VISALIA, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — The search is on for the driver involved in a hit-and-run crash that killed a bicyclist in Visalia. Police say the crash happened at 9:45 p.m. Saturday on Akers Street, just south of Judy Avenue. Officers say a car struck a 53-year-old man on a bicycle and then fled the scene…… MORE
MERCED, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A motorcyclist is dead after he was hit by a suspected DUI driver in Merced. Police responded to the collision just before 5 p.m. Saturday in the area of Olive Avenue and G Street. Officers say a man around 30 years old was riding a motorcycle when he was hit by…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — The Fresno Unified School District will vote Wednesday night to change one of its bylaws. The district says it’s standard operating procedure but the president of the teachers union says is problematic. “Our student outcomes focused governance model is something we’ve been working on for about a year. It’s an evidence…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A 16-year-old is in custody after crashing a stolen car into a northeast Fresno home. It happened before 1 am Thursday at a home on Diana and Magill — that’s near Blackstone and Herndon. Police say the suspect from Clovis stole a car and went on a joy ride, which ended…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — “AmeriCorps members are the lifeblood of nonprofit organizations,” said HandsOn Central California Executive Director Carol Davies. Less than two weeks ago, the federally funded agency AmeriCorps had its budget slashed by the Department of Government Efficiency, also known as DOGE. This move eliminates roughly $400 million worth of grant money, leading…… MORE
VISALIA, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — In the South Valley, closing arguments continue in Erika Sandoval’s murder trial. After a nearly three-month trial, jurors are now listening to closing arguments. Today, the prosecution laid out its case. This second murder trial for Erika Sandoval is close to coming to an end. Sandoval has admitted to shooting and…… MORE
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
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
