FRESNO, CA (KMJ) Rockers Blink 182 have canceled their fall tour due to drummer Travis Barker’s medical issues. In a statement issued on Twitter, the band wrote, “Trav’s medical team anticipated that he would be well enough by fall to tour but after recent checkups they were not able to clear him in time for…… MORE
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‘Delta Fire’ Ravages Northern Calif.
[van id=”van/ns-acc/2018/09/06/WE-019TH_CNNA-ST1-1000000004c21c9f”] (CNN) – Another raging and rapidly growing wildfire this week in Northern California has prompted evacuations, road closings and a massive firefighting response, the US Forest Service said. The Delta Fire started Wednesday and had expanded to 22,000 acres by Friday morning. Energized by dry and warm conditions and gusty winds, the blaze…… MORE
Man Arrested After Jumping On Downtown Fresno Police SUV, Smashing Window
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A man is arrested for jumping on a Fresno Police SUV parked in Downtown Fresno. The incident started around 11:30a.m. on Thursday, and saw a crowd of around 20 cops surround the vehicle, which was parked outside Fresno County Superior Court at M Street and Mariposa. 23-year-old Adolfo Martinez Lopez was…… MORE
Valley Assemblyman Again Calls for DMV Audit, After 23,000 Californians Were Incorrectly Registered to Vote
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – One Valley Assemblyman is again calling for an audit, after 23,000 Californians were incorrectly registered to vote by the State’s Department of Motor Vehicles. Mistakes included some voters being assigned the wrong political party preference. Under California’s new motor voter law, residents can automatically register to vote through the DMV that took…… MORE
Multiple Sexual Assault Charges Filed Against Accused Rapist in Central Fresno
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Multiple sexual assault charges are filed against an accused rapist, who allegedly attacked a 52-year-old woman in Central Fresno. Fresno police say the rape was all caught on tape. It took place early Sunday morning, behind a business at Shields and Palm. 24-year-old Micah Collins from Bakersfield told police he did…… MORE
Visalia Man Behind Bars for Trying to Kidnap 4-Year-Old Girl
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A Visalia man is behind bars for trying to kidnap a 4-year-old girl. The Tulare County Sheriff Office says it happened at 2:40 Tuesday afternoon in Goshen by Cottontail and Lickey Court. A man told deputies that an unknown man had assaulted him while getting out of his car and…… MORE
Cal Fire Facing Pilot Shortage
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Visalia Man Sentenced to Life for Murdering Baby Daughter
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Aaron Rowe, age 28, of Visalia, has been sentenced to 18 years-to-life in prison for the murder and assault of his 47-day-old daughter, Peyton. Judge Joseph Kalashian sentenced Rowe on Wednesday, September 5, in Department 5 of the Tulare County Superior Court, Visalia Division. On July 11, 2018, a jury…… MORE
New Charges Expected After Inmate Allegedly Attacks Correctional Officers
FRESNO (KMJ) — An inmate attack inside Fresno County Jail has ended with four correctional officers injured, according to Fresno County Sheriff’s Office. Emillion Mancia, who was originally booked into the facility for murder in 2016, is alleged to have attacked two correctional officers with a small jail issued razor. The Sheriff’s Office said the…… MORE
Porterville Police Search for Purple-Haired Robbery Suspect
(KMJ) – Porterville Police continue to search for an armed robbery suspect. Officers say a man (pictured above) used a knife to hold up the Dino Mart located at 1445 West Henderson Avenue in Porterville just after 3 p.m. Tuesday. The clerk let him take an undisclosed amount of cash from the register and…… MORE
