COARSEGOLD, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — It’s the end of an era for the Yosemite Drug store in Coarsegold. “It breaks my heart, it breaks my heart because I know how much these people need us,” said store clerk Connie Schock. The only local independent pharmacy in the rural town is now closing its doors. Shock says…… MORE
MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A Valley lawmaker introduced two new bills aimed at protecting patients from sexual assault this week. It comes as a healthcare provider faces several lawsuits in Merced County for allegedly violating women. We do want to warn you that some details in this story may be difficult to read. In…… MORE
VISALIA, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A man has been hospitalized following a stabbing at a bar in Visalia. Police say it happened at The Green Olive on East Mineral King Avenue around 11:30 pm Sunday. When police arrived, they found the man with stab wounds. He was rushed to Kaweah Health for treatment. His condition has…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — An investigation is underway after a suspected DUI driver crashed into a security guard box in southeast Fresno. The California Highway Patrol says officers responded to Wawona Frozen Foods on Cedar Avenue near Florence Avenue just after midnight Sunday. When officers arrived, they found a black Chrysler on top of a…… MORE
FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — An elementary school tutor in Kerman is accused of sexually harassing a child in Fresno County. Detectives fear there may be more victims. Authorities arrested 28-year-old Maci Rodriguez on Tuesday. The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office says she was an after-school tutor at Kerman Floyd Elementary and also worked for “Teaching Fellow,”…… MORE
MADERA COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A man has been sentenced in what the Madera County District Attorney’s Office is calling its first-ever fentanyl-related homicide conviction. Prosecutors say Jenisis Erik Knapp pleaded guilty in January to voluntary manslaughter and the sale of fentanyl. In April 2021, Knapp sold heroin-laced fentanyl to Robert Fant, who later overdosed…… MORE
PORTERVILLE, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — An early morning confrontation between a resident and an alleged thief in a Porterville neighborhood sent a person to the hospital. Police say they were called out for reports of a burglary taking place on Date Avenue between Newcomb and Lotus streets and when they arrived they found a victim suffering…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — An investigation is underway into a crash involving a police vehicle in central Fresno. It happened after 3:30 am Tuesday at Fruit and Shields. Police say a patrol officer was involved in a collision with an SUV at the intersection. Officers are still trying to determine a cause, and what direction…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Interim Police Chief Mindy Casto has been named the new chief of the Fresno Police Department. The announcement was made during a press conference Thursday morning with mayor Jerry Dyer and city manager Georgeanne White. Casto had been in an interim role since June 13, after serving as a deputy chief. …… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Carrying signs and filled with emotion and determination, dozens of Fresno Unified School District teachers descended on the School District building to have their voices heard over a decision to end the Designated Schools Program. The Fresno Teacher Association said the district did not get input from educators or the community…… MORE
