Category Archives: Liz Kern News Articles

Missing Man Who Fell Off Jet Ski at Kaweah Lake is Found

Missing Man Who Fell Off Jet Ski at Kaweah Lake is Found

    TULARE COUNTY, CA (KMJ) – The search for a missing jet skier at Kaweah Lake comes to an end –with good news. A woman told the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office that she was jet skiing with a man she met recently but he had gone missing when his jet ski flipped. She said…MORE

Porterville Man Sentenced 14 Years for Felony Crimes

Porterville Man Sentenced 14 Years for Felony Crimes

    TULARE, CA (KMJ) – A Porterville man will spend the next decade behind bars for a series of felonies and a string of dangerous and life endangering crimes. Michael Chavez is considered to be a career criminal, with crimes ranging from residential burglary, to resisting and evading peace officers, hit and run, drug…MORE

Paradise High School Students Overcome Wildfire Challenges to Graduate

Paradise High School Students Overcome Wildfire Challenges to Graduate

  PARADISE, CA (KMJ) – Paradise High School Students are graduating this week – post wildfire. Cheers went up Thursday night as 220 Paradise High School Seniors recorded the day when they received their diplomas, posting it on Facebook. Class of 2019!!! Posted by Paradise High School on Thursday, June 6, 2019   It was…MORE

Fresno County Sheriff’s Deputy Accidentally Hits Man Walking on Highway 99

Fresno County Sheriff’s Deputy Accidentally Hits Man Walking on Highway 99

  FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A Valley man continues to recover at CRMC after being struck by a Fresno County Sheriff’s vehicle. It happened around midnight on Highway 99 near the 180 in Downtown Fresno. The California Highway Patrol says the 66-year-old man was collecting cans on the side of the freeway when he was…MORE

Man Struck & Killed By Train in Central Fresno

Man Struck & Killed By Train in Central Fresno

  FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A man is struck and killed Friday morning by an Amtrak train in Central Fresno. Fresno Police say it happened around 8:30a.m. on Van Ness, just North of Shields. Lt. Mark Hudson says the man was in his 40’s or 50″s Lt. Hudson says passengers were on-board the train, which…MORE

Child Struck in School Crosswalk, Fresno Police Looking for Hit & Run Driver

Child Struck in School Crosswalk, Fresno Police Looking for Hit & Run Driver

FRESNO , CA (KMJ) – Fresno Police are looking for a hit and run driver, who struck a child in a school crosswalk. Police say the 10-year-old boy was on his way to Valley Oak Elementary School in Northeast Fresno. Just after 8:00a.m. Thursday morning, he was hit at Champlain and Fort Washington Road. The…MORE

Merced Fire & Police Cracking Down on Illegal Fireworks

  MERCED, CA (KMJ) – The City of Merced is continuing its Celebrate Safe campaign to cut down on the use of illegal fireworks. With the 4th of July Holiday right around the corner, police and fire are continuing efforts to rid the streets of illegal fireworks with the goal to reduce fires, injuries, noise,…MORE

2 Bats Test Positive For Rabies in Tulare County

2 Bats Test Positive For Rabies in Tulare County

TULARE COUNTY, CA (KMJ) – Two bats have tested positive for rabies in Tulare County Tulare County Health officials say one rabid bat was found in the City of Tulare and the other one was located in South Visalia. Health officials are warning for people to stay away from bats, especially children. In 2018, 13…MORE

Cutler Man Convicted of Felony Child Molestation

Cutler Man Convicted of Felony Child Molestation

    TULARE COUNTY, CA (KMJ) – A Cutler man is convicted of felony child molestation. On May 24, 2019, a Tulare County jury found Salvador Serna guilty of four counts of lewd act upon a child, with a special allegation of substantial sexual conduct with the victim. The Tulare County District Attorney’s Office said…MORE