Top climber Emily Harrington escaped with cuts and bruises after falling on the famous El Capitan peak in Yosemite National Park. The 33-year-old was trying to scale a route on the 3,200-foot granite monolith in California when she fell and “pin balled” on her rope. She was rescued by a number of fellow climbers including…… MORE
MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ) — Two teenagers were arrested in connection with 18 vandalism cases, two arson cases in Merced County and several vandalism cases in the Turlock area, deputies say. It happened in the evening hours of November 24 in the Hilmar area when victims reported their car tires had been slashed. The Merced County…… MORE
TERRA BELLA,CA (KMJ) – Tulare County Sheriff’s detectives arrested Ulises Jimenez and Aslyd Santacruz for allegedly being an accessory after the fact in Monday mornings’ shooting. The victim was identified as 20-year-old Esperanza Silva Aldaco from Porterville. She was taken to a hospital where she later died of her injuries. Jimenez and Santacruz, arrested Monday…… MORE
LOS ANGELES (AP) – A California legislator wants the state to explain its recent decision to increase business taxes on the state’s struggling legal marijuana industry. The changes that take effect Jan. 1 are expected to boost prices at the retail counter. Palmdale Republican Tom Lackey says bigger price tags on buds, concentrates and other…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno County District Attorney Lisa A. Smittcamp is asking Governor Gavin Newsom to block the parole release of convicted murderer David Weidert. The Governor will decide by early December whether or not to overturn the Board of Parole Hearings’ decision in August which found Weidert suitable for parole. Inmate David…… MORE
TULARE COUNTY, CA (KMJ) – A 20-year-old woman died in a shooting Monday morning in Terra Bella. Detectives are now searching for a “Person of Interest.” Just before 12:30 a.m. Tulare County Sheriff’s Deputies were called to a home in the area of Ave 88 and Road 256, where they found a woman who had…… MORE
(KMJ) – A Hanford woman now faces a series of charges for allegedly leading Fresno County Sheriff’s Deputies on a high speed chase while under the influence of marijuana. The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office says a Deputy began following Laura Walls around 2:30 pm Friday on Highway 43 near Elkhorn Avenue. She reportedly sped off,…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Friday was a busy day behind the scenes at KMJ, with some of the talents taking on a new journey. The entire staff at Cumulus Media said goodbye to a retiring Mark Holste, after decades with KMJ. The KMJ traffic reporter and radio personality filed his last reports Friday after…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – A California state senator wants to make it a crime to send unwanted nude photos to people online or in text messages. Exposing yourself on the street is a crime, but the law is less clear when it happens online. Earlier this year, Texas criminalized the digital act of sending unwanted…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) —An armed robbery was reported at 11:20 a.m. at a liquor store on Blackstone Ave. just north of Manchester Center. Police say an armed man with face tattoos and a partial face mask went into the store, but realized there were a lot of customers and quickly left the store. He…… MORE
