Category Archives: Local News

Senator Kamala Harris Meets With Valley Ag Leaders

Senator Kamala Harris Meets With Valley Ag Leaders

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – U.S. Senator Kamala Harris visited the Central Valley Wednesday to discuss agriculture issues facing farmers.  The Senate Democrat joined Representative Jim Costa, Fresno City Council members and local ag leaders at Fowler Packing Company to discuss water storage, immigration, health care and other issues facing farmers. Senator Harris said she wanted…MORE

Clock Ticking For Animals At CCSPCA After Busy 4th Of July Holiday

Clock Ticking For Animals At CCSPCA After Busy 4th Of July Holiday

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – More pets become lost during the July 4th holiday than any other time of the year, and many have ended up at the Central California SPCA on Hughes. Their average for the 4th is 200 animals, so far 90 pets have come in, and 25 to 30 animals came in dead on…MORE

65% Increase In Fire Department Calls Over 4th of July

65% Increase In Fire Department Calls Over 4th of July

    FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fireworks, and the subsequent fires kept Central Valley fire departments busy on the 4th of July – a 65 percent increase from 2016 in the number of fires. Fresno Fire had to temporarily suspend response to medical emergencies —because there were so many calls. 325 calls says Cal Fire…MORE

Papa Mike Funeral Arrangements Announced By Poverello House

Papa Mike Funeral Arrangements Announced By Poverello House

FRESNO (KMJ) — Funeral details have now been finalized for the man credited with making Downtown Fresno’s Poverello House the shelter it is today. Mike “Papa Mike” McGarvin died on Saturday July 1st at the age of 73. He passed away surrounded by friends and family in his home on the Poverello House campus. “We’re…MORE

Wildfire Threat Prompts NWS To Issue Red Flag Warning

Wildfire Threat Prompts NWS To Issue Red Flag Warning

YOSEMITE (KMJ) — A red-flag warning has been issued due concerns that forecast storms could spark off new wildfires in the Sierra Nevada. The advisement period is set for Wednesday between 1pm and 11pm. “We do have some mid to upper level moisture, coming in from the south,” explains National Weather Service meteorologist Modesto Vasquez.…MORE

Deputies Warn of Possible Abductor Near Caruthers

Deputies Warn of Possible Abductor Near Caruthers

(KMJ) – Fresno County Sheriff’s Deputies are warning of a possible abductor in the Caruthers area after a woman has an encounter with a suspicious suspect. This incident took place at Valley Food Market on the 2200 block of West Tahoe Avenue in Caruthers on June 26th. Deputies say the suspect was driving a silver 2014…MORE

Police Searching For Suspects After Deadly Central Fresno Shooting

Police Searching For Suspects After Deadly Central Fresno Shooting

FRESNO (KMJ) — A suspect is yet to be identified following an early morning homicide in Central Fresno. Officers were alerted to shots being fired at around 4.30am, and a man was found with serious injuries at Glenn and Harvard Avenues. Medical equipment was seen strewn around a blue SUV, which was left in the…MORE

Fresno Police Chief, Mayor, Groups Call For Gang Violence Truce

Fresno Police Chief, Mayor, Groups Call For Gang Violence Truce

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – City leaders fighting back against gangs in Fresno Fresno Mayor Lee brand and Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer met Friday June 30th with religious leaders and groups including the NAACP, Stop the Violence Fresno, the Boys & Girls Club, just a handful of names that are all vowing to do their…MORE

Lawsuit Filed Against Gov. Brown’s Twin Tunnels Plan

Lawsuit Filed Against Gov. Brown’s Twin Tunnels Plan

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) – Environmental and fishing groups have filed challenges seeking to block Gov. Jerry Brown’s ambitious plan to build a pair of massive water tunnels in California. The two lawsuits filed in federal court Thursday say the proposed $16 billion tunnels would destroy endangered native fish in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta that…MORE

Valley Air District Warns Of Health Effects Of Fireworks

Valley Air District Warns Of Health Effects Of Fireworks

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fireworks…. they may be fun to shoot off but are bad for your lungs. Air quality in the Valley is already burdened by ozone pollution, as the 4th of July approaches, the Valley Air District is urging residents to consider the health effects of fireworks. Fireworks increase levels of dangerous particulate…MORE