USDA will begin offering farm ownership microloans, creating a new financing avenue for farmers to buy and improve property. Deputy Agriculture Secretary Krysta Harden announced the microloans that USDA says will be especially helpful to beginning or underserved farmers, U.S. veterans looking for a career in farming, and those who have small and mid-sized…… MORE
Auto Chop Shop Taken Down Near Caruthers
(KMJ) – Members of the Fresno HEAT (Help Eliminate Auto Theft) Task Force take down a chop shop Northeast of Caruthers. On January 15th, HEAT detectives uncovered a chop shop operation at a home on the 1200 block of West Rose Avenue. Detectives say they became aware of this location during a recent investigation into a…… MORE
Fresno Fire Department’s Internal-Examination In SART Report
January 19, 2016 – FRESNO (KMJ) – On March 29, 2015, while performing vertical ventilation on a residential garage fire, Fresno Fire Department Truck Captain Pete Dern fell through a roof, and sustained critical burn injuries. Captain Dern continues to improve, and as a result of that incident, Fire Chief Kerri Donis assembled a “Serious…… MORE
Rock Slide Closes Hwy 41
(KMJ) A rain-induced rock slide has brought traffic on busy Highway 41 to a standstill. The slide occurred around noon Tuesday. It will take crews hours to clear the way for drivers. The CHP says Southbound lanes are closed at Rd 200 and Northbound lanes are closed at State Route 145. … MORE
Poochigian Leaving Supervisors, Hints at Assembly Bid
(KMJ) After six years on the Fresno County Board of Supervisors, Debbie Poochigian announced Tuesday that she will not run for another term. “It has been a privilege to serve the constituents of my district and all the residents of Fresno County on the Board of Supervisors since 2009,” said Poochigian in a statement, “I…… MORE
California Company Recalling Cashew Nuts
Heritage International Inc. of Compton, is voluntarily recalling one lot of Trader Joe’s Raw Cashew Pieces with the following code “BEST BEFORE 07.17.2016TF4” because of potential contamination with Salmonella in 30 states, but NOT California. Salmonella is an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and…… MORE
VIDEO: Beyoncé Spotted At USC – Crowd Goes Wild
FRESNO (KMJ) — Students at the University of California certainly couldn’t contain their excitement when Beyoncé turned up on campus. The singer made an appearance at USC on Monday for a relatively routine reason: to rehearse for the Super Bowl halftime show. E! News reports that she was in the McKay Athletic Center alongside her…… MORE
Murder Suspect Sought by Fresno Police
(KMJ) – A Dispute Between Members of a Street Gang Turns Deadly. On Sunday, January 10, 2016 at approximately 5:45 p.m., Fresno Police responded to the 4500 Block of East Hammond Avenue for reports of shots. When officers arrived, they discovered 28-year old Fresno resident Cesar Chavez wounded by gunfire. He was transported to Community Regional…… MORE
Man Arrested After Officers Find A Cat Bound Inside His Backpack
(KMJ) – Clovis Police take a man is in custody over the weekend after officers found a cat bound in electrical tape stuffed into his backpack. Just before 8:00 am Sunday morning, a Clovis patrol officer conducted a check on a suspicious bicyclist behind the Walmart in the 300 block of W Shaw in Clovis. The…… MORE
Pizza Delivery Leads Police to Suspected Burglar
(KMJ) – A Clovis Police arrest a man for allegedly breaking into a house near Rialto and Helm avenues in Clovis. Officers say a neighbor called the police after seeing an unknown man lurking about and having a pizza delivered to a home he believed to be vacant. 20-year old Johnny Holguin originally tried to hide…… MORE
