FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Family, friends and fellow firefighters gathered to honor the life and legacy of a Fresno fire captain. A funeral service was held Thursday for retired Fire Captain Walt Sickler, who died due to cancer. His wife, Trina, says driving a fire truck was her husband’s dream come true and he was proud…… MORE
PRESS RELEASE: PG&E Hosts Financial Assistance & Support Resource Fair to Help Central Valley Families with Past-Due Energy Bills WHAT: PG&E, in collaboration with the City of Fresno and Dollar Energy Fund (DEF), is hosting a community resource fair to provide support for families with past-due energy bills. PG&E and DEF representatives will help families apply…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A Fresno actor and filmmaker is calling on local talent to be part of an indie feature film being made in the Central Valley. KMJ’s News Partner ABC 30 Action News recently featured Khetphet Phagnasay, better known as KP, and his journey of breaking barriers on the big screen. He grew up…… MORE
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
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
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, 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
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
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
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
