FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – With Fresno State relieving football coach Tim DeRuyter of his duties on Sunday, offensive coordinator Eric Kiesau was introduced Monday as the interim football coach. Kiesau will lead the team through the final four games of the season. “It is a crazy business,” said Kiesau. “It’s never a fun time when…… MORE
Trial Begins for Alleged Gunman In Salwasser Murder
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Opening statements began Monday in the trial of a man who confessed to killing a popular raisin farmer near Biola. Jose Canas (above) confessed to being the gunman after farmer George Salwasser Jr. was shot back in May of 2014, when he found a group of people in the middle of the…… MORE
Man Arrested For Attempted Kidnapping Of Young Girl
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A Fresno man is arrested on Monday, October 24th for attempting to abduct a four year old girl. Fresno County Sheriff’s deputies were called to a home on the 3000 block of Cornelia, where a grandmother told them that a man approached her and her granddaughter outside their home. “He had a keychain…… MORE
Eli Guiba
Eli Guiba of Fresno. A judge issued an active arrest warrant for domestic violence. On August 5th, 2015 at around 11:30 pm, Fresno County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a disturbance near a gas station in Tarpey Village. Deputies discovered there was a domestic disturbance nearby in the parking lot of a liquor store. Two…… MORE
DeRuyter Says Thanks to the Valley
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – After he was released of his duties on Sunday by Fresno State, former Fresno State football coach Tim DeRuyter tweeted his thanks to the Red Wave on Monday. In a series of tweets, DeRuyter said, “[My wife] Kara and I were blessed to be here in the Valley & will always…… MORE
Gallup: Respect for Police Officers Approaches National Record
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — 76 percent of Americans now say they have a “great deal” of respect, for the police officers who serve their community. According to the latest Gallup poll, that’s a 12 percent increase compared to the figure from last year. Gallup has asked Americans for their opinion on law enforcement 9 times, since 1965.…… MORE
CDC: Calif. Leads the Nation in New STD Cases
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — The Golden State is seeing the largest number of new cases of sexually transmitted diseases. According to the CDC, diseases like chlamydia, syphilis, and gonorrhea, have risen significantly over the past 5 years. STD prevention funding stagnated during that time. The increase has been seen primarily among those between the ages of 15…… MORE
Brand, Perea Discuss Plans For Police/Crime
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – With just about two weeks before the election, Republican Mayoral candidate Lee Brand unveiled a police initiative at a press conference outside Fresno Police Headquarters on Monday morning. Brand’s plans has five different points: 1. Increasing the number of police officers on duty serving and protecting the citizens of Fresno to 1,000…… MORE
Another Suspect Arrested In CHP Cruiser Attack
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Another person, allegedly involved in an attack in September on a CHP car, has been arrested. 19 year-old Guadalupe Gonzalez had been on the run for almost a month. He was arrested by CHP during a traffic stop at Blackstone and Magill at 8:49p.m., Sunday night. Gonzalez was wanted for…… MORE
Suspects Open Fire On Madera Police Cruiser During Chase
(KMJ) – The search continues for the suspects who opened fire on a Madera Police cruiser during a chase early Sunday morning. An officer and a female civilian on a ride-along attempted to make a traffic stop of a a Mazda SUV traveling west on Howard Road at Schnoor Avenue just after 4:30 am Sunday.…… MORE
