Category Archives: Local News

Work Continues to Fully Contain Wildfire Burning in Northeast Fresno

Work Continues to Fully Contain Wildfire Burning in Northeast Fresno

(Photo Courtesy:   Cal Fire – Fresno County) (KMJ) – The investigation continues into what caused a wild fire that is still burning in Northeast Fresno. The “Vulcan Fire” broke out just after 5 p.m. Sunday off Friant near Willow on the west side of the roadway.   Cal Fire and the Highway Patrol shutdown roadways in…MORE

Video: Kitten Rescue from 60 Feet Up

Video: Kitten Rescue from 60 Feet Up

    (KMJ) – A kitten who could not climb back down a tree is now safe after Fresno Fire Department came to the rescue. Fresno Fire received a call from neighbors in the Tower District saying they heard faint meowing coming from a large tree.   http:// Ladder 9 was called to a neighborhood in…MORE

Red Cross Urges Everyone to Get Ready For Dangerous High Temperatures

Red Cross Urges Everyone to Get Ready For Dangerous High Temperatures

  FRESNO, JUNE 25, 2021 — A dangerous heat wave is headed to this area over the next several days with temperatures much higher than normal. Many areas already have wildfire activity and there is a danger of more wildfires starting because of the ongoing drought. The American Red Cross Central California Region is working with emergency officials and…MORE

Governor Newsom, Legislative Leaders Announce Eviction Moratorium Extension

Governor Newsom, Legislative Leaders Announce Eviction Moratorium Extension

(KMJ) – Governor Newsom and legislative leaders announced that the current eviction moratorium will be extended through September 30, 2021. $5 billion in federal rental assistance will be used to help state tenants and small landlords and protect vulnerable households from eviction. The agreement widens rental assistance by increasing reimbursement to 100% for both rent…MORE

Calif. Lawmakers Seek to Remove ‘He’ from State Laws

Calif. Lawmakers Seek to Remove ‘He’ from State Laws

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – The California Legislature has passed a bill to make sure state laws don’t refer to elected public officials as men. Assemblywoman Rebecca Bauer-Kahan’s bill specifically updates laws governing California’s statewide elected officials. Bauer-Kahan says she authored the bill after discovering state law often assumes elected officials are men. Lawmakers also passed…MORE

Fresno City Council Approves $1.4 Billion Dollar Balanced Budget

Fresno City Council Approves $1.4 Billion Dollar Balanced Budget

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The 2022 City of Fresno budget season has concluded as the largest budget adopted in Fresno’s history. The budget passed on Thursday, June 24 with a majority vote of 5-2. The Budget season concluded after 115 motions, according to City Manager Thomas Esqueda, an unusually large amount as seen in the…MORE

Convicted Child Molester Could Get 340 Years to Life

Convicted Child Molester Could Get 340 Years to Life

  TULARE, CA (KMJ) — The Tulare County Superior Court convicted a Visalia man who now faces 340 years to life in state prison for child molestation. According to the Superior Court, 37-year-old Oracio Reyes was convicted by a jury on three counts of oral sex on a child 10-years or younger. He was also…MORE

400 Pounds of Illegal Fireworks Recovered by Fresno Police

400 Pounds of Illegal Fireworks Recovered by Fresno Police

  FRESNO, CA (KMJ) — The Fresno Police Department says they have taken 400 pounds of illegal fireworks off the street during a recent undercover investigation. Police say they got help from both undercover detectives and social media, which led them to detaining and citing two adults for firework violations. The fine was set at…MORE

3 Arrested in Connection to Shooting of 15-year-old Girl in Kingsburg

3 Arrested in Connection to Shooting of 15-year-old Girl in Kingsburg

  KINGSBURG, CA (KMJ) — Three people were arrested on Wednesday in connection to a June 8th shooting in Kingsburg. The 15-year-old girl was playing at Athwal Park in Kingsburg around 7:00 p.m. when she was hit by a stray bullet in the chest. She was taken to the hospital where she was treated for…MORE

Help Wanted: Labor Crisis Shocks Calif. Restaurants

Help Wanted: Labor Crisis Shocks Calif. Restaurants

LOS ANGELES (AP) – California restaurants that managed to survive the pandemic are facing a new crisis: finding workers. With the economy officially reopened, owners are eager to fill dining rooms to full capacity but can’t find enough cooks, food servers or kitchen staffers to do the job. As a result, restaurants are being forced…MORE