MADERA,CA (KMJ)- A scary incident last night as one driver was allegedly being chased and harassed by another. The driver called police around 2:15 Thursday morning from their Ford Mustang, shook up and fearing for their safety as they were being followed and intimidated by another driver in a pickup truck. The vehicles were traveling…… MORE
(KMJ) – The White House says construction of the U.S.-Mexico border wall will move forward after a federal appeals court ruling has freed up construction money. The 2-1 ruling halted a federal judge’s ruling in December that had prevented the government from spending $3.6 billion diverted from 127 military construction projects to pay for 175…… MORE
A Fresno teen speaks out Wednesday about getting stranded overnight while hiking in Utah mountains. He shared his experience in this exclusive interview with KMJ’s Liz Kern. It was ultimately a choice between live or death for Nicolas Alcantara, surviving nearly 30 hours in the cold. “Shivering to death, I didn’t want to die…… MORE
SAN DIEGO (AP) – A Southern California man whose two children died in a fire that investigators said likely erupted when he passed out drunk and dropped a cigarette was sentenced to nearly 13 years in prison. The San Diego Union-Tribune reported that during the three-hour sentencing hearing Wednesday, 39-year-old defendant Henry Lopez called the…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Some California Democratic state lawmakers have announced legislation that would require telecommunications companies to have at least 72 hours of backup power at cellphone towers in high-risk fire areas. Representatives from the telecommunications industry told lawmakers in a separate oversight hearing on Wednesday that the bill is unfair. Data from the…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) – The California Food Expo… dissolving — amid financial and organizational issues. Formerly the Fresno Food Expo it spent nine years highlighting the Valley’s food, beverage and AG industries. It will be closing operations by January 31st. Exhibitors who had registered for this year will be now be refunded their payments by…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California’s governor is seeking $750 million in part to help pay rent for people facing homelessness in the most populous state’s latest attempt to fight what he called a national crisis. Gov. Gavin Newsom planned to sign an executive order Wednesday creating the fund, two days before he presents his second…… MORE
(KMJ) – A female Fresno Police officer continues to recover after “fighting for her life” during at attempted arrest Tuesday night in the West Central part of the city. The officer reportedly contacted 22-year old Dontrea Castro around 5 p.m. in front of an Inn on Parkway north of Belmont after suspecting she was a…… MORE
(KMJ) – A three-month investigation leads to an arrest for embezzlement at a South Valley Ag company. The Tulare County Sheriff’s Office says its deputies were contacted back in September by representatives from Best Agri Marketing in Traver. They told investigators the company’s vice president of 19 years, Denise Franks, embezzled more than $300,000 over…… MORE
SALT LAKE COUNTY, UT (KMJ) – A Fresno teenager is now recovering in a hospital in Utah after being stranded in snow overnight. Click to listen to the exclusive interview with his mother, Jenni Alcantara by KMJ’s Liz Kern below. A phone call on January 2 turned Jenni Alcantara’s world upside down, when…… MORE
