PARLIER, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Family, friends and community members will gather to say their final goodbyes to a beloved Parlier police officer. Juan Rodriguez will be laid to rest at Smith Mountain Cemetery in Dinuba at 2 pm Friday. A procession took place Thursday for Officer Rodriguez, as his casket was moved to multiple sites. Officer…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — The man found dead at Roeding Park on Thursday accidentally shot himself in the thigh, according to the Fresno Police Department. Police were called out around 1 pm near Storyland, where they found 44-year-old Solomone Toki suffering from the gunshot wound. Authorities say Toki had an illegal AK-47-style gun and was not…… MORE
FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Deputies are investigating a homicide in Fresno County early Friday morning. The Sheriff’s Office was called out for shots fired just before 1:30 am on Fowler Avenue between Olive and Clinton. When deputies arrived, they found a woman inside a vehicle. She was declared dead at the scene. The area…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Emotions ran high at Fresno City Hall over proposed fees and rules for street vendors on Thursday. Street vendors made their plea to postpone the introduction of the Sidewalk Vending Ordinance that would impose new rules for street and food vendors across the city. The ordinance proposes that no vendor should…… MORE
MADERA, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — The Madera Police Department continues to investigate after a shooting involving deputies that left a suspect and K9 injured. It happened at about 3:30 pm Thursday in Oakhurst along road 425B after a chase that started in the town. Madera County Sheriff’s deputies initially responded to a hit-and-run driver behind the…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Congressman Jim Costa says he will challenge ranking member David Scott of Georgia to be the top Democrat on the House Agriculture panel next Congress. Scott has been absent recently because of health problems. Costa is the second-highest-ranking Democrat on the committee and has a long history in the ag sector.…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) –Governor Gavin Newsom visited the Central Valley on Thursday, promising to bring an economic boost to the region. Newsom held a news conference as part of a roll-out of his 20-year economic development plan for the state that aims to create new jobs across California. The plan will focus on developing the…… MORE
MADERA, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — The Madera Police Department continues to investigate after a shooting involving deputies that left a suspect and K9 injured. It happened at about 3:30 pm Thursday in Oakhurst along road 425B after a chase that started in the town. Madera County Sheriff’s Deputies initially responded to a hit-and-run driver behind the…… MORE
ISSAQUAH, Wash. (AP) — A major storm swept across the northwestern U.S., battering the region with strong winds and rain, causing widespread power outages, closing schools and downing trees that killed at least two people. The Weather Prediction Center issued excessive rainfall risks through Friday and hurricane-force wind warnings were in effect as the strongest atmospheric river —…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) – A young man convicted of second-degree murder will now spend most of his life behind bars. Earlier this year, a jury found 23-year-old Juan Grado guilty of killing 30-year-old Ricky Brogdon, along with personal use of a firearm causing death. The shooting happened in the middle of the night back in…… MORE
