Category Archives: Local News

Stolen Ambulance Chase Comes to a Crashing End in Visalia

Stolen Ambulance Chase Comes to a Crashing End in Visalia

(Photo courtesy:  Visalia Police Department)   (KMJ) – A South Valley woman is now behind bars after she reportedly stole an ambulance, leading police of a chase through Visalia. Officers in that city responded to a call around 3:38 p.m. Monday near the 700 block of East Noble to assist an emergency medical crew.  But while…MORE

Man Killed in Triple Shooting in Fresno Identified

Man Killed in Triple Shooting in Fresno Identified

  FRESNO, CA (KMJ) — A shooting took place around 2:12 a.m. Sunday on Delno Ave., near McKinley and Fruit Avenues in Fresno. According to Fresno Police, officers responded after a shot spotter activation went off but found no one at the scene. Police say they got word a short time later that three gunshot victims…MORE

Fresno Police Ask Help Finding Missing Man

Fresno Police Ask Help Finding Missing Man

  FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno police are asking for help finding a missing 67-year-old man. Fresno Police say Charlie Vang is from Del Rey but was last seen around 11:30 pm on Sunday, June 13 in Fresno. He was attending a funeral service on Chestnut Avenue, by McKinley Ave. Family called police to file…MORE

10-year-old Boy Killed, Hit & Run Suspect Arrested

10-year-old Boy Killed, Hit & Run Suspect Arrested

  FRESNO, CA (KMJ) — A 10-year-old boy was killed by a driver that did not stop or even slow down Thursday night according to Fresno police. Police got the call at 10:30 p.m at Friant and Ft. Washington Avenues in Northeast Fresno. When officers arrived they found the boy, identified as Angel Hernandez, lying in…MORE

Drought to Shut Down Calif. Hydro-Power Plant

Drought to Shut Down Calif. Hydro-Power Plant

Water in a key California reservoir will fall so low this summer that its hydroelectric power plant will be forced to shut down for the first time, officials said Thursday, straining the state’s already-taxed electric grid. An unrelenting drought and record heat have pushed the water supply at Northern California’s Lake Oroville to deplete to “alarming levels,” which will…MORE

California Legislators Push for $300 Million Hydrogen Plan

California Legislators Push for $300 Million Hydrogen Plan

California legislators are lobbying for a $300 million plan to help hydrogen fuel play a larger role in the state’s economy. The news comes to light after a bipartisan group of lawmakers wrote a letter to assembly leaders asking that $300 million of a $500 million executive order on emission reductions be set aside for hydrogen…MORE

Californians Asked to Power Down During Extreme Heat

Californians Asked to Power Down During Extreme Heat

With millions of Californians set to experience a heat wave in the coming days, the operator of the state’s power grid issued an alert that called for residents to conserve electricity on Thursday. The California Independent System Operator (CAISO) issued a statewide Flex Alert, urging people to cut back their electricity use from 5 p.m. PT to…MORE

ABC Suspends Alcohol Sales at Parlier Market

ABC Suspends Alcohol Sales at Parlier Market

(Photo courtesy:  CA Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control)   (KMJ) – The state Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control says all alcohol sales will cease for the next 45-days at a market in Parlier. Here are the details as shared by the ABC: On June 16, 2021, the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) posted a…MORE

California Roars Back Tour: Gov. Newsom Stopping at Bakersfield Fitness Center

California Roars Back Tour: Gov. Newsom Stopping at Bakersfield Fitness Center

  BAKERSFIELD, CA (KMJ) — Governor Gavin Newsom will be making a stop in Bakersfield today. The Governor’s office has said Newsom and First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom will today visit a fitness center in Kern County now open at full capacity, where they will discuss the important benefits of exercise for physical and mental health…MORE