KMPH Special Report: The Art of Inspiration
Chris Sorenson has lived in the Valley all of his life. And to the art world, he's a staple.But for those who can barely master the art of the stick figure, he's virtually unknown; even though thousands right here in Fresno pass by his work every single day.
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The Human Face of the Financial Crisis
In today's tough economy it's becoming more common for some valley teens to stay a home longer than they planned, that's because nowadays landing their first real job comes with its own set of challenges.
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Transforming For Life: Kevan's Story
In a KMPH Special Assignment airing every Wednesday in July, KMPH Meteorologist Kevan Ramer takes you with him as he trains, diets and makes the commitment to live a healthier lifestyle.
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Grizzlies: Behind The Scenes
The clubhouse is the focus of all the team's activity and it's kept running smoothly by the clubhouse manager.
Players and coaches credit the man in charge of all their stuff with helping the team keep up a winning attitude.
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KMPH Exclusive: New Details Of Vartanian's Gambling Debt Uncovered
Fresno businessman Kirk Vartanian is facing legal troubles both here in Fresno and in Las Vegas. In a KMPH Special Report, Norma Yuriar travled to Vegas where she uncovered new details about Vartanian's outstanding gambling debt.
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The Jobs You Want: U.S. Census
The U.S. Census Bureau is looking to hire dozens of managers in the Central Valley. The jobs are seasonal but, you can earn nearly $28 an hour.
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The Jobs You Want: New York Life
The class of 2009 is facing the most competitive job market in years, but a Fortune 100 company with roots in Fresno is offering a helping hand to recent graduates - they're hiring!
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The Jobs You Want: Leslie's Pool Supplies
If you believe in working hard and having fun then get your resume ready, one California store is now hiring 'friendly' people.
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Little League Offers Hope in Tough Neighborhood
The old saying, "It takes a whole village, to raise a child" is alive and well in the city of Reedley that's where a group of volunteers are using an all-american pass time to change young lives.
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Dream Wedding on a Budget
Ariana Duarte provides brides-to-be with useful tips for creating a dream wedding on a tight budget.
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The Jobs You Want: AAA
Large insurance companies have recently been in the news mostly because of financial problems. But, one insurance office in Fresno has very good news to report; they're hiring.
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Painkiller Addiction: Rough Road To Recovery
Addiction specialists say 10% to 15% of the population is born with a predisposition to addiction.
But it's important to point out - there is help out there.
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A Former Painkiller Addict's Story
Addiction doctors say 15% of the overall population will likely become addicted to a harmful substance, and it's just a matter of time before a potential addict is united with a potentially deadly drug.
When we think of drug addicts, most of us think of people shooting up in a back alley.
But the latest trend has people popping pills in their own homes.
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Salts in Water Could Affect Jobs
Too much salt and the water that goes through the reclamation process can eventually poison the Valley's fertile farmland. Some big businesses can release large quantities of salt into the sewer system, and if they do, new ones may not be able to locate in the Fresno area.
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Special Assignment: When Medicine Turns Criminal
A doctor's prescription for pain could be a prescription for jail time, if the pills end in the wrong hands. When used as directed prescription painkillers can help people, but when used to get high it's considered breaking the law.
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Prescription Drug Abuse On the Rise
What's killing dozens of people in some of the most affluent neighborhoods in Fresno and Clovis? Legitimate drugs legally prescribed by doctors, but put to illegitimate use by patients who are addicted to their highs.
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Tiny Fish, Big Deal
Mark Twain once said "...whiskey is for drinking, water is for fighting over" and the second half of that quote is playing out as a disagreement over the amount of water being pumped out of the Delta.
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Signs in the Heaven's: What's Next? Part-2
Can we know the future? It's a question that's been asked since the beginning of humankind, and while proof may be hard to find, there are some who feel the answer is yes, if you know where to look and can recognize the signs.
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Signs In The Heaven's: What's Next? Part 1
Last year KMPH told you about a local Messianic congregation here in Fresno and a Messianic pastor...who were watching for signs in the heavens for clues to important future events in biblical prophecy. Check out what's happened since that report.
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KMPH Special Report: Yes She Can
Dorothy, or "Dot", as many people know her, can be seen pretty much every single day digging through the garbage at Fresno City College.
Many people think she's just crazy about cans. But this grandma is literally "down in the dumps" all for a good cause.
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Valley Volunteers Save Easter
The city of Fresno relies on volunteers to host Easter celebration in south-central Fresno.
