The U.S. murder rate has fallen to a level not seen since the 1950s, marking another major decline in violent crime after the increases recorded durin...

TULARE COUNTY, CA (KMJ) - The Tulare County Sheriff's Office closed the Kings River to all motorized watercraft, including boats and jet skis. Effective immediately, Sheriff Boudreaux has announced the Kings River in Tulare County is closed to all motorized watercraft, including all boats and jet skis. The Tulare County Sheriff's Office has determined that water levels and flow in the Kings River, through Tulare County, are not safe. Water levels are below one-foot in the majority of the rive...

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- The person killed in a house fire in Fresno County on Thursday has been identified as 11-year-old Kayla Cruz Ledesma. The fire broke out at the home in Laton just after 11 a.m. on Gonser Street between Summit Avenue and Murphy Street. Officials say Ledesma was napping and home alone when it started. According to Fresno County Fire, the blaze destroyed an RV parked next to the house. Flames also threatened nearby homes and spread to vegetation, prompting a respo...

Cheers to Mike Shirinian and Dave Fansler for hosting 500 episodes of The Restaurateurs on KMJ! Send the guys a note of congratulations by emailing Eat@KMJNow.com How many bottles of wine have the guys consumed over the years?? Special shoutout to regular guest hosts: Pat LaRocca (Five), Nick Marizliano (Sam's Deli) and Rocco Paolilli (Ovidio's).

The farming community is invited to see how drones are transforming agriculture through precision applications, mapping, spraying and innovative field practices at the UC Cooperative Extension Drone Applications in Agriculture Workshop on September 9th at UC Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Parlier. Growers, agricultural professionals, researchers, students and others who are interested in drone technology for farming are invited. "Participants will hear from expert...