Category Archives: KMJ Top Stories

Butterflies And Big Bug Experience Now Open At Fresno Chaffee Zoo

Butterflies And Big Bug Experience Now Open At Fresno Chaffee Zoo

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — If you’re a fan of creepy crawlers, then the new exhibit at the Fresno Chaffee Zoo may be for you. Visitors flocking to opened exhibits on Monday may be familiar with the Butterfly Garden returning from last year. “When you guys come on, you are going to see lots of non-native…MORE

Community Remembers Merced Police Officer Killed in Line of Duty 20 Years Ago

Community Remembers Merced Police Officer Killed in Line of Duty 20 Years Ago

MERCED, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Family members and fellow law enforcement officers gathered in Merced Monday morning to pay tribute to an officer who died 20 years ago in the line of duty. A remembrance ceremony was held at the Merced Police Department, in honor of Officer Stephan Gray. He was just 34 years old when…MORE

New Ice Cream Shop Opens in Northwest Fresno

New Ice Cream Shop Opens in Northwest Fresno

RESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — With 28 flavors to choose from including four that rotate monthly, Scoops at Bullard and West in northwest Fresno is sure to please any palate. “Aside from selling great ice cream and great shakes, we sell an emotion — you walk in, you feel such an uplifting mood,” says Scoops Owner Karan…MORE

DA Dismayed as Repeat Kidnapper, Carjacker Paroled

DA Dismayed as Repeat Kidnapper, Carjacker Paroled

KERN COUNTY, CA (KMJ) Kern County District Attorney Cynthia Zimmer did not hold back Monday when she learned that Hector Silva was granted parole, 8 years before his sentence was complete. Sliva has several convictions over the years in Tulare and Kern Counties for kidnapping and armed carjackings. But the California Board of Parole no…MORE

Victim ID’d in Deadly Shooting Outside NW Fresno Bar

Victim ID’d in Deadly Shooting Outside NW Fresno Bar

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — The Fresno Police Department is investigating a deadly shooting outside a bar on Sunday morning. Officers responded to Ewell’s Place on the northwest corner of Shaw and Marks Avenues just before 2:00 a.m. Officers found a 38 year old Gilberto Gutierrez with at least one gunshot wound. The man was taken…MORE

CHP: Two Killed in Kings County Crash

CHP: Two Killed in Kings County Crash

KINGS COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) — Two people have died following a crash in Kings County. The California Highway Patrol says they got a report of a crash just before 10:30 pm Saturday on Grangeville Boulevard near 25th Avenue. That’s just outside of Lemoore. Officers say a woman was driving a white Ford Fusion west on…MORE

Suspect Arrested for Deadly March Shooting in Central Fresno, Police Say

Suspect Arrested for Deadly March Shooting in Central Fresno, Police Say

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) – A suspect has been arrested in connection to a deadly shooting in central Fresno that happened on March 8. The Fresno Police Department announced the arrest of 22-year-old Gabriel Torres. The shooting happened on Dakota near Teilman. Police say a party was happening at an apartment when two groups got into…MORE

Police ID Suspect in Deadly Central Fresno Shooting of 42-year-old Man

Police ID Suspect in Deadly Central Fresno Shooting of 42-year-old Man

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) – Police have identified the suspect in a central Fresno shooting that killed 42-year-old Yong Vang on Monday. He’s been identified as 41-year-old Robert Phompong. A warrant for his arrest has been issued. The shooting happened just before 4:20 pm on 9th Street near Pine Avenue. Investigators say Vang was in a fight…MORE

Shohei Ohtani’s Former Interpreter Turns Himself In On Federal Bank Fraud Charges

Shohei Ohtani’s Former Interpreter Turns Himself In On Federal Bank Fraud Charges

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge on Friday ordered the former longtime interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani to undergo gambling addiction treatment in a sports betting case. Ippei Mizuhara exploited his personal and professional relationship with Ohtani to plunder $16 million from the two-way player’s bank account for years, prosecutors said, at times impersonating…MORE

Riverdale Carjacking Suspects Nabbed

Riverdale Carjacking Suspects Nabbed

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) A pair of suspected carjackers are behind bars after Fresno County and Kings County investigators coordinated to make the bust. On Thursday, deputies with the Fresno County Sheriff’s property crime unit, Ag task force and SWAT team served a search warrant in Riverdale following a reported carjacking. The investigation led them to…MORE