Category Archives: Local News

Hanford Cops Find Stolen AR-15 In Bathtub

Hanford Cops Find Stolen AR-15 In Bathtub

    FRESNO, (KMJ) – Two men are in custody in Hanford for stealing and shooting a rifle that was later located in a bathtub Around 9:30p.m. on Monday, January 25th, police responded to the Shiloh Apartments on the 1000 block of Rodgers Road. Witnesses told police that 27 year-old Colin Doherty (above left) and 33…MORE

Fresno County Sheriff’s Office Asking Relatives To Come Forward

Fresno County Sheriff’s Office Asking Relatives To Come Forward

The Fresno County Sheriffs Office is asking for the public’s help to identify a woman who died of natural causes. On January 7th, a roommate found Dena Forsythe, who had passed away in her Fresno home on the 1100 block of E. Fountain Way. She has no relatives on file, and in order to give her…MORE

Water Storage Amendment Cleared to Gather Signatures

Water Storage Amendment Cleared to Gather Signatures

(KMJ)  An effort to shift billions of dollars away from the controversial High Speed Rail Project to build more water storage in California is moving forward. Attorney General Kamala Harris has cleared the way for backers of the constitutional amendment to begin collecting signatures. The California Water Alliance will need to gather more than a…MORE

Man Hacks City of Hanford to Pay Utility and Cable Bills

Man Hacks City of Hanford to Pay Utility and Cable Bills

(KMJ) – Valley Law Enforcement says between the months of October 2015 and December 2015 nearly $8,000 was fraudulently stolen from a City of Hanford Bank Account. The amounts charged to the city’s account ranged from $8.00 to $650.00. During that time, investigators say 25-year old Kevin Salmon used the stolen funds to make credit…MORE

Fresno Murder Suspect Found In Oregon

Fresno Murder Suspect Found In Oregon

(KMJ) – A man wanted for the murder of his Fresno County Jail cell mate is found, already in custody, in Oregon. On January 21st , Fresno County Sheriff’s Homicide Detectives booked 54-year old  Gary Poole of Fresno into the Fresno County Jail.  Detectives recently learned Poole was an inmate at the Yamhill County Jail…MORE

Poll: American Financial Optimism Slips

Poll: American Financial Optimism Slips

Aaron Abeytia Aaron Abeytia anchors afternoon newscasts on News/Talk 580 & 105.9 KMJ. Read More…   Listen to the report as aired on News/Talk 580 AM & 105.9 FM KMJ FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Forty-four percent of American adults believe they’re in a better position financially than they were last year, according to a new poll by…MORE

Report: Calif. Not Such a Bad Place for Retirement

Report: Calif. Not Such a Bad Place for Retirement

Aaron Abeytia Aaron Abeytia anchors afternoon newscasts on News/Talk 580 & 105.9 KMJ. Read More…   Listen to the report as aired on News/Talk 580 AM & 105.9 FM KMJ FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Ultra-affordable may not be the best way to describe sunny California. However, according to the latest WalletHub report, the Golden State ranks 15th…MORE

Are Your Facebook Friends Really Your Friends?

Are Your Facebook Friends Really Your Friends?

Aaron Abeytia Aaron Abeytia anchors afternoon newscasts on News/Talk 580 & 105.9 KMJ. Read More…   Listen to the report as aired on News/Talk 580 AM & 105.9 FM KMJ FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Facebook has made the word “friend” a verb. But, does “friending” someone create a real-world friendship? No, at least, not according to a…MORE

Saigon Deli To Shut Fulton Mall Restaurant

Saigon Deli To Shut Fulton Mall Restaurant

Despite customer efforts to save it, Downtown Fulton Mall restaurant Saigon Deli is preparing to close January 29th. Manager Wayne Do says a lack of foot traffic and rising overhead are to blame for the demise of his family’s business. “It’s upsetting because you know, when we first started here there was a lot of…MORE

Human Trafficking Examined In “Call To Action” Forum

Human Trafficking Examined In “Call To Action” Forum

Sex trafficking is a $32-billion dollar industry, and Fresno is just one site where the human sex trade exists. Victims are all around the city, and are forced into sex work or servitude and child labor. Creating awareness is one step to making positive change, and Fresno County Supervisor Henry Perea is hosting the “Human…MORE