PORTERVILLE, CA – Porterville man arrested for child porn after CyberTip. Porterville Police Detectives received a CyberTip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children informing them of a Porterville resident who had uploaded a media file containing child pornography. Through their investigation, detectives obtained evidence identifying 34-year-old, Marty Joe Clayton Lester as the…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – City leaders gathered in downtown Fresno on Thursday for the grand reopening of Hotel Fresno. The building where the historic hotel stood had sat empty for more than 40 years at Broadway and H Streets. Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer joined other city leaders for the ceremony at the 112-year-old building that…… MORE
MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Charred grass and a cross mark where a fiery crash took two lives along Highway 152 just east of Arroya Avenue on Friday afternoon. The California Highway Patrol says a 64-year-old man in a Ford F150 was driving east in the westbound lanes for five to six miles before crashing.…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — About a dozen people gathered at Yosemite Falls Cafe in Central Fresno on Monday night to discuss their outrage against utility giant PG&E. “So, I feel like if something’s gonna start, if something’s gonna happen, it’s gonna come from the Central Valley,” said one attendee. One of the organizers of ‘Stop…… MORE
MERCED, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Merced County fire stations that were set to close next week are getting an extension. The Board of Supervisors voted to keep the firehouses open until the end of the year, as local leaders work toward a more long-term solution. Local officials are going back and forth trying to find alternate…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Fresno fire crews were called to battle a large fire at the old Fresno County morgue, which sent a massive plume of dark smoke up over Southwest Fresno, which could be seen all around the area. Fresno Fire tells our news partner ABC30 Action News that the facility near Nielson and…… MORE
TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — No cameras or audio were allowed in the courtroom Monday as 14 jurors listened to testimony in the case against James Van Norton. In 2019, he was accused of sex crimes against a 14-year-old girl he met while he was a teacher at the Porterville Military Academy. Two years after…… MORE
TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Two people are behind bars for a robbery in Tipton. The Tulare County Sheriff’s office says the 56-year-old victim asked a man and woman for a ride. The couple agreed but first asked for gas money and demanded several items. Deputies say the victim paid for gas and some items…… MORE
FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A man is in critical condition after being shot in Fresno County following a domestic violence call. Deputies say the shooting happened around 9:30 a.m. Saturday at a home near Clarkson and Fowler avenues near Selma. The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office says a woman called 911 saying her boyfriend was…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — These are literally dark days for three businesses at Van Ness Village in Fresno’s Tower District. The electricity remains shut off at The Labyrinth Art Collective, Spokeasy, and Jazzy Jeans N Things after a damaging fire on Monday afternoon. The Fresno Fire Department says something ignited outside the building. Property owner…… MORE
