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Marjaree Mason Center’s New Location Nearing Completion, Final Fundraising Push

Marjaree Mason Center’s New Location Nearing Completion, Final Fundraising Push

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — It’s crunch time for the construction crew at the Marjaree Mason Center’s new location in northwest Fresno. Meanwhile, the nonprofit is working to raise the last $3 million of its goal to fund the project. “It’s been, quite honestly, nothing short of a miracle. I’m definitely a person of faith, and…MORE

Merced City Council Passes Ordinance To Crack Down On Public Camping

Merced City Council Passes Ordinance To Crack Down On Public Camping

MERCED, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — The Merced City Council has passed an ordinance to restrict camping in public places. It was approved 4-2 during Monday night’s meeting. The ordinance makes it unlawful for a person to camp or store personal items at parks, along sidewalks and streets and within 1,000 feet of a school. Offenders be…MORE

Man Hit And Killed By Car In Madera

Man Hit And Killed By Car In Madera

MADERA, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A man has died after being hit by a car in Madera early Monday morning. Police were called out at about 6:30 am to Cleveland Avenue near Highway 99 after someone reported seeing a man down in the road and debris scattered in the road. Officers arrived and found an unhoused…MORE

First Human Case Of Bird Flu In Fresno County Confirmed, Health Officials Say

First Human Case Of Bird Flu In Fresno County Confirmed, Health Officials Say

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Health officials have confirmed the first case of Bird Flu in Fresno County. The video above is from a previous report and will be updated. The Fresno County Department of Public Health (FCDPH), in coordination with the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…MORE

Central Fresno Apartment Fire Burns 3 Units, Displaces 1 Family

Central Fresno Apartment Fire Burns 3 Units, Displaces 1 Family

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — An investigator is investigating what sparked an apartment fire in central Fresno. It happened after 10 p.m. Wednesday on Lamona Avenue and Fresno Street. Firefighters arrived to find three units on fire. After a quick search of the apartments, they say no one was inside. They then went to work, trying…MORE

Thanksgiving Donations Down at the Fresno Mission and Poverello House

Thanksgiving Donations Down at the Fresno Mission and Poverello House

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — The spirit of giving is in the air as Thanksgiving is just over two weeks away. The Fresno Mission has been collecting donations for those in need this holiday season, but it has been challenging. “Our donations are a little bit down over the last several months both in food donations, financial…MORE

California Highway Patrol Advises Drivers To Take Precautions In Fog, Dust Storms

California Highway Patrol Advises Drivers To Take Precautions In Fog, Dust Storms

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — The California Highway Patrol says there is an increase in accidents this time of year because people get complacent after a summer without fog. A wall of dust rolled over Madera County Monday leading to a massive pile-up on Highway 152. “We slowed down to a stop, and then all…MORE

Dust Storm Triggers Massive Madera County Pile-up, Several Injured

Dust Storm Triggers Massive Madera County Pile-up, Several Injured

MADERA COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A powerful storm caused a massive pile-up on a highway in Madera County on Monday afternoon. The crash happened around 1 pm on Highway 152 near Road 17, just south of Chowchilla. The California Highway Patrol says roughly 20 cars were involved in the accident. Investigators say it was a…MORE

Teenager Hospitalized After Being Stabbed Near School In Sanger

Teenager Hospitalized After Being Stabbed Near School In Sanger

SANGER, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A teenager is recovering after being stabbed near a school in Sanger on Monday morning. The stabbing happened around 10:45 am in the area of 9th and Baylor. Sanger police say several men were involved in a fight at the school, which was out because of the holiday. Officers say the…MORE