FRESNO (KMJ) — Recent mass shootings, severe weather, and wildfires, are all prompting a call for Central Valley residents to get ready for the worst. “The first thing to do is know what kind of disasters impact our area,” established Ken Austin with the Fresno County Office of Emergency Services. He was one of a…… MORE
MADERA (KMJ) — Deputies in Madera County are searching for two people they say robbed a gas station, and then fired shots which killed an employee. The incident was called into dispatch around 11pm Monday, and Madera County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Tackle Box Gas Station and Mini Mart on Road 26, just north…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — The former Deputy Chief of Fresno Police will spend four years behind bars, for conspiring to distribute heroin and marijuana. The sentencing came Monday afternoon inside Downtown Fresno’s Federal Courthouse. “Foster abused his position of trust for his own financial gain,” said U.S. Attorney Phillip Talbert. “Given that the abuse of methamphetamine,…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — Fresno Fire says there is a higher risk of vacant home fires now the cooler temperatures are enveloping the Central Valley. “In fact, to date, we’re about at a 30% increase in vacant apartment structure fires and then about a 10% in our commercial vacant structure fires,” revealed Fire Chief Kerri Donis.…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — Downtown Fresno’s Fulton Street is at least ten years away from attracting big name stores, according to the city’s former mayor Ashley Swearengin. “In our research in looking at opening up the mall, we knew that it would take at least a decade for national retailers to move into a traditional ‘main…… MORE
WASHINGTON D.C. (KMJ) — California Congressman Ted Lieu is now making waves on social media, after walking out of a moment of silence on Capitol Hill to make a video calling for new gun control legislation. The moment of reflection was called to remember those whose lives were lost in the Texas church shooting. The…… MORE
LENEXA KS (KMJ) — A Central Valley woman is appealing for information to help investigators in the Midwest. It comes after a discovery at the end of last month of a man living with two small children in a storage facility in Lenexa KS. That saw the arrest of Justin Rey on child endangerment charges,…… MORE
MADERA (KMJ) — Local youngsters now have a better understanding of the hospital process, after taking their toys in for a checkup at Valley Children’s. The “Teddy Bear Health Fair” has been a regular feature for more than 15 years. More than 300 children from preschool to second grade turned up Friday morning to give…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — The Chief of Fresno Police says anyone who finds themselves in the middle of a terrorist attack can help investigators find those responsible, but they should be aware of their personal safety too. Cell phone video filmed during both the mass shooting in Las Vegas and Tuesday’s terrorist attack in New York…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — A confidential tip line, for students at Fresno’s Bullard High School to report issues to campus officials, is now in operation. The phone number was switched on Tuesday, and is able to receive both calls and texts. Notifications of any messages sent or called in are automatically sent to school administrators. The…… MORE
