Category Archives: Liz Kern News Articles

67 Year-Old Man Dies in a Crash on Friant in Fresno

67 Year-Old Man Dies in a Crash on Friant in Fresno

  (KMJ)  – A 67 year-old Fresno man has died in a crash on Friant north of Willow. On September 7, 2021, at approximately 0030 hours, the Fresno Area CHP Communication Center received a call of a car fire near the area of Friant Road north of Willow Avenue in rural Fresno County. Officers and…MORE

Fresno PD’s New Gang Suppression Team Arrests 46-Year-Old Homicide Suspect

Fresno PD’s New Gang Suppression Team Arrests 46-Year-Old Homicide Suspect

  FRESNO, CA (KMJ)  – Fresno PD’s new Gang Suppression Team arrests a 46-year-old man suspected of homicide in West Central Fresno. A press conference was held Friday by Fresno’s Police Chief Paco Balderrama to release more details on the Fresno gang member who was arrested Thursday for the homicide of a 43-year old man on…MORE

All California National Forests Temporarily Closed for Public Safety

All California National Forests Temporarily Closed for Public Safety

  FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The USDA Forest Service has temporarily closed all California National Forests for public safety. In a release, the Forest Service said it’s to “better provide public and firefighter safety due to the ongoing California wildfire crisis.” The Forest Service said it’s intended to limit the number of people on public…MORE

Missing Auberry Woman Found Deceased – Investigation Ongoing

Missing Auberry Woman Found Deceased – Investigation Ongoing

  FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A 27-year-old Auberry woman has been identified as the woman found deceased on a piece of private property along the 37000 block of Auberry Mission Road. On the night of August 21st, family and friends of Bessie Walker who had formed a search party, contacted the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office. They said they…MORE

Gov. Newsom Signs Legislation to Make College More Affordable and Accessible in California

Gov. Newsom Signs Legislation to Make College More Affordable and Accessible in California

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  Governor’s Press Office Tuesday, July 27, 2021 SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today signed the higher education budget trailer bill implementing significant California Comeback Plan investments in college affordability and access – including expanded student financial aid, education and training grants for workers displaced by the pandemic, transfer pathways for…MORE

Fresno Unified School Board Member Carol Mills Passes Away From ALS

Fresno Unified School Board Member Carol Mills Passes Away From ALS

  (KMJ) – Fresno Unified School Board member Terry Slatic confirms to KMJ that fellow FUSD School Board Member Carol Mills died just after midnight Wednesday at a Valley Hospital. Mills said she had overcome a speech impediment and pursued a law degree then became an attorney. She received a B.A. in Political Science from…MORE

Gov. Newsom Highlights Nation’s Largest Rent Relief Program

Gov. Newsom Highlights Nation’s Largest Rent Relief Program

  BELL GARDENS, CA  – Governor Gavin Newsom visited a community services center in Bell Gardens on Wednesday, helping residents apply for relief under the largest statewide renter assistance program in the country, a part of the $100 billion California Comeback Plan. In a press release, Governor Newsom announced that over $1 billion in rental…MORE

Newsom Signs $100 Billion California ‘Comeback Plan’

Newsom Signs $100 Billion California ‘Comeback Plan’

  FRESNO, CA  (KMJ) – On Tuesday, Governor Gavin Newsom was in El Sereno, CA highlighting the $100-Billion-dollar “California Comeback Plan.” Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti was one of the speakers at what seemed to some as more like a campaign rally one day after Newsom signed the 2020-2022SB 129, on Monday night. Gov. Gavin Newsom…MORE

Fresno Man Arrested for Child Sexual Abuse Material: Investigators

Fresno Man Arrested for Child Sexual Abuse Material: Investigators

  FRESNO, CA (KMJ) — The Central California Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (CC ICAC) have arrested a 56-year-old man after finding child sexual abuse material in his Fresno home. According to the CC ICAC, Christopher Lee Wood was arrested on Tuesday, June 29, while at work in Madera and investigators served a warrant…MORE

Kevin Kiley Announces He’s Running for CA Governor in the Recall Election

Kevin Kiley Announces He’s Running for CA Governor in the Recall Election

  FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Assemblyman Kevin Kiley, R-Rocklin announced Tuesday that he would run for governor in the state’s recall election. Assemblyman Kiley said he wants to “renew the meaning of ‘We the People.’” Kiley has served in the legislature since 2016, and serves as vice-chair of the assembly education committee. He holds degrees…MORE