MERCED, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A Merced business owner is behind bars, accused of an illegal gambling operation at a cell phone store and repair shop. On Tuesday, authorities conducted an investigation in response to multiple complaints regarding illegal gambling activities happening at Cell Kings on East Yosemite Parkway. They executed a search warrant and found…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) OPINION Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered all state employees to return to the office four days a week, starting July 1. Huh? Newsom said it’s an effort to “strengthen the state’s emergency and disaster response and address employment needs.” What? It’s been 5 years since he locked down the Golden State in…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Zoomania is back at the Fresno Chaffee Zoo! It’s the zoo’s big fundraiser that comes around during March Madness. You can log on to their website right now to see the animals taking place in this year’s brackets. Donations have already started, and you can update every week. They’ll go to…… MORE
FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Cases of measles are growing across the nation. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says there are about 200 cases of measles across the US. Specifically, there are 159 cases in Texas, showing how fast airborne illness can spread. The California Department of Public Health confirms with Action News…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Two groundbreaking projects are underway in southwest Fresno with the same goal: improving pedestrian and cycling infrastructure in the area. On Monday, officials with the City of Fresno broke ground on two major infrastructure projects. Those two projects are the Southwest Fresno Trail and the MLK Active Transportation Infrastructure project, totaling…… MORE
LEMOORE, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — As family and friends gathered to watch the Super Bowl on February 9, Kings County Sheriff’s deputies descended on a home. Investigators learned that 38-year-old Roxanne Hicks was hit and killed on a property off Hanford Armona Road. The Kings County Sheriff’s Office says the man behind the wheel was her…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) – California Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Monday that he is ordering all state employees to return to the office four days a week, starting July 1. Newsom says this is in an effort to “strengthen the state’s emergency and disaster response and address employment needs.” The order will impact all state…… MORE
FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A deadly fire in Fresno County early Monday morning is now being investigated as “questionable.” The flames broke out behind a home on Quince near Ontario in Caruthers around 5 am. Officials say the fire started in a travel trailer and spread to a nearby shed. EDITOR’S NOTE: The video…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) It’s being called the “Friday Night Massacre”. At 5PM Friday, Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas (D-Salinas) announced the removal of a number of Assembly Republicans from key positions on legislative committees. Among those ousted: David Tangipa (R-Clovis) and Alexandra Macedo (R-Tulare). “First tomatoes…. Now this?” Macedo said in a statement on X: “I…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Mindy Casto has been sworn in as the new Fresno Police Chief. The swearing-in ceremony was be held at the Saroyan Theatre in Downtown Fresno Friday morning. Casto was the interim chief until officially being offered the permanent role earlier this month. She made history as the department’s first-ever female chief.…… MORE
