MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — As the temperatures begin to rise in Central California, there is concern of strong currents through the Merced River. “We’ve had plenty of snow and rain and we were able to capture quite a bit of that in the reservoir,” said Mike Jensen from the Merced Irrigation District (MID). The…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California has a budget deficit of $27.6 billion, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Friday – a gap so wide that he’s proposing cutting 10,000 vacant state jobs and suspending some widely used business tax deductions. The Democratic governor outlined the deficit Friday as part of his proposed $288 billion state budget for the…… MORE
FOWLER, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) – A 17-year-old has been arrested for allegedly making a swatting call about an active shooter at Fowler High School on Thursday morning. All Fowler schools were put on lockdown after the call as a precaution. After a search, authorities determined the call was not credible This isn’t the first time law enforcement…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) – An investigation is underway after a man was shot and killed in southeast Fresno. Police say it happened before 11:30 am Thursday on Hamilton and Chance, near the Cedar Heights apartment complex. Authorities say the shooting happened in the driveway between two complexes. Officers are now talking to residents to figure out…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Two Jewish advocates joined KMJ’s Afternoon Drive Show to discuss antiSemitism, and the war in Gaza. Fresno Rabbi Rick Winer of Temple Beth Israel, and Holocaust educator and author, Hilary Levine, appeared on KMJ’s Afternoon Drive on Wednesday to talk about how the situation overseas is affecting the community here in…… MORE
VISALIA, Calif. (KFSN) — Visalia police are cracking down on prostitution at massage businesses. Over the past two months, officers have been actively investigating nine locations in the city. They say that’s resulted in the discovery of seven of them engaging in activities related to prostitution. As a result, seven employees were arrested. City of…… MORE
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FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — The Fresno County District Attorney’s Office has announced it will be charging a suspected drug dealer with murder after he sold pills that contained the deadly drug fentanyl. 25-year-old Antwane Dupree Lee is accused of selling some of the pills to 34-year-old Vernisha Latriece Green. Officials say Green was found dead…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) Gov. Gavin Newsom stood high upon the Golden Gate Bridge this week to tout “record-breaking” tourism dollars flowing back into California. However, not everyone is buying this claim. California Senate Republican Leader Brian Jones issued the following statement to Fox News Digital: “Newsom touts a record-breaking $150.4 Billion in tourism spending in…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) – A 14-year-old girl has been arrested by Los Angeles Police Department for the murder of 20-year-old Kendra Reana McIntyre. Officers say on March 21 at 4:20 a.m., McIntyre was found suffering from a gunshot wound in a part of South LA known for sex work. Investigators say McIntyre was a victim of…… MORE
