FERSNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A teen is being treated for a leg injury after being struck by a train in Northwest Fresno. It happened just after 10:30 p.m. Monday on Shaw and Marks. Police say three teens walking on the bridge noticed a train was coming, then ran to beat the train. One of the…… MORE
MADERA COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — An investigation is underway after a solo car crash left one person dead in Madera County. The California Highway Patrol says it happened Tuesday morning on Road 39 1/2, just north of Bella Vista Drive. That’s just east of the Madera Ranchos before you reach Highway 41. The crash happened…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A man faces charges following a SWAT standoff at a Fresno hotel after he escaped from police custody. The U.S. Attorney’s office charged 32-year-old Helan Lopez-Sanchez with being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. Court documents say back in January, law enforcement was tipped off that the Salvadoran…… MORE
UPDATE: FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Fresno’s infamous Tower District Rapist has been denied parole after going before the state parole board Friday morning. This was his second time appearing in front of the board for parole. He will not be able to try again for seven years. Acosta was convicted of sexually assaulting at least…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A teenager was hospitalized after he was shot at an apartment complex in northwest Fresno on Thursday night. Fresno Police say the shooting happened around 6 p.m. Thursday inside an apartment near Polk and Santa Fe avenues. Police say the teen was shot in the upper body inside one of the…… MORE
MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Courage and strength: that’s what CHP officers Bernavet Mendez Padilla and Christian Ramirez used as they worked to save a man trapped in a car after a head-on crash in Merced County last month. “We have a pin in, be advised, it’s a red sedan that overturned in the canal.…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Fresno residents looking to save water and beautify their yards may now qualify for more financial help from the city. The City of Fresno has expanded its “Lawn to Garden Rebate Program,” offering increased incentives for homeowners and businesses that replace traditional lawns with drought-tolerant landscaping. The program, which began in…… MORE
FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A man is dead and a woman has been airlifted to the hospital following a two-car crash in Fresno County. The crash happened Thursday morning at the intersection of American and Buttonwillow avenues, just north of Reedley. The California Highway Patrol says a woman in a Toyota Prius pulled out…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — New rules in effect Thursday will change the landscape of the more than 120 smoke shops across the City of Fresno, narrowing that number down to seven per council district, allowing for a total of 49. “Every council district south of Shaw is completely overwhelmed by smoke shops, and those smoke…… MORE
PORTERVILLE, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A standing ovation Tuesday night in Porterville for those who took action when a Monache High School student was stabbed last month. “Their courage, dedication, and commitment provided security to all the students and others in our community and made a profound difference that day, which could’ve been extremely worse,” Porterville…… MORE
