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Fresno State Marching Band In Final Round Of Competition Highlighting Metallica

Fresno State Marching Band In Final Round Of Competition Highlighting Metallica

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — The Fresno State Marching Band has rocked its way into the final round of a national competition. The Bulldogs played and stepped in sync to songs by “Metallica” for a chance to win tens of thousands in prize money. The heavy metal legends announced the Bulldogs are one of five finalists…MORE

2 Residents Displaced Following Apartment Fire In Southeast Fresno

2 Residents Displaced Following Apartment Fire In Southeast Fresno

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Two people have been displaced following an apartment fire in southeast Fresno. It was first reported after 11 pm Monday at Huntington and Orchard, next to Holmes Park. Crews arrived to find smoke and flames coming from two of the units. The residents of the two units could not return to…MORE

Fresno Unified Providing Free Lunches to Students During Winter Break

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — The Fresno Unified School District is taking action to make sure students have access to warm meals while they’re out on winter break. Starting Monday, December 18, kids ages one to 18 can get free lunches from 11:15 am to 12:30 pm. The food will be provided at 19 different Fresno Unified…MORE

Suspect in Debbie Dorian’s 1996 Murder Will Face Trial On All Charges

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A judge has ruled Nickey Stane will go on trial for a dozen counts tied to the murder of Debbie Dorian in 1996 and a string of sexual assaults in Tulare County years later. The decision was made in court Monday morning at the end of a preliminary hearing that began…MORE

Vacant Home Destroyed By Fire In Southwest Fresno

Vacant Home Destroyed By Fire In Southwest Fresno

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — An investigator is working to determine what sparked a house fire in southwest Fresno. It was first reported just before midnight Monday at a home on Tuolumne and Pickford, just behind Saint Alphonsus Church. Firefighters arrived within minutes to find the home engulfed in flames. The battalion chief said it was…MORE

1 Killed, 3 Hospitalized In Three-car Crash In Tulare County

1 Killed, 3 Hospitalized In Three-car Crash In Tulare County

TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — One person is dead and four other people have been hospitalized following a crash in Tulare County. The Tulare County Fire Department says in a Facebook post the crash happened Sunday night on Avenue 196 and Road 204 near Plainview. The three-car crash involved four people with one who died…MORE

Crews Investigating Warehouse Fire In Central Fresno

Crews Investigating Warehouse Fire In Central Fresno

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Firefighters are investigating what started a fire out of Central Fresno Sunday. Crews responded at 12:30 a.m. Sunday to the area of Sussex Way and Hazel Avenue. When firefighters arrived, they found the warehouse of a roofing company on fire. The flames were out quickly but investigators say it could have…MORE

Fresno Animal Center Reducing Intake to Address Overcapacity, Understaffing

Fresno Animal Center Reducing Intake to Address Overcapacity, Understaffing

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — The Fresno City Council voted unanimously to decrease intake at the City Animal Center, but before the vote, both council and community members raised some concerns and questions. “Allow funds to be available right now so we can start working on this problem so this doesn’t happen again,” said one speaker.…MORE

Fresno Council Members Speak to KMJ About Palestinian Flag Raising

Fresno Council Members Speak to KMJ About Palestinian Flag Raising

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The Palestinian Flag was being raised in Fresno on Friday, as Hanukkah celebrations are underway. The flag raising was at 2:30p.m. at Eaton Plaza, considered a free speech area by the City of Fresno. It’s the site where the City of Fresno sponsored an Israeli flag-raising on October 9, 2023, which…MORE