FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — New evacuation warnings are in effect for the Basin Fire burning in the Fresno County mountains. The areas impacted include Zones K61 and K76, according to the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office. For a full list of evacuation orders and warnings, click here. The blaze burning in the Sierra National Forest…… MORE
VISALIA, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Visalia Police are investigating what caused two vehicles to crash into an empty firework stand. Around 4 p.m. Saturday, officers received reports of a rollover crash involving two vehicles at Walnut Avenue and Giddings Street. The vehicles crashed into a nearby firework stand where no one was in there at the…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Police are looking for the driver who crashed through a fence at the Fresno airport. It happened before 1:30 am Thursday at a turn in the road on Shields and Winery. That’s right in front of Signature Flight Support. Police say those in the car ran away after hitting the fence.…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Paco Balderrama has resigned from his position as the Fresno Police Chief following an investigation into an inappropriate off-duty relationship with the wife of a Fresno Police officer. Balderrama’s resignation will be effective July 25. Deputy Chief Mindy Casto has been named the interim police chief until a national search is…… MORE
KINGS COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — The Kings County Farm Bureau is firing back at the State Water Resources Control Board after it ordered restrictions on growers in the Tulare Lake Subbasin back in April, including charging them for pumping groundwater. The Farm Bureau filed a lawsuit challenging the probation in May. “It’s a lot of…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — More than 20 people were arrested in a major drug trafficking crackdown in California that began in Mexico. “This operation was a culmination of four years of teamwork, the FBI’s determination and strong investigative work,” said FBI Assistant Special Agent Johnathan Snow. During a press conference on Monday, Snow and US…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A Fresno hairstylist has been sentenced to more than 15 years in prison for a multi-million dollar fraud scheme. 47-year-old Anthony Flores was found guilty of defrauding a physician out of more than $2.7 million. After the Malibu physician passed away, Flores tried to defraud his estate out of an additional…… MORE
FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — An investigation is underway after a man was found dead in Fresno County on Monday. Around 4 pm, deputies responded to a report of an injured man in some bushes in the area of Herndon and Van Ness avenues. The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office says the man was confirmed to…… MORE
MADERA COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) – Fire crews were busy all across Madera and Fresno County over the weekend, responding to various fires. Madera County firefighters were mopping up at a property on Marciel Avenue after a fire burned three acres just after 3:30 p.m. Saturday. Firefighters say the flames started because a property owner was welding…… MORE
MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) – Crews are battling the Elgin Fire in Merced County. It broke out on Sunday at Elgin Road and Henry Miller Avenue, just north of Dos Palos. Right now, the blaze has burned 86 acres and is 30 percent contained. The flames are burning on flat ground, and driven by wind. Several…… MORE
