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Retired Fresno County Judge Indicted On Sexual Assault Charges

Retired Fresno County Judge Indicted On Sexual Assault Charges

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A grand jury indictment was unsealed Monday morning against a retired Fresno County Superior Court judge. The grand jury has handed up charges against Adolfo Corona, saying there is probable cause to believe that he committed sexual assault in March. Corona has been indicted on one count of sexual penetration by…MORE

Carjacking Suspect Leads Police On Chase, Ends With Crash Into Power Pole

Carjacking Suspect Leads Police On Chase, Ends With Crash Into Power Pole

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A suspect is in custody, accused of a carjacking that led to a pursuit and crash in West Central Fresno.  It started just after 12:30 Monday morning at Belmont near Highway 99 when officers say a carjacking took place.  Minutes later, police were able to make a traffic stop on the…MORE

Man And Woman Arrested In Tulare County For Armed Robbery Of 56-year-old

Man And Woman Arrested In Tulare County For Armed Robbery Of 56-year-old

TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Two people are behind bars for a robbery in Tipton. The Tulare County Sheriff’s office says the 56-year-old victim asked a man and woman for a ride. The couple agreed but first asked for gas money and demanded several items. Deputies say the victim paid for gas and some items…MORE

Man Hospitalized Following Shooting In Fresno County

Man Hospitalized Following Shooting In Fresno County

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A man is in critical condition after being shot in Fresno County following a domestic violence call. Deputies say the shooting happened around 9:30 a.m. Saturday at a home near Clarkson and Fowler avenues near Selma. The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office says a woman called 911 saying her boyfriend was…MORE

Van Ness Village Rallies Around Businesses Impacted By Fire

Van Ness Village Rallies Around Businesses Impacted By Fire

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — These are literally dark days for three businesses at Van Ness Village in Fresno’s Tower District. The electricity remains shut off at The Labyrinth Art Collective, Spokeasy, and Jazzy Jeans N Things after a damaging fire on Monday afternoon. The Fresno Fire Department says something ignited outside the building. Property owner…MORE

Man Arrested for Assaulting Sleeping Homeless Man in Fresno’s Tower District

Man Arrested for Assaulting Sleeping Homeless Man in Fresno’s Tower District

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A man suspected of assaulting an unhoused man as he slept outside of a Fresno Tower District business last month has been arrested. Detectives identified and arrested 25-year-old Roberto Felipe Olivera with the help of family on Wednesday. Detectives interviewed Olivera and then booked him into the Fresno County Jail for…MORE

Fundraiser to Help Family of Clovis East Student Killed in Crash

Fundraiser to Help Family of Clovis East Student Killed in Crash

CLOVIS, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Clovis East High School hosted a fundraiser on Wednesday to help the family of a student who died in a motorcycle crash. Police say Austin Ly died when he was hit by a car and thrown from his bike at the intersection of Fowler and Tulare Avenues in east central Fresno. Guadalajara…MORE

Groundbreaking Held For New Park In Fresno’s Tower District

Groundbreaking Held For New Park In Fresno’s Tower District

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Fresno city leaders were in a Central Fresno neighborhood on Wednesday to break ground on a brand new park. It’s just a dirt field right now at the corner of Broadway and Elizabeth Streets in the Tower District. Soon, Broadway Parque will offer play structures for kids, two shade areas, paved…MORE

Fresno County’s Unhoused Encampment Ban In Effect Friday

Fresno County’s Unhoused Encampment Ban In Effect Friday

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) –Fresno County’s illegal camping ordinance is set to go into effect Friday. The Board of Supervisors approved the ban in August on the heels of the city of Fresno’s recently approved ban on encampments. “It’s not as black-and-white as other ordinances that have been proposed that flat out ban sit, lie,…MORE

More Students, Adults Arrested in Connection to Shooting near McLane High School

More Students, Adults Arrested in Connection to Shooting near McLane High School

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Two adults have been arrested after a fight between students led to shots being fired near McLane High School last month. The shooting happened around 3:40 pm on Wednesday, August 21 outside the AutoZone near Cedar and Clinton avenues. Investigators say a 15-year-old had pistol whipped another teen before a 16-year-old…MORE