FRESNO,CA (KMJ) – Detectives with the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office and Fresno Police Department worked together to identify and arrest 39 year old Fabian Rodriguez of Fresno on July 6th. He is currently being held in the Fresno County Jail. Rodriguez was wanted for the July 2nd armed robbery that took place at the Star…… MORE
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Nicholas Kauls Laid To Rest – Sheriff Says Search For Suspects Continues
FRESNO (KMJ) — Friends and family of Nicholas Kauls have said goodbye to him for the final time. The 17 year old died following an attempted robbery in Fresno’s Old Fig Garden, which sparked a massive search for those responsible. The Mass of Christian Burial was held inside Fresno’s St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church…… MORE
Autopsies Determine Reedley Mother Drowned 2 Young Children, Hanged Herself
UPDATE 7/11/2018: On July 11, 2018 Detectives from the Reedley Police Department met with the Fresno County Sheriff’s Coroners’ Office regarding the possible murder-suicide investigation that occurred on July 9th in the 400 block of East Myrtle. Autopsies were conducted on 32 year old Vera Lucia Diaz Nunez (mother) and the 21 month old female…… MORE
Heatwave, Winds Fueling California Wildfires
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Fresno County’s First West Nile Case of 2018 Confirmed
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — The Department of Public Health confirmed the first case of West Nile virus in Fresno County for 2018 Friday. Officials say there have been 9 symptomatic cases throughout the State of California, with no fatalities. Residents are being urged to use repellent and other methods of reducing contact with mosquitoes.… MORE
BREAKING: Arrest Made in Murder of Nick Kauls
(KMJ) Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims on Friday announced the arrest of a suspect in the shooting death of San Joaquin Memorial High School student Nick Kauls. Kauls, 17, was shot twice in the head in an attempted robbery on June 24th in the Old Fig Garden Neighborhood. He died a few days later. Joseph…… MORE
Busy July 4th For Fresno Fire – But Calls Down Compared To Last Year
FRESNO (KMJ) — Figures from Fresno Fire show fewer calls for service on July 4th 2018 compared to the same day in 2017, but the overall number remained above average. “We are fortunate to be able to say we had a decrease in the number of calls that we responded to over last year, however…… MORE
New Images Of Man Who Allegedly Kidnapped A Fresno Woman And Baby
FRESNO (KMJ) — Investigators have released new images of a man alleged to have kidnapped, robbed, and assaulted a woman in Fresno. The incident took place on Friday June 22nd, but Fresno PD is yet to put a name to the suspect. “In order to get him identified we’re asking for the public’s help,” explained…… MORE
California Spends $417,000 on Bottled Water for Prison Inmates
TRACY, Calif. (AP) – California has spent nearly a half-million dollars providing bottled water to inmates since a prison’s water system failed last fall. The Sacramento Bee reported Monday that Central Valley water regulators are requiring prison officials to provide the bottled water whenever the system can’t provide fresh water at Deuel Vocational Institution in…… MORE
Fire Chief Hopes Council Reconsiders Tax – Warns Of “Dangerous Situations”
FRESNO (KMJ) — Fresno’s Fire Chief has called for action to be taken now to solve a staffing crisis within her department. It comes after Mayor Lee Brand withdrew his Parks and Public Safety Sales Tax initiative, citing a lack of support from Fresno City Council. “If we actually want to grow our public safety…… MORE
