VISALIA, CA (KMJ) – A 35 year old woman is facing charges of elder abuse, kidnapping and auto theft. Visalia Police were called Friday morning at 8:25am about someone trying to steal a car in the 1500 Block of West Victor. When they arrived, officers found the vehicle was left running with a dependent adult passenger…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno County’s Department of Public Health is working with the California Department of Public Health and the CDC to learn more about the new coronavirus that is causing an outbreak of pneumonia illness in the city of Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. Rais Vohra, MD, Interim Health Officer, Fresno County said that No…… MORE
SACRAMENTO – A bipartisan bill to increase the maximum prison sentence for hit-and-run drivers who kill someone was approved unanimously in the Assembly Appropriations Committee today and moves to the Assembly Floor. Gavin’s Law (AB 582) is named in honor of Central Valley educator Gavin Gladding who was killed in September 2018…… MORE
UPDATE (1:19 p.m. Jan. 21): The Kern County Fire Department says it has identified the source of the chemical leak and have stopped it. Firefighters are still on scene working to neutralize the chemical. TAFT, CA (KMJ) – Evacuations are underway near Taft after a chemical spill Wednesday morning. The Kern County Fire…… MORE
UPDATE: Judge rejects defense motion to delay trial for accused “Golden State Killer.” Defendant Joseph James DeAngelo’s preliminary hearing will take place on May 12th. Click to listen to the report by KMJ’s Liz Kern: SACRAMENTO, CA (KMJ) – In Sacramento Superior Court, defense attorneys are seeking a new delay in the case against…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A former Kern County man is sentenced to 15 years in prison for child pornography. U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced Tuesday that Robert James Mueller also failed to register as a sex offender. According to a plea agreement, between 2010 and 2014, the 36-year-old formerly of Tehachapi, used…… MORE
MADERA COUNTY, CA (KMJ) – An Oceanside man appears in court, facing first degree murder charges in the death of a young girl that he met over social media. 19-year-old Codi Slayton was pleading not guilty at his arraignment in a Madera courtroom. The former Marine is accused of killing of 16-year-old Josephine Jimenez.…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Two juveniles have been arrested by Fresno Police for the city’s first homicide of 2020. On January 8th, officers responded to a call on E. Tyler and N Fifth Street. That’s where they found 17 year old Christyan Roberts and 18 year old Dezon Cheatham suffering from gunshot wounds. Cheatham, found…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The Pledge 2 Stop Human Trafficking event was taking place Tuesday in Fresno. January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month and local law enforcement and a coalition of valley-based nonprofits are joining forces to support to stop human trafficking in the Central Valley. On Tuesday, Andrea Shabaglian, was standing at the…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, CA (KMJ) – A federal lawsuit has been filed against the Bureau of Land Management to stop fracking in California. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra wants to block plans to open more than a million acres of public land to oil and gas drilling, including the practice of fracking. He says it’s a…… MORE
