FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Cuts to the California budget have ended the pilot program bumping the pay for jurors in Fresno County. Since September, jurors in Fresno and six other California counties have been receiving $100 a day for their service. The rate has now returned to the standard $15 a day. The change comes…… MORE
CLOVIS, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Police are searching for the gunman who opened fire and hit three homes in Clovis. It happened just before 5 p.m. Monday on Fairmont Avenue, near Shaw and Armstrong. No one was hurt. Detectives are now questioning witnesses and searching the area for surveillance video that may lead to an arrest. …… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A groundbreaking ceremony in Downtown Fresno marked the official start of construction on “The Mosaic.” Located at 1840 Broadway, it’s the latest affordable housing development in the city. “I think this place will provide something for the workforce, bring more people downtown and make it somewhere they can be proud to…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — New video shows the moments after a good Samaritan said he grabbed a small torch from a woman who is suspected of starting several fires near Highway 180 and Armstrong in East Central Fresno. Authorities say 35-year-old Diana Rivas was caught a little after 3 p.m. Sunday. Our news partner ABC…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — New video shows the moments after a good Samaritan said he grabbed a small torch from a woman who is suspected of starting several fires near Highway 180 and Armstrong in East Central Fresno. Authorities say 35-year-old Diana Rivas was caught a little after 3 p.m. Sunday. Action News was there when…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — “I saw all the smoke and I saw all the movement in the front with the firefighters. I thought it was my house.” Noe Montejano is describing the moment he noticed firefighters on his security camera tearing through his backyard to put out a fast-spreading fire that his neighbor couldn’t escape. …… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A man is in custody after a high-speed chase and crash that ended in central Fresno. It started a little after 3 am on northbound Clovis Avenue near McKinley. The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office says a deputy spotted a stolen pickup truck and tried to stop it. After the driver began…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — It’s budget season. Thursday, Mayor Jerry Dyer stood in front of the Fresno City Council facing contentious questioning and some compliments. “My apologies for raising your blood pressure,” said Miguel Arias, Fresno City Council. “My apologies for responding and allowing my blood pressure to be increased,” said Mayor Jerry Dyer. There…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — The man responsible for killing a 17-year-old from Fresno just months before her high school graduation could now spend his life in prison. On Thursday, a Fresno County judge sentenced Michael Mendoza to 15 years to life in prison. Mendoza was charged with gross vehicular manslaughter and felony DUI in March…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A stabbing in southeast Fresno is being called a case of self-defense. It happened before 11 pm Thursday at a home on Dearing and Huntington near Chestnut Avenue. Police say the person known as the original victim in the case turned out to be the aggressor. Officers did not give details…… MORE
