FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — The co-founders of the failed tech company Bitwise are to report to federal prison. Jake Soberal will spend 11 years in prison, while Irma Olguin Jr. will serve nine years. Federal prosecutors say the two worked together to defraud investors and lenders out of millions of dollars before the scheme collapsed…… MORE
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
