MADERA, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — The scene of a brutal crime in Madera turned into a vigil on Thursday night as hundreds showed up to mourn Erick Velazquez. “He was a very nice man, young man,” mourner Lena Cortez said. Velazquez was a husband, brother, and father of two young children. He worked at the Madera…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Starting this fall, Fresno State Students will pay nearly $500 more a year to fund academic, athletics and student support programs. University president Saúl Jiménez-Sandoval approved a mandatory $495 increase on Tuesday. The fee is expected to bring in more than $11 million annually, including $5 million to the athletic department. …… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — The future of a beloved Fresno tradition is now in jeopardy as residents of Fig Garden Village raise concerns about Christmas Tree Lane. “With this influx of so many vendors, it has really created a carnivalesque atmosphere,” HOA Treasurer Dan Gallagher said. In a newsletter obtained by Action News, Gallagher wrote…… MORE
Murder charges have been filed against the man accused of the senseless killing of Madera Walgreens employee, Erick Velazquez on Monday night. The suspect, Narciso Gallardo Fernandez, admitted to having a “disdain or grudge against pharmacies” according to Madera Police. Was he inspired by alleged United Healthcare CEO assassin, Luigi Mangione? KMJ’s hosts and callers…… MORE
MADERA, Calif. (/KMJKFSN) — The Madera’s District Attorney filed charges Wednesday against the man accused of killing a Walgreens employee. The suspect, Narciso Gallardo Fernandez, is facing one count of murder with a gun and attempted murder of another employee. In court on Wednesday, he pleaded not guilty to all charges, and his bail was…… MORE
Xavier Becerra, former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services and California Attorney General, announced Wednesday that he’s entering the race for governor of California. In a statement, Becerra said: “California is at a crossroads. From housing to healthcare, childcare to college, working families are facing an affordability crisis. The California Dream is slipping away.…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, CA (KMJ) Despite powerful testimony from student-athletes and advocates, the Assembly Arts, Entertainment, Sports and Tourism Committee on Tuesday shot down a pair of republican bills meant to protect girls sports from trans-athletes. AB844 and AB89 were both voted down by democrat members along partly lines. The proposals would have required student-athletes to compete…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A family of three has been hospitalized after police say they were hit by a car in central Fresno. It happened on Princeton Avenue at Angus Street at about 7:45 am Tuesday. Police say the parents and their child were crossing the street when they were hit. Officers say the driver…… MORE
MADERA, Calif. (KMJ) STATEMENT FROM MADERA PD CHIEF GIACHINO CHIARAMONTE Last night at 9:35 PM our officers responded to a call of shots being fired inside of Walgreens (2020 W. Cleveland Avenue). Our officers located the suspect, who was reloading his handgun in the parking lot. He was taken into custody without incident. During a…… MORE
EXPLAINER: THE FAST TRACK HOUSING ACT SACRAMENTO, CA (KMJ) — Democrat lawmakers unveiled a package of nearly two dozen bills late last week which are an effort to fix California’s housing crisis by reducing the state’s notorious amount of red tape. Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland) said “Housing is the number one expense in almost every…… MORE
