FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fireworks, and the subsequent fires kept Central Valley fire departments busy on the 4th of July – a 65 percent increase from 2016 in the number of fires. Fresno Fire had to temporarily suspend response to medical emergencies —because there were so many calls. 325 calls says Cal Fire…… MORE
Papa Mike Funeral Arrangements Announced By Poverello House
FRESNO (KMJ) — Funeral details have now been finalized for the man credited with making Downtown Fresno’s Poverello House the shelter it is today. Mike “Papa Mike” McGarvin died on Saturday July 1st at the age of 73. He passed away surrounded by friends and family in his home on the Poverello House campus. “We’re…… MORE
Wildfire Threat Prompts NWS To Issue Red Flag Warning
YOSEMITE (KMJ) — A red-flag warning has been issued due concerns that forecast storms could spark off new wildfires in the Sierra Nevada. The advisement period is set for Wednesday between 1pm and 11pm. “We do have some mid to upper level moisture, coming in from the south,” explains National Weather Service meteorologist Modesto Vasquez.…… MORE
Trump Talks Trade with South Korea
An L.A. Times article says Trump announced he will be renegotiating a trade agreement with South Korea that’s already been in place for five years. The agreement is a co-legacy for both Presidents Bush and Obama and it had broad Congressional support when it was approved. At the same time Trump made the announcement, the…… MORE
Trump Tackles North Korean Options
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Deputies Warn of Possible Abductor Near Caruthers
(KMJ) – Fresno County Sheriff’s Deputies are warning of a possible abductor in the Caruthers area after a woman has an encounter with a suspicious suspect. This incident took place at Valley Food Market on the 2200 block of West Tahoe Avenue in Caruthers on June 26th. Deputies say the suspect was driving a silver 2014…… MORE
Police Searching For Suspects After Deadly Central Fresno Shooting
FRESNO (KMJ) — A suspect is yet to be identified following an early morning homicide in Central Fresno. Officers were alerted to shots being fired at around 4.30am, and a man was found with serious injuries at Glenn and Harvard Avenues. Medical equipment was seen strewn around a blue SUV, which was left in the…… MORE
Fresno Police Chief, Mayor, Groups Call For Gang Violence Truce
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – City leaders fighting back against gangs in Fresno Fresno Mayor Lee brand and Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer met Friday June 30th with religious leaders and groups including the NAACP, Stop the Violence Fresno, the Boys & Girls Club, just a handful of names that are all vowing to do their…… MORE
‘Morning Joe’ Claims Trump Used Tabloid as Threat
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Lawsuit Filed Against Gov. Brown’s Twin Tunnels Plan
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) – Environmental and fishing groups have filed challenges seeking to block Gov. Jerry Brown’s ambitious plan to build a pair of massive water tunnels in California. The two lawsuits filed in federal court Thursday say the proposed $16 billion tunnels would destroy endangered native fish in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta that…… MORE
