Category Archives: Liz Kern News Articles

Jaguar SUV Stolen From Car Wash in Clovis Recovered, Teen Arrested

Jaguar SUV Stolen From Car Wash in Clovis Recovered, Teen Arrested

  CLOVIS, CA (KMJ) — Clovis police received a call of a stolen vehicle from a car wash on Thursday. Police say a black Jaguar SUV was taken from the Red Carpet Car Wash at Shaw and Willow Avenues in Clovis around 11:15 a.m. Police put the word out and located the vehicle in North…MORE

Fresno Mayor Dyer Updates Homeless Placements on Project Off-Ramp

Fresno Mayor Dyer Updates Homeless Placements on Project Off-Ramp

  FRESNO, CA. (KMJ) —  The City of Fresno is continuing to house the homeless through Project Off-Ramp, Fresno’s initiative to clear homeless encampments along the freeways. Project Off-Ramp is providing an off-ramp to homelessness and an on-ramp to a better, more productive life. Outreach workers assist the homeless by offering housing and services based on…MORE

Gov. Newsom Visits Fresno Fairgrounds to Update Vaccine Plans, Protestors Chant at Gate

Gov. Newsom Visits Fresno Fairgrounds to Update Vaccine Plans, Protestors Chant at Gate

    FRESNO, CA. (KMJ) — Governor Gavin Newsom was in Fresno Wednesday morning to provide an update on COVID-19 and a new vaccine distribution site in the Central Valley. The news conference was held at the Fresno Fairgrounds. While the governor was speaking inside, protesters outside the gates chanted “Recall Gavin” and “Recall Newsom.”…MORE

Newsom’s Vaccination Plan Ignores Central California Say Valley Lawmakers

Newsom’s Vaccination Plan Ignores Central California Say Valley Lawmakers

    FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Governor Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday that two massive COVID-19 vaccination sites were opening in Northern and Southern California but made no mention of the Central Valley. That’s rubbed Valley lawmakers the wrong way, now they are are crying foul saying the millions in the heart of California are being…MORE

Fresno Police Release Crime Suppression Operation Results

Fresno Police Release Crime Suppression Operation Results

  FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The Fresno police department gives an update on its violent crime suppression operation. The operation was launched in October as a direct result of the increase in violent crime The Fresno Police Dept. said it was in part issues of $0 bail and early releases from our jail and state prison…MORE

Oklahoma Police Deputy Chief Paco Balderama Announced as Fresno’s New Police Chief

Oklahoma Police Deputy Chief Paco Balderama Announced as Fresno’s New Police Chief

  FRESNO, CA (KMJ) –  The Fresno Police Department formally announced Paco Balderama as the city’s new police chief Tuesday afternoon, making him Fresno’s 23rd law enforcement leader and first Hispanic Chief of Police. Balderama was born in El Paso, Texas, is a Mexican-American, and a twin – his brother, Beto, also currently works for…MORE

Tulare County Healthcare Conglomerate CEO Taken Into Custody

Tulare County Healthcare Conglomerate CEO Taken Into Custody

  TULARE COUNTY, CA (KMJ) – The Tulare County District Attorney’s Bureau of Investigation took Healthcare Conglomerate Associates (HCCA) CEO Dr. Yorai “Benny” Benzeevi into custody Thursday night at Los Angeles International Airport The Office of the District Attorney coordinated with Benzeevi’s local counsel and federal officials at the American Embassy in Manila, Philippines, for his…MORE

Gov. Newsom Announces New Stay-at-Home Order as COVID-19 Death & Cases Spikes

Gov. Newsom Announces New Stay-at-Home Order as COVID-19 Death & Cases Spikes

  SACRAMENTO, CA (KMJ) –  California Governor Gavin Newsom announces starting Friday, Dec. 4, 2020 there are new COVID-19 restrictions. (See Full Release Below) Over 18-thousand new coronavirus cases were reported in the state of California on Thursday. Hospitalizations are also up by 86 percent over the last two weeks. Every part of the state, as of…MORE

Fresno Chaffee Zoo Selects New CEO

Fresno Chaffee Zoo Selects New CEO

Fresno, CA – Fresno Chaffee Zoo announced Tuesday that Jon Forrest Dohlin will be its new Chief Executive Officer. He will succeed retiring CEO Scott Barton with the transition expected to take place in early 2021. “We are thrilled to announce that Jon Dohlin has accepted our offer to join Fresno Chaffee Zoo as its next…MORE

KCSO Investigating Suspicious Death in Buttonwillow

KCSO Investigating Suspicious Death in Buttonwillow

MJ’s  BUTTONWILLOW, CA (KMJ) — Foul play is suspected after a body is discovered Tuesday morning in Buttonwillow. The Kern County Sheriff’s Office said the man who was found dead in the orchards in the area of Corn Camp Road and Highway 58 has been identified and determined to be someone who had been reported missing.…MORE