TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — No cameras or audio were allowed in the courtroom Monday as 14 jurors listened to testimony in the case against James Van Norton. In 2019, he was accused of sex crimes against a 14-year-old girl he met while he was a teacher at the Porterville Military Academy. Two years after…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) – The Fresno Police Department has identified a man, who died after being shot while riding his bicycle in Central Fresno on Sunday. The victim was 40-year-old Ricardo Martinez Olguin. The Fresno Police Department responded to Floradora Avenue between Rowell and Barton just after 4:00 a.m. Police say they received a three-round shot…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — The City of Fresno will begin enforcing its illegal camping ban on Monday, September 23. This new ordinance would allow the Fresno Police Department to remove homeless encampments across the city. The new law prohibits camping, sitting or lying on public places, including streets, sidewalks and alleys. Those who refuse to follow…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A grand jury indictment was unsealed Monday morning against a retired Fresno County Superior Court judge. The grand jury has handed up charges against Adolfo Corona, saying there is probable cause to believe that he committed sexual assault in March. Corona has been indicted on one count of sexual penetration by…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A suspect is in custody, accused of a carjacking that led to a pursuit and crash in West Central Fresno. It started just after 12:30 Monday morning at Belmont near Highway 99 when officers say a carjacking took place. Minutes later, police were able to make a traffic stop on the…… MORE
TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Two people are behind bars for a robbery in Tipton. The Tulare County Sheriff’s office says the 56-year-old victim asked a man and woman for a ride. The couple agreed but first asked for gas money and demanded several items. Deputies say the victim paid for gas and some items…… MORE
FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A man is in critical condition after being shot in Fresno County following a domestic violence call. Deputies say the shooting happened around 9:30 a.m. Saturday at a home near Clarkson and Fowler avenues near Selma. The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office says a woman called 911 saying her boyfriend was…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — These are literally dark days for three businesses at Van Ness Village in Fresno’s Tower District. The electricity remains shut off at The Labyrinth Art Collective, Spokeasy, and Jazzy Jeans N Things after a damaging fire on Monday afternoon. The Fresno Fire Department says something ignited outside the building. Property owner…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A man suspected of assaulting an unhoused man as he slept outside of a Fresno Tower District business last month has been arrested. Detectives identified and arrested 25-year-old Roberto Felipe Olivera with the help of family on Wednesday. Detectives interviewed Olivera and then booked him into the Fresno County Jail for…… MORE
CLOVIS, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Clovis East High School hosted a fundraiser on Wednesday to help the family of a student who died in a motorcycle crash. Police say Austin Ly died when he was hit by a car and thrown from his bike at the intersection of Fowler and Tulare Avenues in east central Fresno. Guadalajara…… MORE
