Category Archives: Local News

Elderly Sanger Man Goes Missing

Elderly Sanger Man Goes Missing

SANGER, CA (KMJ)  An elderly Sanger man has gone missing and police are asking for your help in finding him. 82 year Alberto Aldava was last seen Tuesday morning around 9:00am. Police say he was driving to Sanger Park in a green Chevy Venture. Per Sanger PD:  Aldava is 82 years old, 5’9, approximately 220…MORE

Trump Blasts Gov. Brown on Border Stance

Trump Blasts Gov. Brown on Border Stance

PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) – President Donald Trump is accusing California’s governor of “trying to back out of the National Guard at the Border.” Democrat Jerry Brown has said he’s nearing agreement on the state joining Trump’s large-scale deployment along the Mexican border. Brown’s office said Tuesday that nothing’s changed since the governor pledged 400…MORE

Cal Poly Suspends All Frats & Sororities After Blackface Incident

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (AP) – A California state university has suspended all fraternities and sororities after photos surfaced showing a fraternity member in blackface and others dressed up as gang members. Jeffrey D. Armstrong, president of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, announced the action Tuesday. The university had previously suspended one fraternity…MORE

Fresno City College Students Create Winning Flavors In Ice Cream Competition

Fresno City College Students Create Winning Flavors In Ice Cream Competition

[File: KMJ] FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno city college students are serving up a new flavor at a local ice cream shop. Mojito Sorbet, Cherry Bomb After Cereal Milk, and Caramel Corn. These are the flavors a group of Fresno city college students whipped up. The College’s Culinary Arts Department and Ampersand ice cream on…MORE

New Medicare Cards Being Issued To Prevent Fraud & Identity Theft

New Medicare Cards Being Issued To Prevent Fraud & Identity Theft

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – California’s Attorney General Xavier Becerra wants to help Medicare beneficiaries and seniors protect themselves against identity theft and fraud. The Attorney General announced on Tuesday that in an effort to prevent the fraud seen with the old card, 5.7 million California seniors and people with disabilities will receive a new medicare…MORE

Coalinga State Hospital Patients Planning Protest To Force Investigation

Coalinga State Hospital Patients Planning Protest To Force Investigation

COALINGA (KMJ) — Patients at Coalinga State Hospital are planning a protest inside the facility, amid claims of abuse and frightened staff. “It’s a toxic environment,” explained patient Jeffrey Gambord. His complaints are focused on the sexually violent predator program,; figures from the Department of State Hospitals shows 73% of those inside are classified as…MORE

Police Called As Fresno Unified 4th Grader Brings Fake Gun To School

Police Called As Fresno Unified 4th Grader Brings Fake Gun To School

[Photo: Fresno PD]   FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno police respond after a fourth grader brought a fake, but very realistic, gun to school. It happened Tuesday around 9:00 a.m. at Vinland Elementary School. According to Fresno Police, the student was showing the fake gun to school friends. Police say the boy did not make…MORE

Retired CHP Officer Beaten, Bicycle Stolen – Public’s Help Needed To Solve Case

Retired CHP Officer Beaten, Bicycle Stolen – Public’s Help Needed To Solve Case

[Photo: Similar Model to Stolen Bike]   FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A retired officer with the California Highway Patrol was beaten and robbed of his bicycle. Property crimes detectives with the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office are investigating this case and are in need of the public’s help. Just before 6:30 am on Sunday, April, 15th,…MORE

Fresno Police Arrest Suspect In City’s Latest Homicide

Fresno Police Arrest Suspect In City’s Latest Homicide

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Police have a suspect in the city’s latest homicide in Southwest Fresno. It was just after 8:00 Sunday night that police got the 911 call that a man was covered in blood and lying in the parking lot at the Country Mart on North and Elm. The victim, 54 year-old Bernard…MORE

3 Family Members Found in Eel River, 1 Still Missing

3 Family Members Found in Eel River, 1 Still Missing

(CNN) – The bodies of two members of a California family of four who went missing earlier this month were found inside a vehicle encased in sediment in the Eel River, the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office said. The remains of a third family member also has been recovered. [van id=”us/2018/04/11/ca-missing-family-thottapilly-orig-vstop-bdk.cnn”] Two adults and two children…MORE