Victoria Meza

6 days ago | yourcentralvalley.com | Victoria Meza

HANFORD, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A person has been arrested after a welfare check ended in a homicide investigation in Hanford, the Kings County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies say they responded to a home in the 8500 block of Curtis Street in Hanford Friday morning for a welfare check. Upon arrival, sheriff’s officials say an investigation began into the circumstances surrounding a suspected homicide. The sole suspect believed to be responsible for the incident was arrested at the scene.

6 days ago | yourcentralvalley.com | Victoria Meza

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office reported two bear sightings in the county in a little over one week – one in Selma and another in Clovis. Because of the incidents, the sheriff’s office is advising residents on what to do if they encounter a bear in their backyard. On Friday, the Selma Police Department reported that one of its officers saw a black bear on the loose in the area of Dinuba Avenue and Wright Street.

6 days ago | yourcentralvalley.com | Victoria Meza

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A man was arrested in Fresno after police reported finding illegally owned firearms and multiple opium poppy plants and marijuana plants. The Fresno Police Department detectives said they were conducting a follow-up regarding a firearm investigation on April 30. During the investigation, they contacted a man who was not allowed to own or possess firearms.

1 week ago | yourcentralvalley.com | Victoria Meza

HURON, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office identified one of the victims in a Huron deadly shooting back in 2017, and now, they are asking for the public to help in solving this case. Deputies identified the man as 22-year-old Jesus Adrian Amador Jr. of Huron. Deputies say homicide detectives are shifting back to the investigation after receiving new information related to his homicide, but they still need the public’s help to find his alleged killer.

1 week ago | yourcentralvalley.com | Victoria Meza

COALINGA, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Some areas of Highway 33 through Coalinga will be closed as part of a paving operation in Fresno County. Caltrans announced on Thursday that a portion of Highway 33 through parts of Coalinga in Fresno County will be closed as part of a paving project from May 13 until May 15 between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.Caltrans says the following will occur on May 13:One-way traffic control will be in place at N. Garfield Street to S.