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
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
Mariposa Man Busted with Trove of Child Sex Abuse Material
MARIPOSA COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN/KMJ) — The Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office says a man could soon face charges in a major child predator case. Investigators took 58-year-old Robert Brooks into custody Tuesday in Calaveras County, where he worked. The arrest stems from a search warrant executed in September 2024 at a property in the Coulterville and…… MORE
The Ag Center Commodity Report for Thursday, April 17th
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