FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Refinery issues are being blame for a 14 cent weekly increase, in the average price for a gallon of fuel in the Golden State. AAA says California’s now averaging $3.54 a gallon, following the temporary closure of the Valero refinery in Benicia. Other issues were reported at a Phillips 66 refinery down in…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A warning about deadly Fentanyl pills on the streets here in Fresno County. On Wednesday, the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office and the Department of Homeland Security reported that they have had three cases. They seized pills disguised as Oxycodone Hydrochloride, but really contain a high concentration of Fentanyl. In a…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — As the historic Hotel Fresno lies vacant, a call has been made to make the most of its heritage and fill a Downtown void at the same time. Craig Scharton, who headed up the Downtown Fresno Partnership before its current President and CEO, said that the current proposal to turn the building…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno Police respond to a weekend of deadly violence, where two people were murdered. Between Friday, March 22 at 9:00pm and Sunday, March 24 at 5pm there were seven shootings and four stabbings in Fresno. Police Chief Jerry Dyer says five of the shootings were gang-related. His concern over gang…… MORE
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – A federal appeals court refused to reinstate a lawsuit the parents of Kate Steinle filed against San Francisco for refusing to cooperate with federal immigration authorities seeking to deport a man who later fatally shot Steinle. A three judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco unanimously…… MORE
MERCED (KMJ) — The CHP has put out an appeal for witnesses in the hit and run death of a woman described as fleeing from a traffic stop. The incident happened on Highway 99 north of Franklin Road, an area north of Merced, on Wednesday March 20th around 8.40pm. The victim has been identified as…… MORE
FRESNO COUNTY, CA. (KMJ) – A body found Saturday night has been identified as 75-year-old Andres Cardenas of Reedley. Deputies say Cardenas was dead from an apparent gunshot wound. Family says Cardenas was last seen sometime between the hours of noon and 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 23rd. Deputies got a call reporting the…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) -A suspect is identified in Sunday’s shooting of a homeless man by the 41 Freeway. The says 24 year old Timothy Nathaniel Calomiris is wanted by the California Highway Patrol for the crime. The victim, a Caucasian male adult, was shot just after 5:00 Sunday night, on March 24, 2019, the…… MORE
PORTERVILLE, CA (KMJ) – A member of the Army National Guard, working as an instructor at the Porterville Military Academy is accused of molesting a teenage student. On March 21ST, the victim’s mother met with deputies – deputies from the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office at her home – where she told them she believed a…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — The driver of the Greyhound bus involved in a crash in Fresno on Sunday was both high on drugs and driving on a suspended license, according to CHP. 28 year old Ashton Castillo was arrested following the incident close to the Highway 99 and Highway 180 connector. Officers said he was trying…… MORE
