FRESNO CA (KMJ) — Fresno State Director of Athletics Terry Tumey held a news conference on campus Tuesday afternoon to introduce Stacy May-Johnson as the new softball coach. May-Johnson was the head coach at Utah Valley University for the last two seasons where she accumulated an overall winning percentage of .507, compared to an average…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A missing Fresno man has been found dead in a canal. On July 1, 2021, at approximately 1:00pm Fresno Fire Department rescue personnel recovered a body in a canal in the area of Dayton Avenue and College Avenue. Early Friday, the Fresno County Coroner’s office confirmed the identity of the deceased as 67-year-old…… MORE
FRESNO CA (KMJ) — Fresno Police Deputy Chief Pat Farmer (DC-7) logged off for the final time at 12:11 p.m. Friday, July 2, 2021. He has served in law enforcement for 37 years. Farmer started with the Fresno Police Department in 1985. Pat served on many specialty units in his time as…… MORE
TULARE COUNTY, CA (KMJ) — 540 lbs. of illegal fireworks have been taken off the streets in Tulare County. The Tulare County District Attorney’s Office says the TCDA Bureau of Investigations and Tulare County Fire Department conducted a joint operation targeting people selling the fireworks. Investigators made two arrests and…… MORE
(KMJ) – California’s Attorney General Rob Bonta puts forth new guidelines against hate crimes. Overall hate crimes increased 31% -just over a thousand in 2019 to 1,300 in 2020. The number of hate crimes against Asians in California rose 107% – from 43 in 2019 to 89 in 2020. Attorney General Rob Bonta calls…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Police are asking for public to help find a man caught on video attacking and robbing a woman in central Fresno. The attack was captured on video shot by a bystander – around 7:00 pm on Monday night. WARNING: THIS VIDEO MAY BE DISTURBING TO SOME PEOPLE: The…… MORE
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, CA (KMJ) — A man convicted of multiple charges of sex with a child has been sentenced to 280 years to life, plus 5 years. 49-year-old Jason Robert Porter of Paso Robles was found guilty of 52 counts related to child sexual abuse, child pornography, and other crimes earlier…… MORE
HANFORD, CA (KMJ) – A woman has been charged with arson for setting fire to Hanford’s historical Taoist Temple Museum on May 12. According to Arianne Wing, President of the China Alley Preservation Society, many items that were damaged are irreplaceable artifacts. The damage is estimated at over $500,000. Detectives were able to get…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The Fresno Police Department is urging parents to properly lock-up their guns after two children accidentally shot themselves over the weekend, leaving one child dead. On Saturday morning, 3-year-old Bryson Vang died after he found his father’s loaded gun under a pillow and shot himself. On Sunday, an 8-year-old boy shot…… MORE
(KMJ) – Governor Newsom and legislative leaders announced that the current eviction moratorium will be extended through September 30, 2021. $5 billion in federal rental assistance will be used to help state tenants and small landlords and protect vulnerable households from eviction. The agreement widens rental assistance by increasing reimbursement to 100% for both rent…… MORE
