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Third Case Of Bird Flu In The Central Valley Confirmed By CDC

Third Case Of Bird Flu In The Central Valley Confirmed By CDC

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A third human case of the bird flu has been confirmed in the Central Valley. The California Department of Public Health says the CDC confirmed the case earlier today. It comes after the agency identified a person who had contact with infected dairy cattle over the weekend. The department also announced…MORE

Military Family Gifted New Lennar Home In Fresno 

Military Family Gifted New Lennar Home In Fresno 

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A new home in Fresno for a Military veteran’s family comes with something special: messages of support from all their loved ones. Emeralda and US Army Veteran Nate Tomshack walked through their unfinished East Central Fresno home on Wednesday afternoon, reading notes of love left on the studs by friends. “It…MORE

Wellness Vending Machine Offers Variety Of Products At Fresno State

Wellness Vending Machine Offers Variety Of Products At Fresno State

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Fresno State is introducing a new way for students to stay healthy. Dozens gathered at the Resnick Student Union building at Fresno State on Tuesday to officially unveil the new Wellness-to-Go vending machine. The machine is a host to several different wellness products that are offered at a low cost or…MORE

Man Struck And Killed By Semi-truck On Highway 99 In Fresno

Man Struck And Killed By Semi-truck On Highway 99 In Fresno

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A man has died after he was struck by a semi-truck on Highway 99 in Fresno. The California Highway Patrol says the crash happened just after 4 a.m. Wednesday on northbound Highway 99 near McKinley Avenue. Officers say they first received a call about a naked man walking on the highway,…MORE

Testimony Continues In Fresno Murder Trial As Defendant Takes The Stand

Testimony Continues In Fresno Murder Trial As Defendant Takes The Stand

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Tywain Robinson returned to the stand Tuesday, hoping to convince jurors he’s not a murderer. The 36-year-old testified one day earlier he opened fire through the door and wall of his southeast Fresno apartment in May of 2021. But he claimed it was only because he feared for his life, as…MORE

Election Changes Coming to Clovis City Council in 2026

Election Changes Coming to Clovis City Council in 2026

CLOVIS, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — The Clovis City Council passed a resolution declaring its intent to initiate a transition from at-large to district-based elections in 2026. The 4-to-1 vote came Monday night after several residents spoke against the move, citing concerns that council members will no longer support all areas of the city-only their district. The…MORE

Vote-By-Mail Ballots On Their Way to California Voters

Vote-By-Mail Ballots On Their Way to California Voters

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) – Voters across California will be receiving their vote-by-mail ballots in the coming days. The ballots were sent out Monday across Central California. “Voters can expect them here in the next two to three days, and and then can begin to make their choices,” Merced County Registrar of Voters, Mel Levey said. Those…MORE

Good Boy! CHP K9 Makes Massive Fentanyl Bust on I-5

Good Boy! CHP K9 Makes Massive Fentanyl Bust on I-5

SANTA NELLA, Calif. – Two suspected drug runners are behind bars and a CHP K9 officer is getting extra treats after making a massive bust in the north Valley. On the afternoon of October 4, a California Highway Patrol canine officer seized around 120,000 fentanyl-laced pills during a traffic stop on Interstate 5 in Merced…MORE

U.S. Senate Candidates Steve Garvey, Adam Schiff Make Their Case To Central Valley Voters

U.S. Senate Candidates Steve Garvey, Adam Schiff Make Their Case To Central Valley Voters

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Republican Steve Garvey and Democrat Adam Schiff are campaigning for Central Valley votes just as vote-by-mail ballots arrive in mailboxes across the state. “I’m running for the soul of California,” Garvey said. “The California that, through the 70s, 80s, and 90s, was the heartbeat of America. These are good people.”…MORE