Category Archives: Local News

Suspect Wanted For Vandalism At Merced County Superior Courthouse

Suspect Wanted For Vandalism At Merced County Superior Courthouse

MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A suspected vandal was captured on surveillance at the Merced County Superior Courthouse earlier this month. The damage happened on October 4th on N Street just after 5 am. The Merced County Sheriff’s Office released photos on Tuesday to help identify the person. Anyone with information on the vandalism is…MORE

Groundbreaking For New Police Headquarters And Senior Center In Fowler

Groundbreaking For New Police Headquarters And Senior Center In Fowler

FOWLER, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Fowler residents are celebrating the start of a new police headquarters and senior center. A groundbreaking ceremony took place on Monday, complete with traditional Mexican music and dancing. The David T. Cardenas Senior Center and Police Headquarters is being built at Third and Merced streets. The $17 million project will provide…MORE

Improvements Coming To Highway 99 In Tulare County Through Funding 

Improvements Coming To Highway 99 In Tulare County Through Funding 

TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — More improvements are underway to Highway 99 in Tulare County. The Tulare County Association of Governments received a $98.4 million federal grant for the upgrades. The money will be used to add a lane in each direction for over five miles of Highway 99 through the City of Tulare. The…MORE

Merced City Council Votes To Revisit Ordinance Cracking Down On Public Camping

Merced City Council Votes To Revisit Ordinance Cracking Down On Public Camping

MERCED, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — The Merced City Council has voted to reconsider an ordinance to restrict camping in public spaces. The ordinance states that a person can be charged with a misdemeanor offense if they sleep, occupy a camp facility, or use camp items like sleeping bags or beds in public areas like sidewalks, city…MORE

Family Id’s Man Killed in Suspected DUI Crash in Fresno County

Family Id’s Man Killed in Suspected DUI Crash in Fresno County

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — We’re learning more about a man who was killed in a suspected DUI crash in Fresno County. The California Highway Patrol says the crash happened around 11 pm Saturday at the intersection on Manning and Hill avenues, just outside Orange Cove. The family of 27-year-old Eli Lopez has identified him…MORE

Pursuit Suspect in Crash that Killed 2 Sisters Appears in Fresno Court

Pursuit Suspect in Crash that Killed 2 Sisters Appears in Fresno Court

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — An 18-year-old accused of killing two people in a car crash following a chase appeared in court Monday morning. Adam Canales was arrested after a pursuit with Fresno County sheriff’s deputies ended in a deadly crash at a home on Cedar and Nevada. Deputies say Canales’ white Chevy Tahoe plowed into…MORE

Man Shot And Killed In Southwest Fresno

Man Shot And Killed In Southwest Fresno

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A homicide investigation is underway after a man was shot and killed in southwest Fresno. Fresno police responded just before 11 pm Sunday to Fruit and Myers avenues for several Shotspotter activations. When officers arrived, they found a man suffering from several gunshot wounds to the upper body in the backyard…MORE

Man Killed, Several Hospitalized Following DUI Crash In Fresno County

Man Killed, Several Hospitalized Following DUI Crash In Fresno County

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A man is dead, and several others are in the hospital following a suspected DUI crash in Fresno County on Saturday night. The California Highway Patrol responded to Manning and Hill Avenues, near Orange Cove, just after 11:00 p.m. Officers say a man and woman were at a stop sign…MORE

2 Sisters Killed Inside Home, Gang Member Driving SUV Charged With Their Murders

2 Sisters Killed Inside Home, Gang Member Driving SUV Charged With Their Murders

PRESS RELEASE FROM FRESNO COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY: The Fresno County District Attorney’s Office has filed charges against Adam Canales (18, ofFresno) for the killing of sisters Eliza Yang (18, of Fresno) and Mang Yang (25, of Fresno) on October 16, 2024. It is alleged that on October 16, 2024, Eliza and Mang Yang were in…MORE