FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Fresno leaders “flipped the switch” on the city’s largest combined solar and battery storage project. The work represents more than 34 megawatts of solar and battery storage — enough to power some 560 homes. During a gathering on Thursday at the Regional Wastewater Reclamation Facility in southwest Fresno, Mayor Jerry Dyer…… MORE
MERCED, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A groundbreaking ceremony was held for a one-of-a-kind agricultural center at Merced College on Thursday. The highly anticipated Ag-Tec Center will help to advance innovation while providing students a hands-on learning experience. Once completed, the center will house advanced processing equipment for fruits and vegetables, a training hub, and a community…… MORE
TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Two more kids have been found to have been exposed to cocaine at a Tulare County home where a nine-month-old initially tested positive for the drug. Detectives with the Tulare County Sheriff’s office arrested 29-year-old Ashley Flores and 32-year-old Casey Willbanks on Tuesday. Flores and Willbanks had taken a nine-month-old…… MORE
FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — An investigation is underway after a stabbing in Fresno County, just east of Riverdale. Sheriff’s deputies responded just before 7 am Wednesday to Westlawn Avenue near Harlan for a report of an injured person in a home. When deputies arrived, they found one person with a stab wound. They were…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A group of home care providers has reached a tentative agreement with the Fresno County Board of Supervisors. The deal still needs to be ratified by members of the Service Employees International Union and approved by the board. It includes a wage increase for in-home supportive services providers to $18.35 per…… MORE
FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A woman who died after authorities say she got out of a moving truck in Fresno County Tuesday night has been identified. The Fresno County Coroner’s Office has identified her as 34-year-old Gabrielle Mammen of Firebaugh. The incident happened just before 9 p.m. on Millerton and North Fork roads in…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A request for a new attorney was denied as a Fresno man appeared before a judge for a murder charge on Tuesday. 28-year-old Adam Delacruz is accused of the shooting death of a 64-year-old Abraham Tiggs in a southwest Fresno neighborhood. Nearly a month after Tiggs was found shot to death,…… MORE
TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Two people are in custody after authorities say a nine-month-old tested positive for cocaine in Tulare County. The Tulare County Sheriff’s Office says 29-year-old Ashley Flores and 32-year-old Casey Willibank originally took the baby to the emergency room for a high fever. During tests, officials say the baby was positive for…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A scathing report has led to an investigation at Franklin Head Start in Fresno County. A staff member was accused of holding a child while encouraging two others to hit the kid back. The incident was reported to the California Department of Social Services in March. The same report also detailed…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Tucked away from the hustle and bustle of Fresno city streets, past the orchards, is a group of Fresno State students spending their Spring Break at Scout Island, an outdoor education Center. The group of students is part of the Alternative Break program in the Jan and Bud Richter Center at…… MORE
