Category Archives: Local News
LIVE: Tracking Every Wildfire Burning Throughout Central California
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Over the last week, multiple wildfires have broken out throughout Central California. Crews from across the country have joined the fights in counties such as Fresno, T...
Randy James Sep 03, 2025

EXCLUSIVE: Tribal Liaison Helps Protect Sacred Land as Garnet Fire Burns
FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) -- As firefighters continue to gain containment of the Garnet Fire, there's a man working to conserve tribal land throughout the Sierra Mountains. "We want to take car...
Liz Kern Sep 02, 2025
Mike Briggs, former Fresno Council Member and State Assemblyman, Dies from Cancer.
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Action News has learned that a former Fresno City Council member and state assembly member has passed away. Family members shared on a social media post that Mike Briggs died ...
Randy James Sep 02, 2025
New Clean Water Rule to clarify WOTUS Definition
The Trump administration will soon propose a new Clean Water Act rule that could eliminate federal protections for many wetlands across the U.S., according to an internal EPA presentation obtai...
Don York Sep 02, 2025
The Ag Center - Commodity Report for Tuesday, September 2nd
Don York Sep 02, 2025
Garnet Fire Rages for Eighth Day in Eastern Fresno County
FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- The Garnet Fire raged for the eighth day in eastern Fresno County on Monday. "It's a very active fire, intense fire, but it's not rapidly spreading or growing," Public ...
Randy James Sep 01, 2025
Man Shot Multiple Times at Gas Station in Southeast Fresno
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A man has been hospitalized following a shooting in southeast Fresno early Monday morning. A security guard called police, saying someone had been shot around 1:30 am. It happ...
Randy James Sep 01, 2025

Groundbreaking Ceremony for New Library in Reedley
REEDLEY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) -- A groundbreaking ceremony was held in Reedley on Thursday for a brand new library. City and county leaders gathered to mark the start of the more than $14 million project...
Liz Kern Aug 29, 2025

Garnet Fire in Fresno County Was Caused By Lightning, Officials Say
FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) -- Officials have determined that the Garnet Fire in the Fresno County mountains was caused by lightning. It comes as the emergency declaration was formally approved b...
Liz Kern Aug 29, 2025 Officials determined that the Garnet Fire was caused by lightning. Photo: KFSN

KMJ Hosts on the Bobby Salazar Saga
One of the big stories we've been covering is the arrest of popular local restaurateur Bobby Salazar. He's accused of hiring a biker gang leader to torch his Blackstone Ave. restaurant. The insurance ...
Blake Taylor Aug 29, 2025
Poll
Daily Buzz Question: 9.18.2025
Jimmy Kimmel Live! has been pulled indefinitely after comments about Charlie Kirk’s assassination. What should happen next?
Reinstate the show – It’s satire, not censorship
Keep it suspended – Let the dust settle
Cancel it permanently – He crossed a line
Not sure – It's complicated
Voting Ends: Sep 18, 2025 | 7:00 PM