FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — The City of Fresno made history as it seeks to prosecute those who commit wage theft. The 19-page complaint was filed last week and identified as many as nine victims who are at the center of the city’s first wage theft prosecution. It impacts those described as the city’s most vulnerable…… MORE
FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A small community in the Fresno County foothills is facing a 300 percent increase in its water and sewer rates. Shaver Springs near Auberry has not seen an increase in 18 years, but the county-managed water district says it needs to raise the rates to make ends meet. The average…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Fresno police are investigating a hit-and-run crash that killed a bicyclist. It happened shortly before 6 pm Sunday on Belmont and Thesta. Police say a man in his late 30’s was riding a bicycle when he was struck. He was taken to the hospital, where he died. Investigators believe the suspect…… MORE
UPDATE: 14-year-old arrested in the shooting that sent a man to the hospital. FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A man is in the hospital after a shooting in southeast Fresno. Police say it happened after 10 pm Sunday at a home on Chestnut and Geary. Officers were flagged down by a man in his 20’s with…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A man is recovering in the hospital after Fresno police say he was shot in the chest outside of a smoke shop. Authorities say a little after 7 pm Sunday, police responded to calls of a shooting outside the Smooth Smoke Shop on Belmont near Orchard. The victim, identified as a…… MORE
TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A jury has found Erika Sandoval guilty of murder in the first degree in the death of her ex-husband, Daniel Green. The verdict was announced in a Tulare County courtroom Thursday afternoon. The jury deliberated for two days before reaching a verdict. This was the second time Sandoval was on…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A car was left riddled with bullets as police say a 31-year-old driver pursued his ex on Wednesday in Fresno. Fresno Police Chief Mindy Casto confirms the violence began at Shields and First. It unfolded on a 911 call as the driver of a BMW with a three-year-old inside feared for…… MORE
MERCED, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A Texas woman is set to be arraigned for a DUI crash that killed a Merced motorcyclist. Desiree Gomez has been charged with Gross Vehicular Manslaughter While Intoxicated and driving under the influence causing injury. Gomez is accused of hitting and killing 29-year-old Regino Mariscal of Merced while he was on…… MORE
VISALIA, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A weekend hit and run in Visalia on Akers and Judy claimed the life of 53-year-old Victor Castro. Victor’s family shares they are heartbroken by the tragedy and say he had six grandchildren, two adult daughters, and a teenage son. Visalia Police say 33-year-old James Hand is believed to be the…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Students at McKinley Elementary School in west central Fresno ventured outside the classroom for a hands-on experience on Tuesday. The Central Unified School District and local non-profit “Tree Fresno” collaborated to plant eight Chinese Pistache trees. Students participated in the tree planting while learning about forestry and sustainability. The goal is…… MORE
