Category Archives: KMJ Top Stories

Sandbag Locations in the Valley as Storm Approaches

Sandbag Locations in the Valley as Storm Approaches

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A storm is expected to hit the Valley this week. Ahead of the storm, you can find sandbags at the following locations in Fresno, Tulare, Merced, and Madera counties: Fresno County Sandbags are provided for free at these locations, but you will need to bring your own shovel and fill them…MORE

LeGrand Woman Charged with Murdering Her 3 Children

LeGrand Woman Charged with Murdering Her 3 Children

MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) — A Le Grand woman charged with the murders of her three children appeared in court for her preliminary hearing on Tuesday. Patricia Ortiz is accused of killing her three young children in January 2022. When the judge read the charges, Ortiz was visibly upset. She’s charged with three counts of…MORE

Fresno City Councilmembers Introduce Proposal Aimed At Managing Smoke Shops 

Fresno City Councilmembers Introduce Proposal Aimed At Managing Smoke Shops 

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — This week, a proposed smoke shop plan will be introduced to the Fresno City Council, aimed at eliminating the sale of illegal products and improving neighborhood safety and security.  “We are taking action by introducing this ordinance to protect our vulnerable communities,” said Fresno City Councilmember Nelson Esparza.  He represents District…MORE

Listen to KMJ for the latest developments on the tariff tiff between the US and Canada. President Donald Trump announced plans to double expected tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from Canada in retaliation for Ontario’s 25% tariffs on electricity.MORE

California Campsites Could Soon Close Amid Federal Spending Freeze 

California Campsites Could Soon Close Amid Federal Spending Freeze 

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Nearly 4,000 campsites across 18 federally funded national forests are in jeopardy of closing this summer.  According to a recent New York Times article, the U.S. Forest Service is planning massive cuts after President Trump put a hold on federal spending and ordered staff reductions.  “I mean, there’s going to…MORE

2 Men Dead After Falling Off Boat at Millerton Lake Are Identified

2 Men Dead After Falling Off Boat at Millerton Lake Are Identified

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Authorities have identified the two men who died at Millerton Lake on Friday morning. The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office says 83-year-old Dennis Penner and 81-year-old Daniel Trapp were on a boat at the lake around 10 a.m. It’s unclear how but both men ended up in the water, leaving their empty…MORE

Fresno Man Pleads Guilty to Sexual Exploitation of a Minor

Fresno Man Pleads Guilty to Sexual Exploitation of a Minor

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A Fresno man has pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation of a minor Court documents show between November 2021 and March 2022, 34-year-old Peter Yang communicated with a 15-year-old victim in Missouri on the gaming platform Among Us, and then through Discord and FaceTime calls. He coerced the victim into creating and…MORE

Josh Allen Scores Monster $330M Contract

Josh Allen Scores Monster $330M Contract

Buffalo Bills post on X The Buffalo Bills and 2024 NFL MVP QB Josh Allen have reached an agreement on a new deal that will keep him in Buffalo through 2030, the team announced Sunday. Allen, 29, and the Bills agreed to a six-year contract extension worth $330 million, with $250 million guaranteed. It’s the…MORE

Central Valley Health Departments Monitoring For Measles 

Central Valley Health Departments Monitoring For Measles 

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Cases of the measles are spreading across the country for the first time in a long time.  “Somebody with measles goes to an environment 10 people present with no immunity to measles,” Kaiser Permanente Fresno Dr. Samer Saghbini said.  “9 out of the 10 will get infected.”  Activity around the country…MORE

KMJ Sounds Off: Newsom’s Take on Trans Athletes

KMJ Sounds Off: Newsom’s Take on Trans Athletes

OPINION So Gov. Gavin Newsom stirred up a hornets nest with both conservatives AND liberals this week on his new podcast. The first episode of “This Is Gavin Newsom” pod dropped on Thursday with an unexpected whopper – that he agreed with his MAGA-backing guest Charlie Kirk – that trans women participating in girls sports…MORE