SACRAMENTO — California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency Wednesday “to streamline and expedite the state’s response” to bird flu. The declaration is a result of more cases being detected in Southern California dairy farm cows. The Governor’s Office says the emergency proclamation will give state and local agencies additional flexibility in areas such…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A Fresno County judge has sentenced convicted killer Tywain Robinson to 50 years to life in prison. Jurors found Robinson guilty back in October for the 2021 murder of 24-year-old Issac Jackson and the attempted murder of another man. Robinson admitted on the stand to opening fire through a door and…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A group of city employees have reached a tentative agreement with the City of Fresno, ending a planned two-day strike. The video above is from a previous story and will be updated. According to a spokesperson for the City of Fresno Professional Employees Association (CFPEA), the agreement was reached late Tuesday…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — California Attorney General Rob Bonta is urging gun owners to properly lock up firearms following a rise in tragic accidental shootings. Here in the Valley, some recent incidents involved children. In Merced, police say a two-year-old was shot in the face on November 22 after getting hold of an unsecured gun…… MORE
KMJ talk hosts take Gov. Gavin Newsom to task after he said at a Monday news conference “We’ve been working, I dunno, before DOGE was DOGE.” “I dunno, this is like a promo project,” Newsom said mockingly of DOGE, then bragged, “We’ve been doing civil service reform in this state; we’ve been consolidating job classifications;…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN/KMJ) — The co-founders of failed tech company Bitwise now know their punishment after being sentenced in federal court. It comes after Jake Soberal and Irma Olguin Jr. pleaded guilty to two counts of wire fraud earlier this year. Soberal was sentenced to eleven years in prison, and Olguin was sentenced to nine. They…… MORE
TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Two children have been located after law enforcement issued an early morning Amber Alert in Tulare County on Monday. The siblings, a 5-year-old boy and six-year-old girl, are safe after being handed over to law enforcement by two of the suspects. The Tulare County Sheriff’s Office says 29-year-old Makenzie Morelli,…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Two people are dead, and an infant is in the hospital after a late-night crash in Merced County. It happened at around 11:50 pm on Monday on Highway 152 at Turner Island Road, between Los Banos and Dos Palos. The CHP says a man, woman, and one-year-old infant were in a…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — It may not look like much outside, but once you go in, the Central Unified Food Pantry comes to life with vibrant colors and stocked shelves. The food inside helps support students, their families and employees within the district. Superintendent Ketti Davis says it’s an important asset because data shows families…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — A group of City of Fresno Employees are on the picket lines calling for higher wages and improvements to working conditions. Those on strike this morning are part of the City of Fresno Professional Employees Association or CFPEA, which represents 400 supervisors who oversee transit, wastewater and our local parks. The…… MORE