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Valley Students Give Back During Recession
Every Monday and Wednesday morning you will find a special group of students volunteering at a Fresno homeless shelter, where they say they give back because 'it makes them feel good'.
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The Cat House on the Kings
There's a place along the Kings River where there are no cages, just acres of land where cats can run free. The Cat House on the Kings is the only sanctuary of its kind in the state of California.
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"Work At Home" Scams On Rise
The tough economy is leaving some people desperate for work, any work.
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"Birds of a Feather" Fresno Man Spends Hundreds Feeding the Birds, Keeping a Promise
If you've driven in the area of Bullard and 41 anytime in the last 30 years there's a good chance you've noticed them; hundreds of birds lining the traffic lights, covering the pavement, surrounding one particular house.
But the birds aren't there by accident.
They're there for a quick bite.
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Spotting Foreclosure Scams
Ariana Duarte takes an in-depth look at how to avoid falling victim to foreclosure scams.
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Reading Between the Lines of Fresno's IPA Proposal
Now that Fresno leaders have rolled out their plan for an independent police auditor, they have to convince the community and the city council that it will work. In tonight's special assignment, Nicole Garcia takes a closer look at the proposal, in exclusive one-on-one interviews with the mayor and the police chief.
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Fresno Citizens on Patrol
During the Presidential Inauguration, the Valley listened as the country's new president spoke about an 'Era of Responsibility'. But giving back is nothing new for one Fresno woman, who has spent more than a decade serving the Valley.
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Wesson Mass Murder: 5 Years Later
Five years after Fresno's worst mass murder in history, surviving family members continue to struggle with the memories associated with March 12th.
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Answering the Call: The Valley Gives Back
It's been two months since Obama took office and the valley is beginning to see a new wave of people giving back.
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Police Lawsuits Cost City Millions of Dollars
In a KMPH special assignment, Nicole Garcia looks at how much lawsuits against the Fresno Police Department have cost taxpayers so far.
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Policing the Police
The City of Fresno is expected to announce their plans to create a police auditor office; it's going to be called the Community Advisory Panel. The city says it's a way to give folks a chance to sound off on the issues facing the city.
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Valley's Female Leaders Talk About Progress
March is National Women's History Month. The people of the Valley have a lot to be proud of, but at least one expert on women's issues says there's still some improvement to be made.
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Riding for a Reason: Part Two
We got the chance to go along and see just how the gang-infested areas respond to "the man on the horse."
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Riding for a Reason: Part One
If you've lived in Fresno for awhile, chances are you've seen him riding along the streets on a horse, on a mission.
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Valley Volunteers: Bible Study Behind Bars
KMPH goes behind bars at the Fresno County Jail for an inside look at how inmates are trying to turn their lives around through Bible study.
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Finding Hope Now: Part Two
The "Hope Now" program has seen more than 1500 young men walk through their doors, looking for an answer other than the streets. We spoke with three of those men who say they credit the program another chance at a life worth living.
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Valley Climate is Heating Up
California and the Central Valley are in the midst of a drought and right now, forecasters aren't predicting much relief. In fact all the trends are pointing to warmer temperatures and shorter rainy seasons in the future.
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"Valley Volunteers: Part One"
An inside look into people and places making a difference across the Central Valley.
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Signs In the Heavens, What's Coming, Part I
A group of Jewish and gentile believers are reaching back to the ancient past for answers to our future, a timetable of what they call the rapture.
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Signs in the Heavens, What's Coming Part II
In Part II of "Signs in the Heavens, What's Coming," we'll show you why we won't have to wait 7 years to find out. We could know within two months.
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Worst–Case Scenario: Surviving A High Rise Fire
The situation comes to us from the Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook Travel Edition. In our series we've had our own experts evaluate the book's advice, and we've some positive feedback, and some negative. This week, our two man panel says the book is right on.
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"Hanford Goes Hollywood"
A little bit of Hollywood hit one Central Valley town this week, and KMPH's own Dani Carlson got her chance at stardom on the big screen.
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Part: 2 The Central Valley's Most Wanted
KMPH News gives an exclusive, in- depth look into sting operations by the U. S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force.
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"Central Valley's Most Wanted Part: 1"
Ariana Duarte follows the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task force and gives an exclusive look into three arrests, including some of the Central Valley's most wanted criminals.
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Worst–Case: Landing a Plane
Landing an airplane isn't the end of the world, even for amateurs, says the Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook.
