FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A request for a new attorney was denied as a Fresno man appeared before a judge for a murder charge on Tuesday. 28-year-old Adam Delacruz is accused of the shooting death of a 64-year-old Abraham Tiggs in a southwest Fresno neighborhood. Nearly a month after Tiggs was found shot to death,…… MORE
TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Two people are in custody after authorities say a nine-month-old tested positive for cocaine in Tulare County. The Tulare County Sheriff’s Office says 29-year-old Ashley Flores and 32-year-old Casey Willibank originally took the baby to the emergency room for a high fever. During tests, officials say the baby was positive for…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A scathing report has led to an investigation at Franklin Head Start in Fresno County. A staff member was accused of holding a child while encouraging two others to hit the kid back. The incident was reported to the California Department of Social Services in March. The same report also detailed…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Authorities have identified a woman who they say was shot by an officer as she held a knife to an innocent bystander in Fresno last week. The shooting happened Thursday afternoon at the Fax Transit Center on Blackstone near Shields avenues. The Fresno Police Department says 39-year-old Joanna Lopez held the…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A Fresno City Employee remains in critical condition after a brutal attack in Fresno’s Chinatown. The employee is 56-year-old Tim Smith. He’s worked for the city for 20 years. Police say 30-year-old Dyllan Padavona attacked Smith near Kern and G Streets on Friday morning. Officials say Smith was working alone on…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A Fresno City Employee remains in critical condition after a brutal attack in Fresno’s Chinatown. The employee is 56-year-old Tim Smith. He’s worked for the city for 20 years. Police say 30-year-old Dyllan Padavona attacked Smith near Kern and G Streets on Friday morning. Officials say Smith was working alone on…… MORE
Last week we learned that California’s twice-elected Insurance Commissioner doesn’t bother showing up to most meetings. The week prior, Ricardo Lara’s jaw-dropping world travel on the taxpayer’s dime was uncovered. Now we’ve come to learn Lara has used funds from a nonexistent run for the Lt. Gov’s office to eat and drink at some of…… MORE
Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer joined KMJ host Jim Franklin this week on The Ray Appleton Show to discuss a couple of hot topics: Cannabis and High Speed Rail… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A Fresno city employee was seriously injured in an unprovoked attack on Friday morning. The attack happened around 7:30 a.m. in the area of Kern and G streets. Fresno police say a city employee was working on an electrical box when the suspect walked up and struck him in the back of…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — The man who was shot and killed in southwest Fresno on Thursday has been identified as 24-year-old Taylor Washington. Police say they received a ShotSpotter notification around 5 pm on George Avenue near Bardell Avenue. Officers found Washington with multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to Community Regional Medical Center, where…… MORE
