Category Archives: Local News

Search for Teen in Tule River Moves From Rescue to Recovery

Search for Teen in Tule River Moves From Rescue to Recovery

(KMJ) – The Tulare County Sheriff’s Office says it will continue to use a helicopter, drone and dive teams to locate the body of a teen who slipped and fell into the Tule River Sunday Night. But crews now say, due to the severity of the river’s flow and the water’s frigid temperature, the operation…MORE

Recovery Underway After Body Found in Fresno County Canal

Recovery Underway After Body Found in Fresno County Canal

(KMJ) – The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office is working to recover the body of an adult man found in the water of a Valley canal. Deputies were called to an area near Shaw and Goldenrod near Biola around 4 a.m. Tuesday.  There, investigators say the body of a man was found stuck in the gates…MORE

Assemblyman Arambula’s Wife, Mother, Doctors testify at Child Abuse Trial

Assemblyman Arambula’s Wife, Mother, Doctors testify at Child Abuse Trial

    FRESNO, CA (KM) – Defense brings Assemblyman Joaquin Arambula’s wife, mother and doctors to testify Monday at the misdemeanor child abuse trial. The defense continued its case from last week calling the family’s therapist and a child psychologist to the stand. The child psychologist, Dr. Susan Napolitano testified that said fear of a…MORE

Calif. Jury: Monsanto Must Pay $2B to Couple with Cancer

Calif. Jury: Monsanto Must Pay $2B to Couple with Cancer

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) –  A jury ordered agribusiness giant Monsanto Co. to pay a combined $2.05 billion to a couple who claimed the company’s popular weed killer Roundup Ready caused their cancers. The Oakland jury on Monday delivered Monsanto’s third such loss in California since August. Alva and Alberta Pilliod claimed they used Roundup for more…MORE

Arrest Made Following Fatal Stabbing in Mendota

(KMJ) – The Mendota Police Department calls in the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office to investigate a weekend homicide.  Officers found the body of a man at a home on the 200 Block of Holmes Street around 6 p.m. Saturday.  They then requested Sheriff’s investigators to take over the case. Deputies say not long after they…MORE

Burglary Suspect Named Lorenzo Neal Dies Shortly After Arrest

Burglary Suspect Named Lorenzo Neal Dies Shortly After Arrest

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — A burglary suspect is dead, shortly after getting arrested. The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office says 31-year-old Lorenzo Neal — not related to the former NFL player — was seen around a home on the 5400 block of East Balch Ave. at about 2:45 Thursday] afternoon. A neighbor and retired officer listening to…MORE

Valley Ag Industry Might Face Lower Prices Due to China Trade War

FRESNO – Some lawmakers have expressed concern about the effect of new tariffs on agriculture, saying the president risks angering farmers, but here in the Central Valley, at least one grower is optimistic. America’s ag industry could find itself suffering from low crop prices caused in part by the trade war with china, Wayne Western…MORE

Assemblyman Joaquin Arambula’s Father Testifies at Child Abuse Trial

Assemblyman Joaquin Arambula’s Father Testifies at Child Abuse Trial

    FRESNO, CA (KM) – Assemblyman Joaquin Arambula’s Father Testifies at Child Abuse Trial Defense calling a series of witnesses to the stand on Friday. Nate Miller, Elizabeth Arambula’s brother first on the stand as a character witness. He’s an attorney and his two boys attend school with Arambula’s girls. Miller said his brother…MORE

Fresno Police Looking for 2 Suspects They Say Kidnapped, Raped Woman

Fresno Police Looking for 2 Suspects They Say Kidnapped, Raped Woman

  FRESNO, CA (KMJ) -Fresno Police need your help in looking for two suspects who they say kidnapped a woman and raped her in Fresno on Wednesday. Police say she was raped and stabbed by ex-boyfriend Jose Salcido, 26, and another man Clifford Foster, 30 at knifepoint in the area of Park and Klondike Avenues.…MORE

Newsom – Homeless Relief in Revised State Budget

Newsom – Homeless Relief in Revised State Budget

    SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled his revised state budget, committing hundreds of millions of dollars to housing and education, but the governor also wants more money to address homelessness. Cities across the state will see a big increase in tax dollars to combat homelessness if the legislature approves governor Gavin Newsom’s revised…MORE