FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Central Valley fields are the “Breadbasket of the World,” but for farmworker Xochilt Nuñez, they are filled with a new reality: Fears about the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. Speaking in Spanish, Nuñez told Action News that many workers simply are not showing up to harvest the food that feeds the world. …… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A bill introduced by Assemblyman Joaquin Arambula aimed at stopping a century-long mining project in Fresno County did not make it out of committee Monday afternoon. That mining project would drill a 600-foot deep pit near the San Joaquin River in Fresno County. Arambula introduced a bill, AB1425, which went before…… MORE
HANFORD, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Family members have identified the 17-year-old boy killed in a stabbing outside the Hanford Mall on Saturday night as Lorenzo Sanchez. The Hanford Police Department says a 15-year-old suspect, who has not been identified, is booked in the Kings County Juvenile Center on a single charge of murder. Sanchez was going…… MORE
MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A teen is dead and two others are injured following a shooting at a party in Merced County. The Merced County Sheriff’s Office says the shooting happened Sunday at midnight on Gertrude Avenue near North Winton Way in Winton. When deputies arrived, they found two 17-year-old boys and a 17-year-old…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Dozens of Valley veterans will take their “trip of a lifetime” courtesy of the Central Valley Honor Flight. Once again, our heroes from across Central California will fly to Washington, D.C. The veterans will gather Monday morning at Fresno Yosemite International Airport for a special sendoff, then they’ll fly to DC. …… MORE
FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A man is dead after a high-speed chase in Fresno County. CHP officers say just after midnight Sunday, a Dodge Challenger was headed east on Highway 180 near Clovis Avenue at speeds reaching up to 130 miles-per-hour. Officers tried to pull the car over but the driver did not stop…… MORE
VISALIA, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A Visalia police captain has been charged with stealing money from the department’s program focused on helping local youth. On Friday, the Tulare County District Attorney’s Office filed charges related to theft and embezzlement against Visalia Police Captain Luma Fahoum. Officials say Fahoum had been embezzling money from the Visalia Police Explorer…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A Downtown Fresno conference is taking action to empower women entrepreneurs. Thursday, the Fresno Area Hispanic Foundation hosted its ”Power of Women in Business Conference.” The event featured a keynote speaker who is making history. The brand ”Latina” is the first Mexican hair-care line to launch in ULTA Beauty stores. It…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A man has been arrested after police say he admitted to the deadly stabbing of his son in northeast Fresno. “This is a tragic situation and completely avoidable,” said Fresno Police Lt. Paul Cervantes. 52-year-old Bryan Blackman is behind bars after admitting to the stabbing late Wednesday afternoon of his son,…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — The man convicted in a 2021 deadly shooting in east central Fresno learned his punishment on Thursday. Jeffrey Emmett was sentenced to 26 years and eight months for the killing of 28-year-old Nikilas Cornwell. The shooting happened on Clinton and Argyle during an argument over a cellphone. The defense attorney had…… MORE
