(KMJ) – The investigation continues into the cause of a 3-alarm fire that gutted 14 apartments and torched eight vehicles at a complex near Fresno State. The blaze at the Maplewood Apartment complex, on Backer near Shaw, broke out just after 7 p.m. Sunday. it took more than 50 firefighters to get this blazed knocked…… MORE
Charges Filed in Deadly Fresno DUI Crash
(KMJ) – A woman is dead and a man behind bars after a fatal, DUI crash Saturday morning in Southeast Fresno. Fresno police say 34-year old Joshua Parker was drunk when his SUV crashed into a big rig just after 11 a.m. at Belmont and Barton. That crashed killed his passenger, 22-year old Mina Serrano. Investigators…… MORE
Fresno State Mourns Passing of Long-Time Police Chief
(KMJ) – Fresno State confirms the head of its campus Police Department has passed away. David Huerta, Fresno State’s Police Chief since August 2004, passed away on August 16th surrounded by his family and close friends. His death comes 13 months after he was hospitalized at UCSF Medical Center for a double lung transplant. “Chief…… MORE
Gang Member Identified As Suspect in Murder of a Fresno Father
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Homicide investigators release the name of an 18-year-old man who they say shot a father in Central Fresno. Police said the murder took place just before 3:00am on August 15, 2019. 30-year-old Ricky Brogdon was on the phone with 9-1-1. He called them saying there was a person in his…… MORE
Former Fresno Co. Sheriff’s Deputy Arrested in May on Domestic Violence Charges, Rearrested
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A former Fresno County Sheriff’s deputy is rearrested for dissuading a witness. 51-year-old David Raquenio was first arrested on domestic violence charges in May, 2019. Clovis Police arrested Raquenio again on Wednesday, August 14th. He was also booked and currently in the Fresno Country Jail on one felony charge of “Violation…… MORE
Calif. Sues Trump Administration Over Green Card Rules
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — California is joined by three other states in filing the latest court challenge to new rules blocking green cards, for many immigrants who use Medicaid, food stamps, housing vouchers, or other forms of public assistance. In announcing the lawsuit Friday, Democratic Attorney General Xavier Beccera said, “They’re trying to make…… MORE
Waukena Man Denied Parole, Killed Mother in 1998 For Her $600 Social Security Check
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A 49-year-old man from Tulare County is denied parole for the murder of his mother. On May 1, 1998, James Ray Kelley was 28 at the time, when he went with his 66-year-old mother to a local store to cash her $600 Social Security check. When they returned to their…… MORE
Ag Retailers Association Supports Hours of Service Reforms
The Agricultural Retailers Association supports the proposed reform to hours of service published this week by the U.S. Department of Transportation. The DOT’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration says the proposed changes will improve safety and flexibility for commercial drivers. ARA says the reforms, including the short haul exemption expansion for CDL drivers to…… MORE
Council Overrides Mayor Brand’s Veto
FRESNO (KMJ) – The Fresno City Council has voted to override the veto of Mayor Lee Brand, effectively ending the practice of giving raises to city employees after they’ve given notice to quit. The agenda item passed Thursday on a 6-0, bipartisan vote. “When you are giving retroactive raises, you are inappropriately using taxpayer money,…… MORE
15-Year-old Female Student Arrested For Snapchat Threat to Edison High School
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A 15-year-old Fresno Unified Student is arrested for a threat made on social media. The female student made the threat against Edison High School on the app Snapchat. She showed a photo of guns, and told students to not come to school. Superintendent Bob Nelson stood with Chief Jerry…… MORE