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Women Behind Bars
In a KMPH Special Assignment, Nicole Garcia goes behind the prison walls at Valley State Prison for Women in Chowchilla, and shows us what life is like for the women who call the prison home.
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Mystery at the Mansion: Part Two
The Clovis sanitarium was actually built in the early 1920s and served as a residence for about 20 years. But in 1942, new owners came in and established the sanitarium and the mansion housed many with mental illness until the late 80s.
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Mystery at the Mansion: Part 1
If you've driven in the area of Clovis and Shaw, chances are it's caught your eye. Or maybe, you've braved your way through the building for a Halloween spook.
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Worst-Case Scenario Tips for Living With Bears
Bears are a giant part of North American wildlife: hundreds of thousands of them can be found in forests and rivers from coast to coast. But what do you do if you are camping or hiking, and you're confronted by one?
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North vs. South: The Race To The Mayor's Office
The City of Fresno is about to enter a new era with two candidates vying to lead the way. Come November voters will decide whether Henry T. Perea or Ashley Swearingen will take over at city hall. If voters "vote" the same way they did in June, se could be in for a "north versus south" showdown.
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Thru My Eyes
At the age of 30, Millie Marshall was in her prime, independent with a busy social life when she lost her vision in a motorcycle accident. No one expected her to live, but nearly 30-years later she's still here.
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Worst–Case Scenarios Put To The Test
From surviving in the desert, to running from a bear, to getting away safely from gunfire, our special series "could" help you survive, if you find yourself in a worst-case scenario.
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The Littlest Hero
The four-year-old Valley boy who helped his family escape a house fire is home from the hospital, after being badly burned this past winter in the blaze. In a KMPH Special Assignment watch how the community has banded to together to aid the boy and his family in his recovery.
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Public Transportation: Cost vs. Convenience
Call it cost vs. convenience. In a KMPH Special Assignment we compared three modes of transportation to see just what is the easiest and cheapest way to get around town, while avoiding high gas prices.
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Credit Crisis Part-2
Getting out of debt takes a lot of work, and sometimes even requires the help of financial professionals. In part-2 of this KMPH Special Assignment Nicole Garcia takes a look a what many families are doing to get out of debt.
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Credit Crisis Part-1
In this KMPH Special Assignment Nicole Garcia investigates several options to gaining financial freedom for those drowning in debt.
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Terry’s House: Learning to Dance Again
Terry's House is set to be a new 20-unit guest home for people with loved ones in the burn and trauma units at Community Regional Medical Center. For the past few weeks, we've shared stories of former patients, and now we introduce you to Amanda Borchansky.
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Holiday Inn Set To Open In Downtown Fresno
A new Holiday Inn is moving into Downtown Fresno where it occupy the former Hilton Building. The hotel is expected to make a big impact in the Downtown business community, and provide badly-needed hotel rooms.
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Cheating Farmers: Part 2
In this KMPH Special Assignment Ariana Duarte investigates illegal vendors in Fresno County and explains what officials say they've done to curb the alarming problem.
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Cheating Farmers Part 1
Illegal fruit stands are stealing business away from Valley farmers and local businesses. In part one of a two part series, Ariana Duarte exposes how illegal fruit stands are hurting Valley farmers.
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Terry’s House: Above & Beyond the Call of Duty
By now, many of you are aware that KMPH is teaming up with Community Regional Medical Center to raise money for Terry's House. Now, another story of struggle, determination and ultimately survival.
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Making the Switch: Are You Ready For DTV
The big switch from analog to digital TV is coming up quick; are you ready? Tune into to this KMPH Special Assignment when KMPH Anchor Monty Torres gives you the 411 on the upcoming DTV conversion.
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The Small Hands That Feed Us Part-2
In Part II of KMPH's Special Assignment "The small hands that feed us" reporter Norma Yuriar takes a look at a Valley program that's helping migrant children finish high school and continue onto college.
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The Small Hands That Feed Us Part-1
Working in the fields is often seen as a tough job, with long hours and low pay. Field work can be especially brutal for migrant children, whose families depend on them to help contribute to the household wages.
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Terry’s House: A Father’s Love
Seven months after a devastating house fire, the Villa family of Fresno continues sticking together in spite of the odds.
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Fresno Family Searches for Life After War
Nearly 200,000 men and women have served since 200, thousands of them giving their lives. But for Iraq War veterans fortunate enough to get back home, trying to make life normal again is nearly impossible, especially when it comes to marriage, family and moving on.
