Category Archives: Local News

Hanford Woman Facing DUI Charges After High Speed Chase

Hanford Woman Facing DUI Charges After High Speed Chase

(KMJ) – A Hanford woman now faces a series of charges for allegedly leading Fresno County Sheriff’s Deputies on a high speed chase while under the influence of marijuana. The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office says a Deputy began following Laura Walls around 2:30 pm Friday on Highway 43 near Elkhorn Avenue.   She reportedly sped off,…MORE

Longtime KMJ Talent Mark Holste Retires, Goodbye to KMJ’s Michael Reed

Longtime KMJ Talent Mark Holste Retires, Goodbye to KMJ’s Michael Reed

  FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Friday was a busy day behind the scenes at KMJ, with some of the talents taking on a new journey. The entire staff at Cumulus Media said goodbye to a retiring Mark Holste, after decades with KMJ. The KMJ traffic reporter and radio personality filed his last reports Friday after…MORE

Calif. Lawmaker Wants to Ban Sending Unwanted Nude Pics

Calif. Lawmaker Wants to Ban Sending Unwanted Nude Pics

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – A California state senator wants to make it a crime to send unwanted nude photos to people online or in text messages. Exposing yourself on the street is a crime, but the law is less clear when it happens online. Earlier this year, Texas criminalized the digital act of sending unwanted…MORE

2 In Custody Following Armed Robbery, Chase And Crash

2 In Custody Following Armed Robbery, Chase And Crash

  FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) —An armed robbery was reported at 11:20 a.m. at a liquor store on Blackstone Ave. just north of Manchester Center. Police say an armed man with face tattoos and a partial face mask went into the store, but realized there were a lot of customers and quickly left the store. He…MORE

Tulare County Sheriff’s Deputies Arrest Dead Cattle Dumper

Tulare County Sheriff’s Deputies Arrest Dead Cattle Dumper

(Photo Courtesy:  Tulare County Sheriff’s Office ) (KMJ) – Ag Crime Detectives with the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office arrest a suspect accused of dumping the bodies of a dozen dead cattle on a South Valley property without the owner’s consent. This case dates back to October 15th, when Detectives were called to a dairy in…MORE

$500,000K Goal For Reward Money To Find Murderers Of 4 Hmong Men

$500,000K Goal For Reward Money To Find Murderers Of 4 Hmong Men

  FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The goal is to raise $500,000 in reward money to find the murderers of four Hmong men. The fund was created by Council Member Miguel Arias who will be working closely with the Fresno Center and the leaders within the Hmong community to support to the victim’s families, who are…MORE

Detectives Search for Man Who Stole Shotgun at Sanger Gas Station

Detectives Search for Man Who Stole Shotgun at Sanger Gas Station

  FRESNO, COUNTY CA (KMJ) – Property crimes detectives with the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office need the public’s help to identify a man who stole a 20 gauge shotgun. According to surveillance video, just after 4:00 am on September 27, 2019, two men in a dark blue, older model, four-door Honda car pulled up to…MORE

Tulare Felon Busted Again for Guns, Drugs & Chop Shop: Sheriff’s Office

Tulare Felon Busted Again for Guns, Drugs & Chop Shop: Sheriff’s Office

  TULARE COUNTY, CA (KMJ) – A previously convicted felon with a long rap sheet is busted again by deputies in Tulare County. Around 12:30 Tuesday afternoon ,46-year-old Robert Ramirez was stopped while driving by Gemini and Inyo. Tulare County Sheriff’s Deputies found evidence of drug sales, including meth and a pound of marijuana, plus…MORE

Coroner’s Office Needs Help Identifying Man Recovered from Fresno Canal

Coroner’s Office Needs Help Identifying Man Recovered from Fresno Canal

  FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Coroner’s Office needs help identifying man recovered from canal. On the evening of November 16, 2019, the body of a man was located in the canal along McKinley Ave., east of Millbrook Ave., in Fresno. The Fresno County Corner’s Office said the body appears to have been in the water for…MORE