FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A Woodlake Police officer is being accused of sexual assault. On September 11, 2018, a woman told patrol officers with the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office that she wanted to report a complaint on a Woodlake Police Officer, who she said had sexually-assaulted her. Investigators interviewed a number of people and…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A fire retardant drop killed a Utah firefighter battling California’s largest blaze, according to a report released on Friday. Battalion Chief Matthew Burchett died in August while battling the Mendocino Complex Fire. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection says the force of the fire retardant drop from an…… MORE
[File: KMJ] FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Gerawan Farming scores a major legal victory after a years long battle with the State Agricultural Labor Relations Board over a vote by employees whether or not to join the farmer workers union. Company President Dan Gerawan spoke on Ray Appleton’s show after the State Supreme Court turned…… MORE
BAKERSFIELD (KMJ/AP) — The man alleged to have killed five people, before turning the gun on himself, has been identified by Kern County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff Donny Youngblood says Javier Casarez used a .50 caliber handgun in the shootings, which started after 5pm Wednesday at a trucking business near Manwell Boulevard and Highway 58. A…… MORE
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FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Murder — spiking the latest crime trends in Fresno. Violent crime is up slightly year to date, date almost 2 percent, mostly aggravated assaults. Homicides were continuing a downward trend, 29.3% percent decrease in overall murders in Fresno, but in the last 28 days, five murders took place making the numbers…… MORE
[KMJ/Liz Kern] FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A Fresno developer is asking for more money to run Granite Park. In 2016, under Mayor Ashley Swearengin, the City of Fresno announced a 25-year lease agreement with developer Terrance Frazier (above, 3rd from left) and TJ Cox, under their non-profit Central Valley Community Sports Foundation. In exchange for…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — Gubernatorial candidate Gavin Newsom dropped by Downtown Fresno as part of his Blue California Tour, in a visit which saw vocal detractors clash with supporters. The official reason for Newsom’s visit was a meet and greet with Congressional Candidate TJ Cox and State Senate Candidate Melissa Hurtado. “I just love what these…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – In anticipation of flu season, the Fresno County Department of Public Health (FCDPH) will offer free flu vaccines on Saturday, September 15, 2018. The clinic will be held at the old UMC parking lot located at 445 S. Cedar Ave. by Kings Canyon. This event will take place from 8:00am – 12:00pm. and…… MORE
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – A U.S. judge has struck down a nearly century-old California law that banned gun shops from advertising handguns on their premises. Judge Troy Nunley in Sacramento ruled Tuesday that the law violated the First Amendment. Nunley said the state failed to show that enforcing the law would prevent violence or suicides.…… MORE
