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Police Investigating Possible Pipe Bomb Outside Walmart in Central Fresno

Police Investigating Possible Pipe Bomb Outside Walmart in Central Fresno

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Police are investigating a possible pipe bomb outside a Walmart in central Fresno. Authorities were called out to the store on Blackstone and Ashlan around 7:30 am Monday. An employee reported a suspicious object outside the front door of the building. The EOD (Explosive Ordinance Disposal) has taken over the investigation.…MORE

Animal Rabies Cases Confirmed In Fresno County

Animal Rabies Cases Confirmed In Fresno County

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Several cases of animal rabies have been confirmed in Fresno County. The Health Department says bats in both Reedley and Fresno tested positive for the disease that attacks the nervous system. Several feral cats may have also come in contact with a diseased bat found in Reedley. While no known human…MORE

Plane Crashes In Almond Orchard In Madera 

Plane Crashes In Almond Orchard In Madera 

MADERA, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — An investigation is underway after a plane crashed in an almond orchard in Madera.  Madera police say officers were called out at about 4:30 pm Sunday to the area north of Avenue 16 and Road 23, near the city’s airport.  Investigators say a man in his 60s was taking a test…MORE

Investigation Underway After Man Found Dead In Reedley 

Investigation Underway After Man Found Dead In Reedley 

REEDLEY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — An investigation is underway after a man was found dead in Reedley.  Police say they received a report of a man lying on the ground near Buttonwillow and Myra avenues just before 6:30 a.m. Sunday.  When officers arrived, they immediately began CPR after finding the man unconscious and not breathing.  EMS…MORE

New Area Code Coming To Central Valley 

New Area Code Coming To Central Valley 

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — The Valley is about to be home to more than just the 559 and the 209.  Starting soon, new numbers will use the 357 area code.  The encouraging news is that you don’t need to change your existing area code.  To make that possible, beginning February 26, customers with a 559…MORE

Bicyclist In Critical Condition After Being Hit By Car In Southeast Fresno 

Bicyclist In Critical Condition After Being Hit By Car In Southeast Fresno 

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A bicyclist is in critical condition after being hit by a car in southeast Fresno.  It happened shortly before 7:30 pm Thursday near Kings Canyon and Clovis Avenue.  The California Highway Patrol says witnesses saw the cyclist run a red light before colliding with the car, which had the right of…MORE

Man Killed, Another Hospitalized After Shooting In Hanford

Man Killed, Another Hospitalized After Shooting In Hanford

HANFORD, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — An investigation is underway after a deadly shooting in Hanford on Thursday night. The shooting happened around 8:15 pm in a parking lot near the In-N-Out restaurant on 12th Avenue and Centennial Drive. Hanford police say a man was found dead outside a vehicle. A second man was taken to a…MORE

Chase Leads To Discovery Of Stolen Mail In Clovis 

Chase Leads To Discovery Of Stolen Mail In Clovis 

CLOVIS, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Three people are in custody after a pursuit ended with the discovery of stolen mail from more than 100 Clovis addresses.  Officers tried to pull over a car near Fowler and Alluvial around 3:30 am Wednesday.  Police say the car sped off, and officers soon stopped the vehicle by hitting it…MORE

Trump Says He Plans to Investigate California’s High-Speed Rail Project

Trump Says He Plans to Investigate California’s High-Speed Rail Project

FRESNO, CA (KMJ/KFSN) – President Trump confirmed he is setting his sights on California’s controversial High-Speed Rail Project. While answering questions from the media in the Oval Office Tuesday, he threatened to open the investigation himself. “It’s impossible that something could cost that much. And now it’s not even going to San Francisco, and it’s…MORE

Kings Co. Man Accused of Killing Ex-Girlfriend, Kidnapping Daughters Could Face Death Penalty

Kings Co. Man Accused of Killing Ex-Girlfriend, Kidnapping Daughters Could Face Death Penalty

KINGS COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Cameras were not allowed in a Kings County Courtroom on Monday afternoon as 23-year-old Jonathan Maldonado Cruz, who is suspected of shooting and killing his ex-girlfriend, 22-year-old Madeline Rose Cuevas, appeared in court for the first time. Authorities say Maldonado-Cruz also kidnapped their two toddler daughters and took them to…MORE