FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Governor Jerry Brown issued an emergency proclamation Thursday for Madera, Mariposa and Tulare counties due to the effects of the Railroad, Pier, Mission and Peak fires. The fires have caused evacuations and burned thousands of acres, threatening homes and critical infrastructure. As of 5:30pm Thursday, the Pier Fire had grown to…… MORE
Valley Red Cross Volunteers Driving To Florida To Help Irma Relief Effort
FRESNO (KMJ) — A pair of American Red Cross volunteers from the Central Valley are now on their way to Florida, to deliver help and supplies to areas soon to be impacted by Hurricane Irma. Ray and Jerry set off Thursday, driving a vehicle specifically designed to take clean up supplies and water, as well…… MORE
Sheriff: Pier Fire Caused By Fiery Car Pushed Off A Cliff
PORTERVILLE (KMJ) — The Sheriff of Tulare County has revealed that the Pier Fire inside Sequoia National Forest started after someone set a car on fire and pushed it off the side of a cliff. The news comes as the blaze near Porterville continues to spread, but the weather is starting to help crews battle…… MORE
Manson Follower Van Houten Granted Parole Again
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — The youngest of Charles Mason’s murderous followers has persuaded a California parole panel that she has reformed and deserves to be released from prison. Leslie Van Houten, who was 19 when she killed for Manson in 1969, appeared before a panel for the 21st time Wednesday. Last year, a similar panel tentatively…… MORE
Memorial For US Forest Service Fire Fighter Killed Returning From Railroad Fire
[PHOTO: GoFundMe] FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A Memorial service was held Wednesday morning for a US Forest Service Fire Fighter who was killed in a traffic accident. Battalion Chief Gary Helming died August 31st, while he was on the road home to Pismo Beach. Helming had been battling the Railroad Fire, burning near Yosemite National…… MORE
Albert Pereida Torres
Domestic Violence suspect Albert Pereida Torres On Sunday, September 3, 2017, Fresno Police officers responded to a confidential address for a domestic disturbance call. Upon arrival, offices contacted the victim who advised them that suspect Torres punched her in the side of the head several times in front of their children causing a lump on…… MORE
Humane Society Seeks Cage-free Eggs, Crate-free Pork in California
The Humane Society of the United States has launched a new initiative to force California farmers to adopt cage-free egg production and gestation crate-free pork production. Last week, HSUS and other groups filed ballot language that would require eggs produced and sold in the state to come from cage-free birds, and that pork sold…… MORE
Valley Schools Stand Behind Dreamer Students
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – More than 22 Valley school presidents are standing behind their Dreamer students, after Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced Tuesday that President Trump would do away with the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program — known as DACA. Fresno State currently has 25,000 students and about 1,200 are DACA students. President Joseph…… MORE
5 Killed in Fiery Crash Involving Big Rig
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — A fiery crash involving a big rig in west Fresno County, near Mendota, has left 5 people dead. The truck driver airlifted was airlifted to the hospital, as State Route 33 was temporarily closed Tuesday morning. Officer Justin Foreaker tells KMJ News it’s a multi-agency investigation, including the CHP and the Fresno…… MORE
Ending DACA Is A “Major Setback” Say Activists In Fresno
FRESNO (KMJ) — The Attorney General’s announcement that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program will be rescinded, has been branded an “unfortunate decision” by activists in Fresno. “DACA is a program that has benefited some 800,000 people in this country, many of them in California, many of them here in the Central Valley,” explained…… MORE
