FRESNO, CA (KMJ) A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 23 Starlink craft lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base Friday morning just after 6 a.m. PT. It was spotted by several concerned KMJ listeners who contacted the station. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster returned to Earth about eight minutes after liftoff, touching down in the…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) A local sex offender is back behind bars after failing to elude Fresno County Sheriff’s deputies. Around 12:30 pm on Thursday, a deputy on patrol near W. Dudley and N. Marks Ave. attempted to stop a motorcycle that did not have a visible license plate. The rider, later identified as 56 year…… MORE
SACRAMENTO (AP) — California will spend $2.5 billion to help the Los Angeles area recover from recent deadly wildfires under a relief package approved Thursday by state lawmakers. Both Democrats and Republicans supported the bills, and Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to sign the package later Thursday. The proposals include $2.5 billion for the state’s…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A woman has died after she was hit by a suspected DUI driver in southeast Fresno on Wednesday night. The crash happened just before 6 pm in the area of Chestnut and Hamilton avenues. Fresno police say a 98-year-old woman and an 82-year-old man were crossing the street when they were…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Community Regional Medical Center and Clovis Community Hospital are experiencing an “unprecedented” number of patients in their emergency rooms. “The volume of patients is similar, actually more than when we took care of patients during COVID times,” emergency medicine physician/chief emergency medicine at UCSF Fresno, Dr. Danielle Campagne said. “The nice…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Most students on the Fresno State campus may never see what’s inside the campus’s new utility plant, but they’ll benefit from what it’s producing. “People might not realize that this happened. When they feel the cool breeze or feel the warmth, they will realize we have this energy that is sustainable…… MORE
LOS ANGELES — A brush fire erupted amid powerful winds Wednesday afternoon in the Castaic area in the northwest region of Los Angeles County, spreading quickly to more than 500 acres near the freeway, officials said. Los Angeles County fire crews were responding to the so-called Hughes Fire burning in the area of Lake Hughes Road.…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Fresno Yosemite International Airport has reached new heights. A spokesperson says more than 2.6 million customers made their way through the airport in 2024. That’s a nine percent increase from the previous year. Experts explain the numbers were generated by increased flights and seat capacity. The airport says in addition to…… MORE
FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Authorities have arrested two men for a deadly shooting in Fresno County in 2024. 42-year-old Robert Saldana and 55-year-old Gary Guerra are in custody Tuesday night. The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office says Guerra was arrested on Saturday. Saldana has been in jail since August after being arrested for robbery. In…… MORE
VISALIA, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A man has been hospitalized after he was found shot near a busy shopping center in Visalia on Tuesday. Visalia police say the man was found around 1 pm in a parking lot near WinCo Foods on Caldwell Avenue and Chinowth Street. He was taken to a local hospital, where his…… MORE