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Wut R U Saying? Part 2
In Part 2 of this KMPH Special Assignment, Nicole Garcia looks at how text-messaging is no longer just for the younger generation and how the mobile technology is now bringing families together.
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Wut R U Saying? Part 1
In our KMPH Special Assignment, Nicole Garcia looks at why text messaging is becoming so popular, and who's more likely to become addicted to it.
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Farewell To The Queen: World Famous Ship Prepares For Final Voyage
Since Queen Elizabeth 2 first entered service in 1969, she's sailed nearly 6 million miles, more than any other ship, and the equivalent of going to the moon and back 13 times. In the process QE2 has carried almost 2.1 million guests.
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It's a "Rap"
Former Visalia gang members join the fight against gangs using something they say gang members had first. They're using beats to beat the problem; something citizens say is only getting worse.
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STEP-ping Through the Pain
According to the Officer Down Memorial Page, 25 police officers have been killed in the line of duty across the country since the beginning of 2008. KMPH's Dani Carlson takes a look into how the STEP Team at the Tulare County Sheriff's Department deals with the loss of a brother.
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Visalia's Underground History Mystery
For more than 50 years, underground tunnels in the South Valley have prompted rumors of drugs, murder and haunting. So what's the real story? KMPH literally got to the bottom of it.
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Terry’s House: Part 3
The idea of a home for families with patients in the burn and trauma units was something doctors dreamed of for years. People sleep in waiting rooms; their cars even broom closets just to be close to their loved ones. That was until Tom and Terry Richards came along.
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Terry's House: Part II
In April 2007, life for the Bourez family was turned upside down when their son was involved in a fatal accident with his aunt. After spending months in the hospital, they say a place like Terry's House would have been helpful.
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Part 2: Criminal for Hire
According a proposal by Governor Schwarzenegger, about 22,000 inmates could be released from prison later this year. And one local business owner says he's prepared to open his doors to them.
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Criminals For Hire
Ariana Duarte takes an in-depth look at how the Governor's proposed plan for an early inmate release could affect citizens in Fresno County.
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One Boy's Tragedy Turns Into One Community's Triumph
KMPH and Community Regional Medical Center are teaming up to raise money for Terry's House; an 18,000 square foot home for the families of burn and trauma patients.
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Should You Save Or Splurge?
With President Bush looking likely to sign an economic rescue plan that will send $600 to $1,200 in rebates to most taxpayers this week, many people have already begun thinking of ways on how to spend it. Nicole Garcia shows us how far our upcoming tax rebates will go in our economy.
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Feline-ality Process at the CCSPCA
Every year, more than 16,000 cats are euthanized at the Central California SPCA. In order to decrease those numbers, the animal shelter implemented a new process called Feline-ality, meant to help cats find a permanent home.
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Fighting The Epidemic
It's one of the fastest growing drugs in the world. It's highly addictive, and studies show it causes extensive physical and mental damage to those who use it. "It" is methamphetamine and the dangerous drug is sweeping through the South Valley.
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Get The Lead Out
These days parents are constantly checking the news for the latest lead recalls on toys. In a KMPH Special Assignment KMPH Anchor Jadine MacLiver introduces you to a family where a little girl tested positive for lead poisoning.
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Holiday Feast For Less
With Thanksgiving just days away, one valley mom, along with local chef, Rob Ringler reveal the secrets of feeding a family of eight for under a $100.
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Holiday Decorating On A Dime
The holidays are quickly approaching.....are you ready? Between the shopping, the bills, and the decorating it's easy to get in over your head during the holiday season. In this KMPH Special Assignment
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Lethal Stand Still
In this two-part special assignment, Norma Yuriar takes an exclusive first look at the new lethal injection chamber that could help reinstate capitol punishment in California.
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Justice at Mountain Meadows
In a two part series airing on The Ten O'Clock news, Clint Olivier tells the story of the massacre at Mountain Meadows through the eyes of Frank Kirkman and his wife Diane. Olivier follows the duo as they travel to the Meadows to take part in 150th anniversary of the event.
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The Fountain Of Youth
Back in July KMPH News Anchor Monty Torres took a look at Hormone Replacement Therapy. Tune into the KMPH Ten O'Clock News on Thursday, November 1st as Torres, with the assistance of local angi-aging doctor William Work, takes a look at the program 3 months later to find out exactly what it does, what Torres experienced, and what changes Torres underwent.
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