Category Archives: KMJ Top Stories

Man Shot and Killed in Southeast Fresno, Police Say

Man Shot and Killed in Southeast Fresno, Police Say

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

Exclusive: KMJ Interviews Fresno Jewish Advocates on AntiSemitism, Gaza War

Exclusive: KMJ Interviews Fresno Jewish Advocates on AntiSemitism, Gaza War

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

Prostitution Bust: 7 Visalia Massage Parlors Shut Down

Prostitution Bust: 7 Visalia Massage Parlors Shut Down

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

Suspected drug dealer charged with murder, allegedly sold pills containing fentanyl

Suspected drug dealer charged with murder, allegedly sold pills containing fentanyl

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

Broeske & Musson: The Truth About California Tourism

Broeske & Musson: The Truth About California Tourism

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

14-Year-Old Girl Charged with Murder of Fresno Trafficking Advocate’s Daughter

14-Year-Old Girl Charged with Murder of Fresno Trafficking Advocate’s Daughter

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

Man Killed By Son At Sanger Home

Man Killed By Son At Sanger Home

SANGER, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A man has been arrested after Sanger Police say he told them he killed his father. An employee at a Fastrip gas station on Academy Avenue called 911 about a man who wasn’t coming out of the restroom. When officers arrived, they found a man with blood on his clothes. He…MORE

Man Convicted Of Killing Merced Teenager Sentenced To 31 Years In Prison

Man Convicted Of Killing Merced Teenager Sentenced To 31 Years In Prison

MERCED, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Carlos Maldonado-Pizarro was in a Merced courtroom on Tuesday morning as he listened to the heartbroken parents of 14-year-old Christian Alonso-Andrade. The young victim’s mother spoke to her son’s killer with tears on her face. “But I do have a question: What did my son do to you so that you…MORE

Fresno County Reports Decrease In Overdose Deaths On Fentanyl Awareness Day

Fresno County Reports Decrease In Overdose Deaths On Fentanyl Awareness Day

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Fresno County reports a decrease in fentanyl-related overdose deaths over the past few years as the District Attorney’s office announced charges against a man accused of selling pills containing the deadly drug to a woman who died last month. In 2021, there were 114 fentanyl-related deaths in Fresno County. That number…MORE