FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — The woman who was hit and killed by a car in Fresno County has been identified as 74-year-old Maria Paredes. Investigators say she was using a walker in the westbound lanes of Clinton Avenue, just east of Bond Street, around 5:30 am Saturday when she was hit. The driver immediately…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A man has died after police say he was hit by two cars in northwest Fresno. The man has been identified as 21-year-old Jesse Perez. Police say it happened around 3:45 am Friday on Herndon east of Brawley. Officers say the driver of the first vehicle was going west on Herndon…… MORE
MADERA, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Madera Community Hospital will reopen its doors this week after a years-long closure. The hospital was shut down more than two years ago due to financial struggles. The closure left residents in Madera without a health care center in their town. The hospital will reopen at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, March 18. Over the…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — The Fresno Police Department is investigating a suspicious death in southwest Fresno on Sunday. Fresno police say shortly after 7:00 am, Southwest officers responded to Tulare Street and B Street to check on the welfare of a male lying on the sidewalk, not moving. Officers arrived and found 64-year-old Abraham Tiggs…… MORE
FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A 16-year-old boy has been arrested for the shooting death of a 34-year-old man at an Orange Cove apartment. The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office says they received calls about a shooting Sunday afternoon at the Orchard Village apartments on South Avenue and Orange Street. Deputies say Orange Cove Police, who…… MORE
Fresno Police Chief Mindy Casto goes one-on-one with KMJ host and attorney Marc Kapetan to discuss her plans for the future of the department:… MORE
Josh “The Incredible Hok” Hokit was an All-American wrestler at Fresno State as well as a standout in the Bulldogs backfield on the gridiron. After a stint with the San Francisco 49ers, Hokit took his talents to the octagon. And he’s making a big splash in the heavyweight division. Hokit joined KMJ’s Blake Taylor on…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Police are searching for the men involved in a shooting at a motel in northwest Fresno. Officers were called to the Garden View Inn on Blackstone Avenue, near Herndon Avenue, just before noon on Friday. Investigators say a man in his 20s and a woman in her 40s were inside their…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A Fresno City Council proposal to regulate smoke shops in the city has failed in a tied vote. The 3-3 vote followed hours of debate on the measure sponsored by Councilmembers Miguel Arias, Nelson Esparza and Annalisa Perea. They say the city has found a number of violations at a number…… MORE
MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A 20-year-old was killed in a crash in Merced County early Friday morning. It happened just after 2 am near Santa Fe Drive and Avenue 2, just east of Atwater. Officials say a BMW was driving on Santa Fe Drive when it somehow crossed into the opposite lane. The car…… MORE
