(Photo courtesy: Yosemite National Park) (KMJ) – The search for a Nevada hiker missing in Yosemite National Park ends after his body is found by search teams. The National Park Service says the body of 61-year-old Fred Zalokar of Reno was recovered Tuesday near the summit of Mount Clark. Officials say he set out on…… MORE
Evacuations Ordered After Wildfire Ignites in Kern County
(Photo courtesy: Kern County Fire) (KMJ) – Evacuation orders are issued for parts of Kern County after a wild fire sparks Tuesday afternoon south of the community of Havilah. The Peak Fire was first reported just before Noon north of Walker Basin Road. In the hours that followed, the Kern County Fire Department issued an evacuation…… MORE
Coroner’s Office Identifies Fresno Woman Killed in Collision on Highway 41
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The Fresno County Coroner’s Office identified a Fresno woman who was killed when her car was rear-ended on Highway 41 on Monday as 42-year-old Brandi Urena. The California Highway Patrol received a call of a four vehicle accident around noon on Monday. Officers said the collision took place as Urena…… MORE
Dalton Bradley
The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office most wanted person of the week is: Dalton Bradley of Auberry. A judge has issued a bench warrant for failing to report to court on charges of domestic violence, assault and vandalism. The incident began as a woman got into an argument with her boyfriend, Dalton Bradley. As she tried…… MORE
Kingsburg City Councilmember Charged by Fresno DA
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) — The Fresno County District Attorney’s Office has filed charges against Kingsburg City Councilmember Jewel Hurtado after being accused of DUI. The Fresno DA says Hurtado was driving a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol level of .08 percent or higher, driving under the influence of alcohol, and speeding. The DA’s…… MORE
PG&E Equipment May Have Started The Dixie Fire
PULGA, CA — Documents filed with the California Public Utilities Commission indicate that PG&E equipment may have started the Dixie Fire in the Feather River Canyon. The fire has burned 30,074 acres and is 15% contained. PG&E filed the documents Monday. In the documents, PG&E reports the Cresta Dam off of Highway 70 in…… MORE
Fresno PD: Murder-Suicide Investigation Turns Into Double Murder
FRESNO (KMJ) What was originally thought to be a murder-suicide has now evolved into a double murder investigation. 18 year old Robert Cotter is behind bars at Fresno County jail after being arrested Friday for the shooting deaths of his father and younger brother. The investigation began after a shooting at a home on W.…… MORE
Jenner Defends Filming Reality Show Amid Recall Race
California gubernatorial candidate Caitlyn Jenner defended her travel out of state on Friday — insisting that she is not pausing or suspending her campaign — after an Australian publication reported that she is in Australia filming “Celebrity Big Brother.” “My campaign team is in full operation as am I. I am in this race to win for…… MORE
‘Creek Fire’ Cause Undetermined One Year Later
Cause of California’s single largest wildfire ever is undetermined, fire officials say Despite an “exhaustive investigation,” the US Forest Service announced Friday the cause of the largest single fire in California’s recorded history is undetermined. The Creek Fire, which burned more than 379,000 acres in the mountains of Fresno and Madera counties for months last…… MORE
Moment of Silence, GoFundMe Page For UC Merced Student Killed in Hit & Run
MERCED, CA (KMJ) – UC Merced held a virtual moment of silence at noon on Friday to remember a student killed in a hit-and-run crash on Monday night. UC Merced described 22-year-old Brian Chuc as caring and passionate. Chuc was from Los Angeles and had been living on campus, studying sociology and philosophy. At 8:00…… MORE
