Category Archives: Local News

Calif. Lawmaker Wants to Ban Sending Unwanted Nude Pics

Calif. Lawmaker Wants to Ban Sending Unwanted Nude Pics

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

2 In Custody Following Armed Robbery, Chase And Crash

2 In Custody Following Armed Robbery, Chase And Crash

  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

Tulare County Sheriff’s Deputies Arrest Dead Cattle Dumper

Tulare County Sheriff’s Deputies Arrest Dead Cattle Dumper

(Photo Courtesy:  Tulare County Sheriff’s Office ) (KMJ) – Ag Crime Detectives with the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office arrest a suspect accused of dumping the bodies of a dozen dead cattle on a South Valley property without the owner’s consent. This case dates back to October 15th, when Detectives were called to a dairy in…MORE

$500,000K Goal For Reward Money To Find Murderers Of 4 Hmong Men

$500,000K Goal For Reward Money To Find Murderers Of 4 Hmong Men

  FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The goal is to raise $500,000 in reward money to find the murderers of four Hmong men. The fund was created by Council Member Miguel Arias who will be working closely with the Fresno Center and the leaders within the Hmong community to support to the victim’s families, who are…MORE

Detectives Search for Man Who Stole Shotgun at Sanger Gas Station

Detectives Search for Man Who Stole Shotgun at Sanger Gas Station

  FRESNO, COUNTY CA (KMJ) – Property crimes detectives with the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office need the public’s help to identify a man who stole a 20 gauge shotgun. According to surveillance video, just after 4:00 am on September 27, 2019, two men in a dark blue, older model, four-door Honda car pulled up to…MORE

Tulare Felon Busted Again for Guns, Drugs & Chop Shop: Sheriff’s Office

Tulare Felon Busted Again for Guns, Drugs & Chop Shop: Sheriff’s Office

  TULARE COUNTY, CA (KMJ) – A previously convicted felon with a long rap sheet is busted again by deputies in Tulare County. Around 12:30 Tuesday afternoon ,46-year-old Robert Ramirez was stopped while driving by Gemini and Inyo. Tulare County Sheriff’s Deputies found evidence of drug sales, including meth and a pound of marijuana, plus…MORE

Coroner’s Office Needs Help Identifying Man Recovered from Fresno Canal

Coroner’s Office Needs Help Identifying Man Recovered from Fresno Canal

  FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Coroner’s Office needs help identifying man recovered from canal. On the evening of November 16, 2019, the body of a man was located in the canal along McKinley Ave., east of Millbrook Ave., in Fresno. The Fresno County Corner’s Office said the body appears to have been in the water for…MORE

California Agency Forecasting $7 Billion Surplus Next Year

California Agency Forecasting $7 Billion Surplus Next Year

  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office predicts California will have a $7 billion surplus next year but cautions lawmakers not to spend all of it. The analysis says California’s budget is in good condition because the state has enough money to make it through a typical recession. The analyst’s office expects…MORE

Winter Season’s First Rain Prompts Crashes Along Hwy. 99 in South Valley

Winter Season’s First Rain Prompts Crashes Along Hwy. 99 in South Valley

    FRESNO, Calif. — A series of crashes was reported in the Bakersfield area Wednesday morning during the first winter storm of the 2019-2020 season. Moderate to heavy rain was reported by the California Highway Patrol (CHP) around 6:00 a.m. Weather radar showed a storm building in the Bakersfield area with heavy downpours in…MORE

19 Year Old Arrested On Weapons & Drug Charges In Visalia

19 Year Old Arrested On Weapons & Drug Charges In Visalia

Officers made an arrest in Visalia today, on firearms and drug charges. Tuesday, officers were dispatched to Recreation Park in Visalia regarding a complaint of drug usage. Upon arrival, the officers observed 4 subjects around a vehicle. They noticed an odor of marijuana coming from a vehicle. A subsequent search of the vehicle resulted in…MORE