Category Archives: Local News

Detectives Say they’ve Arrested ‘Squaw Valley Serial Killer’

Detectives Say they’ve Arrested ‘Squaw Valley Serial Killer’

FRESNO (KMJ) – Fresno County Sheriff’s detectives have arrested 33 year-old Buford King of Squaw Valley and the Fresno County DA’s office filed three counts of murder against him. King’s bail is set at three million dollars. “My dad was a good man, he was a hardworking man, and it’s sad that he had to…MORE

Widowed Cal Fire Captain Chosen For HGTV’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

Widowed Cal Fire Captain Chosen For HGTV’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

  CLOVIS, CA (KMJ) – HGTV’s new Extreme Makeover Home Edition has chosen a Clovis Cal Fire Captain who is a recent widower as the recipient of a brand new home. Cumulus Media has exclusive radio coverage of the big revelation as Cal Fire Captain Nick Reeder (3rd from left, above) learned the news on…MORE

Report: Half of Working Californians Have No Retirement Savings

Report: Half of Working Californians Have No Retirement Savings

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Among Californians between the ages of 25 and 64, about half have no dedicated retirement savings, according to a new report by UC Berkeley’s Center for Labor Research and Education. Researchers believe that in most cases it’s not a lack of discipline, but a lack of access to traditional retirement plans, such…MORE

New California Law Written to Protect Sex Workers

New California Law Written to Protect Sex Workers

FRESNO (KMJ) – The state of California has moved to help sex workers who report crimes and more. A new law will shield sex workers from arrest if they report crimes or are caught with condoms. Governor Gavin Newsom signed the measure into law on Tuesday. It protects workers from arrest for misdemeanor-level sex-related crimes…MORE

Search Now Underway for Missing Coalinga Girl

Search Now Underway for Missing Coalinga Girl

(KMJ) – The Coalinga Police Department is asking for the public’s help to locate a missing 10-year old girl. Officers say Zaylee Ortiz was last seen Tuesday around 2:00 pm. when she told her grandmother she was going to wrestling practice.  She was then reported missing Wednesday around 2:15 am. She is described to be around…MORE

Newsom to Trump: Release Tax Returns to Appear on Ballot

Newsom to Trump: Release Tax Returns to Appear on Ballot

FRESNO (KMJ) – President Trump will have to release his tax returns to appear on California’s 2020 ballot that’s only if a new law holds up in court. A law requiring that presidential candidates release their tax returns in order to be placed on the California ballot was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom.…MORE

Porterville Man Arrested for Drunk Bicycling had Gun

Porterville Man Arrested for Drunk Bicycling had Gun

FRESNO (KMJ) – a Porterville man is in hot water for drunk bicycling and other charges. Around 9:00 at night on July 26, a man named Nathan Glass was pulled over by a Porterville police officer in the 400 block of West Olive. But this was no ordinary traffic stop, Glass was on a bicycle.…MORE

‘Tower Rapist’ Set to Stay Behind Bars

‘Tower Rapist’ Set to Stay Behind Bars

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ News) — The so-called “Tower Rapist” is set to spend at least 3 more years behind bars, after waiving his right to a full parole hearing Tuesday. 53-year-old Rudolph Acosta was not present at the hearing, in which one survivor spoke in opposition to his release. Acosta was sentenced to 78 years in…MORE

HSR: Top Democrats Signal their Support at an End

HSR: Top Democrats Signal their Support at an End

FRESNO (KMJ) – More trouble for the embattled High Speed Rail project, as some big Democrats suggest their support for the Central Valley project may be at an end. The Los Angeles times is reporting some key lawmakers want to shift billions of dollars from HSR’s Central Valley segment to rail projects in Southern California…MORE

Dyer Reacts to Gilroy Mass Shooting

Dyer Reacts to Gilroy Mass Shooting

FRESNO (KMJ) – Police Chief Jerry Dyer is reacting to events in Gilroy, talking about how to prevent mass-shootings in Fresno. Grizzlyfest is a big crowd event that comes to Fresno once a year, it attracted 15 thousand in 2018. Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer. “It’s not always about the problems that may occur with the…MORE