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K9 Beny Retires After Nearly Decade-Long Career, Seized Over $10.2M in Drugs

K9 Beny Retires After Nearly Decade-Long Career, Seized Over $10.2M in Drugs

MERCED, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — After 56 years of service in dog years, K9 Beny is hanging up his collar and officially retiring from California Highway Patrol. Based in Merced, Beny has served as a dual-purpose K9, with a specialty in narcotics. Beny, is no ordinary police dog, his stats speaking for themselves. With his keen nose,…MORE

Fresno Unified District Holds Early Registration for TK through 6th Grade

Fresno Unified District Holds Early Registration for TK through 6th Grade

Fresno, CA (KMJ) – Families new to the district who need to register their transitional kindergarten (TK) through sixth-grade students for school are encouraged to take advantage of early registration being held July 15-16 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Early registration will be held at Fresno Adult School, 2500 Stanislaus St., Rm. 221. No…MORE

Man’s Body Found Floating in Canal in Central Fresno

Man’s Body Found Floating in Canal in Central Fresno

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) – Police are investigating after a body was found floating in a central Fresno canal. Officers received a call just before 8 pm Thursday of a man in his late 30s who appeared dead in a canal on Dakota and Maroa. Fresno Fire helped get the man out of the canal. He was…MORE

Man in Critical Condition Following Stabbing in Central Fresno, Police Say

Man in Critical Condition Following Stabbing in Central Fresno, Police Say

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A man has been hospitalized following a stabbing in central Fresno. It happened at about 11:30 Friday morning at Shields and Maroa. Officers say a man who is believed to be unhoused was stabbed in the upper body. He was taken to Community Regional Medical Center and initially expected to survive, but…MORE

Extreme Heat Dangerous For Pets

Extreme Heat Dangerous For Pets

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Extreme heat is dangerous for pets. A walk on a hot day can cause third degree burns on your dogs paws. Some dogs are affected just by breathing hot air. A vehicle can get extremely hot, anywhere between 120 to 150 if it’s anywhere between 90 to 110 in Fresno. Central…MORE

Suspect Arrested for Deadly Shooting in Corcoran, Police Say

Suspect Arrested for Deadly Shooting in Corcoran, Police Say

CORCORAN, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) – A suspect has been arrested in connection to a deadly shooting in Corcoran that stemmed from a reported car crash. Police have taken 27-year-old Alex Barrera into custody for the incident that happened on July 2 just after 6:30 pm on Dairy and Hanna Avenues. Authorities found 40-year-old Jason Pico with…MORE

Dozens Sickened With Salmonella After Drinking Raw Milk From Fresno Farm

Dozens Sickened With Salmonella After Drinking Raw Milk From Fresno Farm

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Dozens of salmonella illnesses have been linked to raw milk from a California farm, a far wider outbreak than previously known, according to newly released state records. As of February, at least 165 people were sickened with salmonella infections tied to products from Raw Farm, of Fresno, California, according to the…MORE

Woman Sentenced For Deadly Hit-and-Run In Tulare County

Woman Sentenced For Deadly Hit-and-Run In Tulare County

TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A woman has learned her fate after being convicted of hitting and killing a man who was walking his bike. Shay Dejonge was sentenced to two years in state prison. On November 5, 2021, 31-year-old Jimmy Slate Jr. was walking and pushing his bicycle on Avenue 144 when he was…MORE

Messy Problem: Used Toilet Paper Found In Yosemite National Park Near Rancheria Falls

Messy Problem: Used Toilet Paper Found In Yosemite National Park Near Rancheria Falls

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Yosemite National Park is known around the world for its majestic wilderness, stunning vistas and beautiful waterfalls. But now, park rangers are trying to keep the popular tourist destination from becoming known for something else. The park shared images of used toilet paper near Rancheria Falls. Rangers say it’s…MORE

Clovis Native Kate Scott To Be Broadcast Voice On Madden NFL 25

Clovis Native Kate Scott To Be Broadcast Voice On Madden NFL 25

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A Central California native continues to climb up the ranks in the broadcast world. Kate Scott announced on social media that she will be one of the new commentator voices for the Madden 25 video game. “I am over the moon excited,” she said in a video on Instagram. Scott will…MORE