Category Archives: Liz Kern News Articles

Valley Air Unveils Zero Emission Electric School Bus in Fowler

Valley Air Unveils Zero Emission Electric School Bus in Fowler

  FOWLER, CA (KMJ) – An electric school bus is unveiled Tuesday in Fowler. Malaga Elementary School was the site for Fowler Unified to show the District’s first zero-emission electric school bus, funded under Assembly Bill 617 Community Air Protection Program. AB 617 provides a community-focused action framework to improve air quality and reduce exposure…MORE

Possible Retaliation For Domestic Violence Leads To Arrest of 5 in Tulare

Possible Retaliation For Domestic Violence Leads To Arrest of 5 in Tulare

  TULARE, CA (KMJ) – Five people are arrested Friday in what Tulare Police believe was retaliation for prior domestic violence. On Tuesday, May 21 at 1:45a.m. Tulare Dispatchers received a 911 call from a man who said he had been assaulted. Dispatch determined his location was in the area of Howard and Alpine Streets.…MORE

Madera County Woman Pleads Guilty to Sexually Exploiting Children

Madera County Woman Pleads Guilty to Sexually Exploiting Children

FRESNO,CA (KMJ) – A Madera County woman pleads guilty Friday in a Fresno courtroom to sexually exploiting children. Investigators found that 32-year-old Ashley Maddox and a Florida man had sent each other the illicit images and videos by computer. Court documents say the crimes occurred between 2015 and 2016. Maddox pleaded guilty to one count…MORE

Madera Police ID & Looking For Suspect Vehicle in Deadly Hit & Run

Madera Police ID & Looking For Suspect Vehicle in Deadly Hit & Run

MADERA,CA (KMJ) -Madera Police have now identified the vehicle they believe hit and killed a man and fled the scene. The deadly hit and run took place at the intersection of “D” St. and Cleveland Ave. back on May 12th. The victim has been identified as 69 year old Rutilio Reyes, who lived in the…MORE

Fresno County Sheriff’s Deputy Arrested For Felony Domestic Violence

Fresno County Sheriff’s Deputy Arrested For Felony Domestic Violence

    CLOVIS, CA (KMJ) – A Fresno County Sheriff’s deputy is arrested for domestic violence. Clovis Police arrested 51-year-old David Raquenio on the felony charge on Monday. He bonded out of the Fresno County Jail, the same day. Fresno County Sheriff’s Spokesman Tony Botti confirmed that Raquenio is an employee. He was part of…MORE

Fresno Mayor Releases $1.1 Billion 2020 Budget Plan

Fresno Mayor Releases $1.1 Billion 2020 Budget Plan

  FRESNO, CA – Mayor Lee Brand, along with City Manager Wilma Quan, today announced the proposed City of Fresno budget for Fiscal Year 2020 during a press conference at City Hall. The $1.187 billion budget, which includes $346 million for the General Fund, puts an emphasis on continuing the City’s long-term financial stability, with…MORE

Student, 15, Arrested For Threatening Coarsegold Elementary School

Student, 15, Arrested For Threatening Coarsegold Elementary School

COARSEGOLD, CA (KMJ) – UPDATE: The Madera County Sheriff’s Office provided an update to this story. Shortly after 9:00 am on May 21, 2019, Madera County School Resource Deputy Melanie Hopper was contacted by the principal of Coarsegold Elementary School to investigate possible threats made by a student. During the course of the investigation, credible…MORE

Body In Canal Identified As Missing Fowler Truck Driver

Body In Canal Identified As Missing Fowler Truck Driver

  MERCED, CA (KMJ) – A body pulled from the Delta – Mendota Canal on Saturday is that of a missing Fowler truck driver. Crews have been looking for Satwant Bains, 56, since he went missing on I-5 last Wednesday morning. Merced County UnderSheriff Jason Goins says their deputies working with the Fresno County Sheriff’s…MORE

Armed Domestic Violence Suspect Arrested in Southeast Fresno

Armed Domestic Violence Suspect Arrested in Southeast Fresno

    FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Police in Southeast Fresno arrest an armed domestic violence suspect. Around 1:00 Monday afternoon, officers searched a residence on the 2400 block of South Meridian Ave. They got a tip that 30-year-old Jeremy Johnson, a felon, was there and had a gun. Police searched Johnson’s bedroom and a .45…MORE