Category Archives: Local News

Fresno Police Trying To Find 41-Year-Old Man’s Killer

Fresno Police Trying To Find 41-Year-Old Man’s Killer

  FRESNO, CA (KMJ ) – Fresno Police are looking for the person or people who gunned down a 41-year-old man, on Monday night. The Fresno County Coroner’s Office has identified the victim as Fernando Gonzalez. Just before 10:00pm on September 28, Shot Spotter registered gunfire on the 4600 block of E. Washington Avenue, and Southeast District…MORE

New Calif. Law Prioritizes People over Corporate Home-Buyers

New Calif. Law Prioritizes People over Corporate Home-Buyers

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Tenants, affordable housing groups and local governments will soon get first crack at buying foreclosed homes in California. A bill approved Monday by Gov. Gavin Newsom is designed to keep corporations from snapping up homes and letting some fall into disrepair as they did during the Great Recession. It bars sellers…MORE

Fresno County Breaks Ground on $14 Million Sheriff’s Area Two Substation

Fresno County Breaks Ground on $14 Million Sheriff’s Area Two Substation

  FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno County breaks ground Monday morning on the new $14 million dollar Sheriff’s Area Two Substation.   Leaders from within the County of Fresno and the Sheriff’s Office held the ceremony to break ground on the 6.5 acre parcel of land located along N. Armstrong Ave., between Belmont and E. Harvey…MORE

3 Accused Shooters On The Run in Tulare County

3 Accused Shooters On The Run in Tulare County

  TULARE, COUNTY, CA (KMJ) – Three men accused of shooting someone in Tulare are still on the run, almost a month after the crime. On August 31st, deputies were called to the 800 block of Foothill Ave. in Lindsay for a shooting. When they arrived, deputies found out four people walked up to a…MORE

Clovis Unified Wants to Reopen Elementary Schools Nov. 3rd

Clovis Unified Wants to Reopen Elementary Schools Nov. 3rd

  FRESNO, CA. (KMJ) — Clovis Unified wants to get elementary students back on campus. But it likely won’t happen until close to Thanksgiving. November third, Presidential election day is when Clovis Unified hopes to get kindergarten thru sixth-grade students back on campus. It’s currently working on a waiver to present to the Fresno County…MORE

Body Found in Tulare County Orchard

Body Found in Tulare County Orchard

LINDSAY, CA (KMJ) — The Tulare County Sheriff’s Office got a call Friday morning about a body discovered in an orchard. The body was found by a worker in the area of Avenue 224 and Road 220 in Lindsay. Deputies confirmed there was a body and called detectives from the Homicide Unit to take over the…MORE

Gov. Newsom Signs Law to Grow Mental Health Coverage

Gov. Newsom Signs Law to Grow Mental Health Coverage

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law aimed at requiring private health insurers to cover more mental health and drug addiction treatments. State and federal laws already require health insurance companies to handle mental health treatments the same as physical health treatments. But those laws don’t define what is…MORE

Calif. Seeks to Expand Financial Protections After Federal Rollback

Calif. Seeks to Expand Financial Protections After Federal Rollback

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California is creating what supporters call its own nation-leading, state-level version of the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau after critics said the Trump administration significantly weakened national protections. The legislation Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law Friday changes the existing Department of Business Oversight into the Department of Financial Protection and…MORE

Premier Valley Bank Donates $10K for Creek Fire Relief

FRESNO, CA (KMJ)  Premier Valley Bank has donated $10,000 to the American Red Cross of the Central Valley in support of those affected by the Creek Fire. According to a news release the contribution from the Fresno-based bank will help fund temporary housing, supplies, and other resources for displaced families across the impacted communities. “We are proud to…MORE

SLO County Deputy Wounded, “White Supremacist” Gang Member Shot, Killed

SLO County Deputy Wounded, “White Supremacist” Gang Member Shot, Killed

  TEMPLETON, CA (KMJ) – The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office responded to an officer-involved shooting on Thursday. The shooting was reported around 10:40 a.m. near Templeton Cemetery Road in Templeton. Templeton is between Paso Robles and San Luis Obispo on Highway 101. A sheriff’s deputy was driving on the 3400 block of Theater…MORE