Category Archives: Local News

Dozens Of Cats Found In U-Haul In Merced County Continue To Recover 

Dozens Of Cats Found In U-Haul In Merced County Continue To Recover 

ATWATER, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — We’re getting a closer look at some of the cats rescued from a U-Haul truck in Merced County in late June.  More than 100 distressed cats were found inside the truck in Santa Nella without water or air conditioning during extreme heat. Dozens of dead cats were also discovered.  The Merced…MORE

Fresno Art Museum Set To Reopen With New Exhibits 

Fresno Art Museum Set To Reopen With New Exhibits 

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — The Fresno Art Museum is preparing to reopen with five new exhibitions.  They will feature works by a Native American artist chosen as part of the “Council of 100 Distinguished Women Artists for 2025.”  Her exhibition will focus on works based on her move from her homeland to live and work…MORE

Fresno Man Sentenced for Sexually Abusing 3 Minors

Fresno Man Sentenced for Sexually Abusing 3 Minors

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A Fresno man will spend life in prison after being convicted of sexually abusing three minors. On Wednesday, 44-year-old Salvador Reyna learned his fate in Superior Court. He was sentenced to three years, plus 50 years to life in state prison. It happened between the fall of 2008 and the summer…MORE

Valley Man Facing Murder Charges Appears in Fresno Courtroom

Valley Man Facing Murder Charges Appears in Fresno Courtroom

FRESNO, CA (KMJ/KFSN) – A Valley man who managed to avoid police for more than two years made his first appearance in a Fresno County courtroom. 48-year-old Christino Rocha did not enter a plea on Wednesday and he will be back in court later this month He faces a murder charge and was brought to…MORE

Suspect Returned to Fresno After Arrest in Texas for 2023 Homicide

Suspect Returned to Fresno After Arrest in Texas for 2023 Homicide

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) – The man accused of murder over two years ago in central Fresno is back in the Valley. Cristino Rocha, 48, was recently tracked down in Waco, Texas. Police say Rocha killed 39-year-old Paul Fierro in May of 2023. Investigators believe Rocha shot Fierro following an argument outside of Fierro’s home near…MORE

62-year-old Inmate In Tulare County Jail Dies After Feeling Sick, Collapsing

62-year-old Inmate In Tulare County Jail Dies After Feeling Sick, Collapsing

TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A 62-year-old inmate at a Tulare County jail has died. The Tulare County Sheriff’s Office says the inmate was being held at the South County Detention Facility. At about 10 a.m. on Sunday, that person reported feeling sick. While speaking with jail staff, the inmate collapsed and lost consciousness. Life-saving…MORE

3rd Fire In A Month At Fresno’s Mission Thrift Was Also Accidental

3rd Fire In A Month At Fresno’s Mission Thrift Was Also Accidental

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — An investigation by the Fresno Fire Department reveals the cause of a third fire at Fresno Mission Thrift was accidental. Authorities say there is no evidence of arson or any intentional cause. The fire at the thrift store on Blackstone and Sierra sparked July 27. This was the third fire in…MORE

70-Year-Old Man, Shot and Killed in Northwest Fresno is Identified

70-Year-Old Man, Shot and Killed in Northwest Fresno is Identified

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Carl Johnson’s friends and family are hoping police can give them more answers. Anyone passing by his Northwest Fresno home Monday afternoon would see that group of family and friends seated around tables under pop-up tents. Those who knew Johnson were sad and confused, lingering with the question, “How could the…MORE

Shooting In Northeast Fresno Injures 3 Teens At House Party, Police Say 

Shooting In Northeast Fresno Injures 3 Teens At House Party, Police Say 

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Fresno police are investigating a shooting that injured three teenagers early Sunday morning at a house party in Northeast Fresno.  Officers were already patrolling the area near East Ashcroft Avenue and Ninth Street at 2:00 a.m. for reports of a loud party when they heard gunshots from the backyard of the…MORE