sent in this image of a bear using her kiddy pool to cool off and relax. She said the bear uses her pool regularly, and that it stayed in the pool for…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — The Fresno Police Department announced the arrest of 48-year-old Alejandra Munoz in connection to the murder of Richard Martin. Martin’s body was found in his vehicle parked in a shopping center parking lot near Shields and Brawley Avenues on May 18th. Police say he was shot several times while sitting in…… MORE
TULARE, Calif. (KMJ) — Tulare Police Department announced one of its officers has been arrested for suspicion of DUI. Police received a call from a concerned citizen who saw the officer asleep in his marked patrol vehicle on June 23rd. The officer was identified as Frank Garcia, who has been employed with this department for…… MORE
CALAVERAS COUNTY, Calif. — Fourth of July revelers stranded by a wildfire in a mountainous California region that’s a top tourist destination were safely evacuated, but the fire continued chewing through forests on Tuesday, officials said. The fire in Sierra Nevada Gold Country that broke out Monday afternoon tripled in size overnight to more than…… MORE
FRESNO, CA – In a joint effort, the Fresno Fire and the Fresno Police Departments wrote 33 citations on the 4th of July. Investigators are also following up on three more incidents and working to track down property owners who may also be cited. Throughout the holiday weekend, from July 1st to July 4th, a…… MORE
TULARE COUNTY, CA – Felony charges have been filed against two Washington men after they were caught with over 100,000 fentanyl pills in Tulare County. According to the Tulare County District Attorney, Tim Ward, Jose Zendejas, 25, and Benito Madrigal, 19, were caught on June 24 with 151 packages of fentanyl pills, totaling 151,000 pills.…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno City Council unanimously passes the Fiscal Year 2023 City Budget. The total budget of $1.9 billion is the largest in Fresno’s history. City Council members did not vote in a controversial 69% pay raise proposed last week. Instead, in a 5-2 vote on Thursday, June 30, 2022, council gave preliminary…… MORE
(KMJ) — An employee at a Food 4 Less was stabbed while trying to stop a man from stealing on Wednesday in North Merced. Merced Police were called to the Food 4 Less Supermarket near R street and Olive Avenue for reports of someone that was stabbed. Officers say when they got there, they found…… MORE
WASHINGTON (TND) — The Biden administration properly ended a Trump-era policy that forced some U.S. asylum seekers to wait in Mexico, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday. The justices’ 5-4 decision for the administration came in a case, Biden v. Texas, 21-954, about former President Donald Trump’s controversial “Remain in Mexico” policy. An independent news agency…… MORE
