Category Archives: KMJ Top Stories

Fresno Grizzlies Unveil Season Slogan Ahead of 2024 Opener

Fresno Grizzlies Unveil Season Slogan Ahead of 2024 Opener

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — The Fresno Grizzlies have unveiled their new season slogan ahead of the 2024 campaign. From “Raise the Bear” in 2021, 2024 will be all about “G’s Up.” “The term G’s Up is rooted in the lyrics of the early 90s G-Funk music. This music originated in California’s inner cities and quickly became the…MORE

3 Id’d in Shooting Death of Woman in SW Fresno

3 Id’d in Shooting Death of Woman in SW Fresno

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Police have identified three suspects involved in the November shooting death of a woman in Southwest Fresno. Detectives are searching for 26-year-old Aaminah Norman and 23-year-old Devin Miliki, who they say are responsible for the murder of 21-year-old Adriana Gonzales. They are also searching for 29-year-old Sabrina Acosto-Ramirez who is believed to…MORE

24-year-old Man Gunned Down in Southwest Fresno is Identified

24-year-old Man Gunned Down in Southwest Fresno is Identified

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) – A man who was shot and killed in southwest Fresno Wednesday has been identified. The Fresno County Coroner’s office has identified him as 24-year-old Taeshawn Johnson. Officers responded to Lorena Avenue and South Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard around 1 p.m. Wednesday afternoon. When officers arrived, they found Johnson in the road…MORE

Listen: Tulare Co. D.A. Details Effort to “Fix” Prop 47

Listen: Tulare Co. D.A. Details Effort to “Fix” Prop 47

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) Tulare County District Attorney Tim Ward joined KMJ’s Afternoon Drive on Thursday to discuss the effort to “fix” Prop 47. The initiative is called “The Homelessness, Drug Addiction, and Theft Reduction Act” and they are currently gathering signatures to put it on the November ballot. It is supported by many law enforcement agencies…MORE

CEO of High Speed Rail Project Resigns

CEO of High Speed Rail Project Resigns

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) Brian Kelly’s reign as CEO of the controversial California High Speed Rail Project is coming to an end. Kelly, who took over in 2018, handed in his official letter of resignation on Thursday. In his resignation letter addressed to CAHSR Chair Tom Richards, Kelly said the Authority was in strong position to advance…MORE

Watch: Pro-Hamas Speakers, Fresno Councilors Square Off

Watch: Pro-Hamas Speakers, Fresno Councilors Square Off

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) At Thursday’s Fresno City Council meeting, things got heated when pro-Hamas speakers took to the podium and took anti-Semitic shots at Councilman Garry Bredefeld. Bredefeld, who is termed out and is running for Fresno County Supervisor, stood his ground and proclaimed that he would not be intimidated. Cue the video above to…MORE

Central Fresno School Lifts Lockdown After Burglary Reported at Nearby Home

Central Fresno School Lifts Lockdown After Burglary Reported at Nearby Home

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Hamilton Junior High School lifted a lockdown after Fresno police responded to a burglary alarm at a nearby home on Thursday. Authorities say they received a call for a residential burglary alarm at about 10 a.m. at a home on N Harrison Avenue near Cambridge Avenue. A heavy police presence was outside…MORE

Clovis Unified to Put Narcan in Every Single Classroom

Clovis Unified to Put Narcan in Every Single Classroom

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Every classroom in Clovis Unified School District is about to get an essential supply. Narcan, which rapidly reverses an opioid overdose, will be put in every class next week. Parents and Addicts In Need (or PAIN) is giving the district more than 2,000 boxes of the life-saving drug. “They’re going…MORE

Senate Democrat Blasts “Weird” Plans for a New Solano County City

Senate Democrat Blasts “Weird” Plans for a New Solano County City

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) Senator Bill Dodd (D-Napa) represents the area of Solano County, California where a group of billionaires have been buying up farmland for what many are calling a new utopian community. He joined KMJ’s Ray Appleton to discuss the controversial and – up until now – secretive plan. Both men agreed the idea…MORE

Poll: Garvey’s Republican US Senate Campaign Climbing

Poll: Garvey’s Republican US Senate Campaign Climbing

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) Steve Garvey continues to climb in the polls. The former LA Dodger and San Diego Padre great has garnered 18% of voter support, according to a new Emerson College Polling-Inside California Politics poll released Thursday. Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) remains the front-runner to replace the late Senator Diane Feinstein with 25%. McClatchy…MORE