TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Murder charges are filed Wednesday against a former elementary school principal from Dinuba. 43-year-old Blake Benham is accused of driving drunk and crashing into another car near Reedley, on December 3, 2023, killing a mother and her daughter. 55-year-old Gloria Barajas and her 35-year-old daughter, Brenda Quinonez both died in…… MORE
New AutoZone Warehouse Now Open in Chowchilla
CHOWCHILLA, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — It may be hard to miss the brand-new AutoZone warehouse in the North Valley. The distribution center is now open in Chowchilla. It’s located between Highway 99 and the Chowchilla Airport and created some 280 new jobs for the area. The last project of this scale to hit the city of…… MORE
New Project To Help Driver And Pedestrian Safety In Hanford
KINGS COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) — A new project aims to address the safety of drivers and pedestrians in Kings County. Congressman David Valadao introduced The East Lacey Boulevard Improvement Project in Hanford on Tuesday. It will involve the widening and reconstruction of East Lacey Boulevard, from 10th Avenue to east of Sierra Drive. The well-traveled…… MORE
Fresno Unified Interim Superintendent Misty Her Details 100-Day Plan
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — This Fall, students will return to the Fresno Unified School District with Interim Superintendent Misty Her leading the way. The district is conducting a nationwide search to find a permanent superintendent, but, in the meantime, ‘Her’ says she’s getting to work. The start of the new school year is just a…… MORE
Community Mourning Beloved Educator Killed In Fresno County Crash
FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — In Fresno County, the small community of Five Points is mourning the loss of a local leader. On Saturday evening, 69-year-old Baldomero Solorio-Hernandez was fatally hit by another car as he was crossing 10th Avenue to get to his truck. His two daughters, Amber Long and Courtney Gonzalez, are devastated…… MORE
Million Dollar State Grant For Westlands Water District
Westlands Water District is announcing that The California Department of Water Resources is awarding the district the $1,000,000 grant. That money is part of DWR’s Flood Diversion Recharge Initiative. The announcement goes on to say the grant will assist the State’s efforts to reduce flooding by increasing flood flow diversion volumes to recharge areas and…… MORE
Woman Kidnapped at Tachi Palace Casino Resort, Suspect Arrested in Paso Robles
KINGS COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) — A man has been arrested after deputies say he kidnapped a woman at Tachi Palace Casino Resort and took her to Paso Robles. The Kings County Sheriff’s Office got a call for a missing elderly woman on Monday morning. Deputies learned she was last seen getting into a car with an…… MORE
Dogs Being Euthanized at Visalia Animal Services Due to Budget, Not Lack of Space
VISALIA, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) – Two dogs at the Visalia Animal Services center near Highway 99 found their forever home Friday. “We had a litter of 8, which all got adopted, which was really exciting,” says the Visalia Animal Services Manager Candace Harrington. But for many dogs that don’t go to a home or a rescue shelter,…… MORE
Enough Fentanyl to Kill 7.5 Million People Found During Traffic Stop in Fresno County
FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) – Fresno County Sheriff John Zanoni says a recent drug bust has gone a long way to protect people from fentanyl. Several packages of the powdered drug were found during a traffic stop on Interstate 5. Officials say there was enough fentanyl to kill 7.5 million people. This year alone in Fresno…… MORE
Charges Filed Against Parolee in Chowchilla Accused of Violent Sexual Assault
CHOWCHILLA, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Charges are now filed against the man accused of multiple crimes, including rape, assault and attempted murder of a child in Chowchilla. Arthur Dean Knapp now faces multiple charges, including rape and assault with a deadly weapon other than a firearm. Chowchilla Police arrested the 40-year-old after the alleged crime on August…… MORE
