Category Archives: KMJ Top Stories

Santa Cruz Pier Partially Collapses, 2 Rescued

Santa Cruz Pier Partially Collapses, 2 Rescued

SANTA CRUZ, CA. – The National Weather Service is calling it “ominous wave action” and is warning visitors to stay clear of the volatile Pacific heading into the Christmas season. Monday afternoon, a portion of the Santa Cruz Pier collapsed and floated away as stunned visitors looked on. Two people were rescued while a third person was…MORE

Calif. Lawmakers Push for HSR $$ Before Trump Takes Office

Calif. Lawmakers Push for HSR $$ Before Trump Takes Office

WASHINGTON, D.C., FRESNO, CA (KMJ) — California US Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff, along with Representatives Jim Costa (D-Calif.-21) and Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.-18), are urging Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg to approve the California High-Speed Rail Authority’s grant application for more than a half-Billion in federal funds ahead of the Trump administration taking control…MORE

Community Steps Up After Hundreds Of Toys Were Stolen From West Central Fresno Home

Community Steps Up After Hundreds Of Toys Were Stolen From West Central Fresno Home

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Video obtained by Action News shows a thief ripping off a security camera in the midst of brazen robbery at a West Central Fresno home. Inside the home, hundreds of toys were about to be passed out to children, just in time for Christmas. “The kids… the families who are disenfranchised…MORE

Toddler Found Safe After Fresno Carjacking, Chase

Toddler Found Safe After Fresno Carjacking, Chase

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A three-year-old boy has been reunited with his mother after a carjacking in downtown Fresno on Friday. The vehicle was stolen around 5:30 pm near Mariposa and Fulton streets. Fresno police say a father was standing just feet from his Honda CRV with his three-year-old inside when a man jumped into…MORE

1 Injured, 1 Detained Following Shooting in Central Fresno

1 Injured, 1 Detained Following Shooting in Central Fresno

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A man is recovering after he was shot in Central Fresno. Police were called out just before 1 a.m. Friday to Fisher Street near Belmont Avenue for a shot spotter activation. When officers arrived, they found a man in his early 20s suffering from a bullet wound to his foot. Officials…MORE

PG&E’s 6th rate hike of 2024 Approved by Regulators

PG&E’s 6th rate hike of 2024 Approved by Regulators

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KFSN) — Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) rates will once again be going up. The California Public Utilities Commission voted Thursday to approve two new hikes. The approval marks the fifth and sixth rate increases for the utility in 2024. https://abc30.com/video/embed/?pid=15680322 PG&E says the hikes will be used to help fund vegetation…MORE

Marjaree Mason Center Announces $1 Million Gift from Booth Ranches

Marjaree Mason Center Announces $1 Million Gift from Booth Ranches

Fresno, CA — (December 19, 2024) — The Marjaree Mason Center, Fresno County’s only dedicated domestic violence shelter and supportive services agency, is proud to announce that it has received a generous $1 million donation from the Otis Booth Foundation and Booth Ranches towards the completion of its new Community Resource Center, named its Isnardi Foundation Building. This transformative…MORE

Boyfriend, Another Man Charged in Fresno Woman’s Murder, Search for Her Body Continues

Boyfriend, Another Man Charged in Fresno Woman’s Murder, Search for Her Body Continues

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Two men are now charged with the disappearance and murder of 26-year-old Micaela Navarro in Fresno. 37-year-old Christopher Stephens was arrested and charged with her murder and 29-year-old Ryan Sutter is charged as an accessory after the fact. Her family now fighting for closure and accountability. “She was a light in our…MORE

Asmb. Macedo: Bird Flu is “Covid for Cows”

Asmb. Macedo: Bird Flu is “Covid for Cows”

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) First term Assemblymember Alexandra Macedo (R-Tulare) joined KMJ’s Broeske & Musson on Thursday with reaction to Gov. Newsom’s emergency declaration over a bird flu outbreak in the diary industry. SACRAMENTO, CA — Following an investigation by the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) and rapid disease detection by California Animal Health…MORE