FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — The Bitwise co-founders pleaded guilty to two federal charges in court Wednesday morning. Action News cameras were not allowed in the courtroom, but we were able to catch them on the way out. A plea hearing was held for Jake Soberal and Irma Olguin Junior. The founders of the failed tech…… MORE
SANGER, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A 15-year-old boy is now in custody for a shooting that hospitalized a 19-year-old woman in Sanger. The teen, who is a known gang member to police, was arrested Wednesday morning following a search warrant at a home on Lynn Court. He was booked into Fresno County Juvenile Justice Center on…… MORE
HANFORD, Calif. (AP) — A judge has temporarily blocked a plan by a California state water board to take over monitoring groundwater use in a portion of the crop-rich San Joaquin Valley, according to a copy of the decision obtained Tuesday. Kings County Superior Court Judge Kathy Ciuffini issued a temporary restraining order halting the…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — As the heat continues this summer, local small businesses are being hit with high energy bills. “We generate a lot of heat especially when you have an open kitchen – I’m gonna say June through the middle part of September we’ll see bills running into the three thousands,” said Owner of…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP NEWS) – – LGBTQ+ advocacy groups lauded a new California law barring school districts from requiring that parents be notified of their child’s gender identification change, while opponents said the ban makes it harder for schools to be transparent with parents. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the first-in-the-nation law Monday, which bans…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — As Fresno Unified moves forward with its ‘Every Child is a Reader’ initiative, district administrators say they took an intentional approach to ensure high school regions bought into the program. The Every Child is a Reader initiative is working to make sure every student can read at grade level by the end…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A woman suspected of lighting several fire around Fresno has been arrested. 32-year-old Ramona Leal was taken into custody last Thursday after law enforcement officers contacted her on suspicion of petty theft. While identifying her, they discovered she had an active warrant for arson and was booked into the Fresno County Jail.…… MORE
SAN FRANCISCO — Billionaire Elon Musk says he’s moving the headquarters of SpaceX and social media company X to Texas from California. Musk posted on X Tuesday that he plans on moving SpaceX from Hawthorne, California to Starbase, Texas. X will move to Austin from San Francisco. He called a new law signed Monday by California…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A father is getting medical care after being stabbed by his son in southeast Fresno. Police responded to the family disturbance Saturday night on Whitney and Butler Avenues. Investigators say the son was upset and attacked his father with a broken dish. The father was stabbed multiple times and was rushed…… MORE
TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — An investigation is underway after a man was shot and killed in Tulare County. Deputies say it happened on Avenue 327 and Road 159 in Ivanhoe at about 7:45 am Monday. When deputies arrived, they found a man with a gunshot wound. He was declared dead at the scene. It is…… MORE
