FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — One person has died following a water rescue in Fresno County on Easter Sunday. The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office was called out around 4 pm Sunday to the Winton Park area, where two men were struggling in the Kings River. The agency used a helicopter to help the men. One man…… MORE
Fire Erupts In Dryer Inside Clovis Apartment
CLOVIS, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A Clovis family’s Easter Sunday started with a small fire. Clovis Fire was called to an apartment complex near Fowler and Tollhouse avenues. When they arrived, firefighters saw smoke coming from the second floor of a two-story building. The fire was found inside a dryer and was quickly contained without spreading…… MORE
One Person Critically Injured After Being Stabbed After Fight In Fresno County
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fight on Sunday that left one person critically injured. At around Noon, a group of young men approached a man in the parking lot of a gas station near Lincoln and Elm avenues in Easton. A fight broke out and one of the…… MORE
Enter to win tickets to An Evening of Music and Wine with Don Felder
News Talk 580 and 105.9 KMJ with your chance to win tickets to An Evening of Music and Wine with Don Felder at the Chumash Grandstand Arena at the Paso Robles Event Center on Friday, July 25th at 7:30pm. Just click on the “Enter to Win” button below! An Evening of Music and Wine with…… MORE
Ocean Rates See Uptick Amid Tariff Turmoil
Ocean container rates from Asia to North America saw a slight uptick earlier this month, as the Trump administration’s tariff-driven trade strategy impacted global markets, according to industry insiders. Rates from Asia to the U.S. West Coast were up 10% week over week to $2,465 per forty-foot equivalent unit, per an April 16th market update.…… MORE
Escaped Kern County Inmate Wanted For Officer’s Murder Arrested In Mexico
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — The search for an escaped inmate accused of killing a police officer in Mexico is over. Cesar Hernandez was arrested Thursday by members of Mexico’s State Investigation Agency. It comes after a $35,000 reward was issued for information leading to his arrest. It’s not known if that reward has been collected. …… MORE
Fresno City Leaders Celebrating Solar Project
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Fresno leaders “flipped the switch” on the city’s largest combined solar and battery storage project. The work represents more than 34 megawatts of solar and battery storage — enough to power some 560 homes. During a gathering on Thursday at the Regional Wastewater Reclamation Facility in southwest Fresno, Mayor Jerry Dyer…… MORE
Breakthrough in Fake Meat Production
Researchers in Japan have produced nugget-sized chunks of chicken using animal cells, signaling a breakthrough in lab-grown food production. Lab-grown or cell-cultivated meat has been around for over a decade, offering an animal-based protein option that does not derive from slaughtered animals. Previous attempts at lab-grown chicken have been made with cells taken from living…… MORE
Groundbreaking Ceremony Held For Ag Center At Merced College
MERCED, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A groundbreaking ceremony was held for a one-of-a-kind agricultural center at Merced College on Thursday. The highly anticipated Ag-Tec Center will help to advance innovation while providing students a hands-on learning experience. Once completed, the center will house advanced processing equipment for fruits and vegetables, a training hub, and a community…… MORE
2 More Kids Test Positive for Cocaine in Tulare County
TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Two more kids have been found to have been exposed to cocaine at a Tulare County home where a nine-month-old initially tested positive for the drug. Detectives with the Tulare County Sheriff’s office arrested 29-year-old Ashley Flores and 32-year-old Casey Willbanks on Tuesday. Flores and Willbanks had taken a nine-month-old…… MORE
