Category Archives: Local News

Fresno Mother Arrested for Helping 16-Year-Old Son Flee After Bus Stop Crash

Fresno Mother Arrested for Helping 16-Year-Old Son Flee After Bus Stop Crash

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – More details coming out on Thursday about a crash at a FAX bus stop on Wednesday that injured 11 students in Fresno. The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office says Yesenia Renteria, the mother of the 16-year-old driver allegedly behind the wheel, was arrested and had posted bail. Fresno Police say it all…MORE

Mother, Children Struck By Car Near Fresno Elementary School

Mother, Children Struck By Car Near Fresno Elementary School

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A mother and her children are hospitalized after being hit Thursday morning by a car in Central Fresno. Fresno Police say it happened just before 7:30 a.m. near Birney Elementary School. Officers say the mother and her four kids were in the crosswalk, when a 70-year-old woman in a Volkswagen Beetle…MORE

Felony Convictions Vacated For 4 Former Navy Officers In Sprawling ‘Fat Leonard’ Bribery Scandal

Felony Convictions Vacated For 4 Former Navy Officers In Sprawling ‘Fat Leonard’ Bribery Scandal

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The felony convictions of four former Navy officers in one of the worst bribery cases in the maritime branch’s history were vacated Wednesday following allegations of prosecutorial misconduct, the latest setback to the government’s yearslong efforts in going after dozens of military officials tied to a defense contractor nicknamed Fat Leonard.…MORE

Former Fresno State QB Jake Haener Suspended For Performance Enhancing Substances

Former Fresno State QB Jake Haener Suspended For Performance Enhancing Substances

(KMJ) – Jake Haener of the New Orleans Saints has been suspended without pay for the first six games of the 2023 regular season for violating the NFL Policy on Performance-Enhancing Substances. Haener will be eligible to return to the Saints’ active roster on Monday, Oct. 16, following the team’s Week 6 game at Houston.…MORE

Unhoused Woman Charged With Murder, Arson in Death of Homeless Man in Culvert

Unhoused Woman Charged With Murder, Arson in Death of Homeless Man in Culvert

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno police have arrested a woman from the unhoused community in connection to fire that killed homeless man, six months ago. 59-year-old Eric Bennett died in the fire on April 24th. On that day, Fresno Fire got a 911 call of a fire near the railroad tracks by Norwich Avenue and…MORE

Lawyers Claim Cable TV And Phone Companies Also Responsible In Maui Fires

Lawyers Claim Cable TV And Phone Companies Also Responsible In Maui Fires

HONOLULU (AP) — After a visit to a warehouse where Hawaiian Electric Company is housing power poles and electrical equipment that may be key to the investigation of last month’s devastating fires on Maui, lawyers for Lahaina residents and business owners told a court Tuesday that cable TV and telephone companies share responsibility for the…MORE