Category Archives: Liz Kern News Articles

Woman Enters Plea For DUI, Man Killed in Crosswalk, Say Sanger Police

Woman Enters Plea For DUI, Man Killed in Crosswalk, Say Sanger Police

  SANGER, CA (KMJ) – A Sanger woman enters a plea Wednesday in connection with a deadly DUI. Sanger Police said 71-year-old David Pinedo Sr. was hit and killed Friday night, Feb. 21, 2020. Police say Pinedo was crossing in the crosswalk on Academy at 8th St. around 9:30 p.m. when he was hit by…MORE

Arrests Made in Fresno Commercial Robbery Series

Arrests Made in Fresno Commercial Robbery Series

  FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Two suspects are arrested for a series of armed robberies in the City of Fresno. On Friday, February 14, 2020, between the hours of 11:30 AM and 7:30 PM, three armed commercial robberies occurred within the City of Fresno. The first incident was reported at the Valero Gas Station located…MORE

Police Arrest Man After Central High Students Are Chased

Police Arrest Man After Central High Students Are Chased

  FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A man is arrested after chasing three Central High students. Early on Friday morning in the area near Princeton & Cornelia, Police said the students were chased by a stranger and one was tackled by him. The school sent out the following alert: Thankfully, the students found safety in the…MORE

Thousands Packed Kobe Bryant Memorial, Widow Vanessa Speaks Publicly Since Crash

Thousands Packed Kobe Bryant Memorial, Widow Vanessa Speaks Publicly Since Crash

      LOS ANGELES, CA (KMJ) – Mourners gathered in Los Angeles on Monday to say farewell to Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna. More than 20,000 people came to the Los Angeles Staples Center, where Bryant played 17 seasons for the Los Angeles Lakers. Tickets were sold out for the ceremony at the…MORE

Motorcycle Gang Member Wanted By Fresno Sheriff for Beating Up Bouncer

Motorcycle Gang Member Wanted By Fresno Sheriff for Beating Up Bouncer

    FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office asks for the public’s help finding a Malos Hechos motorcycle street gang member. Jesse Verdugo, 47, of Fresno, is wanted on charges of assault with a deadly weapon. Sheriff’s spokesman Tony Botti said Verdugo beat up the bouncer who asked him to leave the…MORE

Porterville Remembers Fallen Firefighters, Murder & Arson Charges Filed Against Boys

Porterville Remembers Fallen Firefighters, Murder & Arson Charges Filed Against Boys

  PORTERVILLE CA (KMJ)- Porterville remembers two fallen firefighters Friday – both dying in the line of duty. The ceremony taking place on the same day that Tim Ward, the Kern County District Attorney, announced it had filed two counts of murder with special circumstances of multiple murders and arson related charges against the two…MORE

10 Fresno County Vote Centers Opening

10 Fresno County Vote Centers Opening

    FRESNO, CA, Friday, February 21, 2020 – Beginning this Saturday, February 22, voters can head out to cast their ballots in person at 10 of Fresno County’s new Vote Centers. Saturday marks 11 days before the primary election and, in accordance with the California Voter’s Choice Act, Vote Centers will open at 9:00…MORE

Interior Secretary Speaks at California Water Forum in Tulare

Interior Secretary Speaks at California Water Forum in Tulare

  TULARE CA, (KMJ) – Interior Secretary David Bernhardt headlines a water forum on Tuesday in the South Valley. The California Water Forum took place at International Ag Center in Tulare Tuesday afternoon.   “Eighty percent, approximately of all the water that falls in California, is north of the Delta, but over 70%, close to…MORE