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Local job numbers for July were released Friday, and the news is disappointing. Unemployment rates across the Valley are up, with places like Merced County seeing rates inch closer to 20%. More>>
Officials for the Merced County Fair announced this week that next year's fair won't last as long. The 50-year-old event will change from six days to five, running from June 15th-19th. More>>
A man is dead, following a bizarre crash in Merced County. The incident occurred around 1:30 p.m. Thursday on White Rock Road, north of the Madera County Line. More>>
Extra officers will be patrolling a southeast Fresno school Friday morning, after an attempting kidnapping near campus. More>>
Some people run marathons; others cut feet off their hair. But for several Hoover High students, showing their support for cancer research became much more controversial this week. That's when officials found the support offensive. More>>
Porterville Police have arrested a man connected to a 2007 homicide case. Officers say they've arrested Louis Rodriguez Jr. on murder charges in the death of 19-year-old Xavier Taylor. More>>
The Fresno Center for New Americans (FCNA) received a huge financial boost this week. The Walmart Foundation, partnered with Fresno City Councilmember Blong Xiong, has given the center a $50,000 grant. More>>
Suspect from Valero robbery The City of Madera has seen a spike in armed robberies over the last week. More>>
Fresno Police have arrested a man who they say attempted to kidnap a girl near a Fresno Middle School Thursday. More>>
Visalia Police have arrested four men, who they say could be responsible for a string of burglaries. More>>
A wildfire near Orosi has been 100% contained. The 879 acre blaze broke out Tuesday night along Stokes Mountain, which is near Avenue 384 and Road 176. More>>
We have a couple more recalls to tell you about. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced the voluntary recall of a thousand units of electrical wire. More>>
An all day search at a home in the South Valley. Detectives brought in heavy equipment to dig up the backyard of a home in Exeter. More>>
This all stems from the controversy over those city officials in Bell, California who were making close to $1 million a year. And some city officials in Fresno want to make sure that stunning discovery isn't made here. More>>
$135 million worth of marijuana - that's what drug agents found growing on private property in Madera County Wednesday.
The grow was in a corn field, near Road 21 and Avenue 19.
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The Fresno State Bulldogs will be saying so-long to the Western Athletic Conference. KMPH News has learned the school will accept an invitation to join the Mountain West Conference. More>>
Two Oaxaca men are behind bars, accused of growing marijuana in a Madera County cornfield. More>>
Over a dozen Fresno County Firefighters are on the scene of a house fire in the Lanare area. The blaze broke out around 7:30 a.m. Wednesday on Garfield Avenue, near Mount Whitney. More>>
You may want to check the eggs in your fridge, before you make your next omelet. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is recalling millions of eggs, over salmonella concerns. More>>
Cal Fire crews from Madera, Mariposa and Merced are battling a 75 acre blaze up in Mariposa County. The "Converse Fire" broke out around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday morning. More>>
This week marks the start of school for many students, however some drivers aren't remembering the rules of the road when it comes to school zones. More>>
Firefighters continue to make progress on a wildfire burning east of Orosi. The fire broke out on Stokes Mountain, near Avenue 384 and Road 176, around 8 p.m. Tuesday. More>>
A construction project at Vinland Elementary in northeast Fresno is affecting the cooling system in four classrooms. The principal says she doesn't know how long this will take to fix it. Staff is taking extra steps to keep kids cool during these hot summer days. More>>
Firefighters are battling a massive blaze in Tulare County.
The fire is on Stokes Mountain, near Avenue 384 and Road 176. More>>
Madera County rescue crews will continue their search at sunrise for a 19-year-old man who's believed to have drowned near Chiquito Falls. More>>
Nearly 1,700 Fresno residents spent part of Tuesday without any air conditioning.
The power went out in parts of downtown Fresno at around 4:00 in the evening, at that time the outside temperatures climbed up to 104 degrees. More>>
The Clovis Police Department has been no exception when it comes to the weak economy. So when the budget sunk, something had to go. One thing put on hold was the city's "Neighborhood Watch" program. More>>
Visalia Police continue to search for the suspects responsible for shooting a man at a home several times. More>>
Two men are behind bars, accused of breaking into cars parked along the Kings River over the weekend. More>>
Madera County's SAR & Dive Team were called out to Chiquito Creek Tuesday afternoon, after a man fell into the rapid waters. More>>
For the second time in the last two weeks, an F-16 made an emergency landing at Fresno Yosemite International Airport Tuesday. More>>
Three Fresno street gang members are behind bars, after a bizarre shooting at a local campground. More>>
A Madera County Sheriff's Deputy suffered major injuries Monday, after he was involved in a fiery crash up near Bass Lake. More>>
Clovis Police are urging residents to use common sense when it comes to their garages, and lock them up. The advice comes after a string of garage burglaries throughout the city. More>>
Local McDonald's locations will offer people more than what's on the menu Tuesday. The fast-food chain will be holding a one–day hiring event at their Fresno area restaurants. More>>
Out of work? Thinking about going back to school? You're not alone. KMPH News Norma Yuriar reports from Fresno City College where classes are overflowing with a new a new kind of student. More>>
A toddler drowned in his family's swimming pool in Fresno.
Firefighters responded to the home on the 1000 block of North Farris Avenue. More>>
Local Muslim leaders tell KMPH News that two years before the 9/11 attacks, they tried to build an Islamic school near Herndon and 99. They say people around here were not ready for it at that time. More than ten years later, they hope the people of New York are. More>>
The head of the Catholic Diocese of Fresno is asking his followers for their prayers.
Bishop John T. Steinbock notified local priests that he has been diagnosed with lung cancer. More>>
City Officials say the Tuolumne St. bridge, between G & H streets in Downtown Fresno, will remain closed due to damage sustained in a fire over the weekend. More>>
Merced County Sheriff's Deputies have made an arrest in a robbery case from February. 33-year-old Hugo Salazar Gutierrez of Atwater has been charged in the robbery of a 71-year-old man. More>>
Fresno County Sheriff's Deputies are investigating a suspected homicide. Deputies were called to Bethel and Adams, in Del Rey around 7:40 a.m. Monday, after a body was discovered by a farmworker. More>>
Valley drivers are once again paying more at the pump. The latest Lundberg Survey found the price for gasoline has gone up almost four cents in the last three weeks. More>>
Porterville Police have arrested a man who they say is responsible for several robberies in the city over the past month. More>>
Last minute shoppers prepare for the new school year. What they bought on the day before Fresno Unified starts classes. More>>
Not everyone can afford to buy their kids everything they need for school.
That's where the generosity of strangers comes in. More>>
A car accident involving three vehicles killed three people in Mariposa County.
It happened on Highway 140, in the Midpines area. More>>
August 15th officially belongs to a persistent 16–year–old girl in Fresno.
Mayor Ashley Swearengin proclaimed Sunday Desiree Vines Day. More>>
People in the North Valley have the chance to see a Washington D.C. memorial in their own backyards. A replica of the Vietnam Wall is on display in Chowchilla until Monday. More>>
A community gathers to thank World War Two Veterans on the 65th Anniversary of the end of the war. The theme was Keep The Spirit of 45 Alive. More>>
The California Highway Patrol is asking for the public's help in locating a man they say hit a Madera boy on his bicycle last week, leaving him to die. More>>
