Fresno, CA (KMJ) A Porterville police officer is on administrative leave after shooting an armed woman Saturday night. Investigators say the woman, who was armed with a knife, was acting erratically and breaking items inside a 99 Cent Store on Henderson Ave. when police were called. The unidentified officer ordered the woman to drop the…… MORE
Crash Kills 4 East of Clovis
Clovis, CA (KMJ) Four people were killed in an early morning crash Sunday east of Clovis. Officers say an SUV headed southbound on Academy near Shields drifted into the wrong lane around 2am and slammed head-on into a pickup truck. The 28 year old woman driving the SUV was killed along with her 23 year…… MORE
Wildfires Scorch Parts of California
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Deadline Looms To Claim Pets Lost Over 4th Holiday At CCSPCA
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – It’s coming up on the deadline to claim your pet at the CCSPCA if you lost it over the 4th of July holiday. It’s the busiest time of the year for shelters…. Pets that ran off fearing fireworks often end up in places like Fresno’s CCSPCA but they have limited space before…… MORE
CA Senate Approves Real Estate Fees to Fund Affordable Housing
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — The Calif. State Senate has approved a new fee on real estate transactions, in an attempt to generate hundreds of millions of dollars for affordable housing. It calls for a $75 fee on documents such as deeds and notices, with a $225 cap per transaction. California is facing an affordable housing crunch,…… MORE
“They Do It For The Love Of The Job” – Fresno PD Addresses Officer Pay
[Photo: Liz Kern KMJ File] FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – As the Fresno Police Department looks to increase its force, questions about pay arise. Starting pay for Fresno Police officers is $55,858 a year, at least ten thousand dollars less than some Valley Cities. “The Fresno Police Officers Association just negotiated a new contract – a two…… MORE
Illness Delays Case Against Downtown Fresno Shooting Suspect
FRESNO (KMJ) — Facing four murder charges, four attempted murder charges, and two other felonies, Kori Ali Muhammad appeared relaxed as he sat inside Department 20 within Fresno County Superior Court. The suspect is accused of shooting dead three people in Downtown Fresno on Tuesday April 18th, and another man in Central Fresno on Thursday…… MORE
Trump & Putin Meet at G20, Discuss Syria
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Central Valley Cooling Centers Complete List
FRESNO (KMJ) — Triple-digit heat is forecast in the Central Valley and with that comes the opening of the area’s cooling centers. Times shown are Monday to Friday, unless otherwise stated. Let the KMJ newsroom know if one is missing: [email protected]. Merced County Los Banos Community Center, 645 7th Street, Los Banos – between 9am-9pm…… MORE
Calif. Bill Aims to Increase Access to Police Bodycam Footage
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Seeking to increase trust between communities and law enforcement, Democratic California Assemblyman Phil Ting of San Francisco has introduced a bill to make footage of police encounters believed to be of interest to the public more easily accessible. Ting’s measure seeks clear guidelines for releasing such recordings up and down the entire…… MORE
