FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A woman and two juveniles were shot in Fresno while at a family gathering Saturday evening, according to the Fresno Police Department. Police say around 7:45 p.m. they responded to a ShotSpotter activation as well as calls regarding a victim of a shooting near Hedges and Rowell Avenues. Upon arrival, responding officers say they were notified of other victims of the shooting at the scene. Police were able to gather the victims and transport them to a local hospital in stable condition. The victims were described as a 5-year-old with a minor injury to the foot, a wo ..read more

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Following an arrest of a man in Fresno County after hundreds of dead and malnourished animals were discovered Friday, the Central California SPCA announced they will be leading the investigation. The Fresno County Sheriff's Office says they responded to a home on Mt. Whitney and Chestnut Avenues near Laton for a report of deplorable conditions ..read more

SANGER, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A man was arrested in a burglary and arson investigation in Sanger, the Fresno County Sheriff's Office said. MAGEC Detectives say they assisted investigators with the Fresno Fire Department by serving a search warrant for a wanted person at 181 Academy Ave., in Sanger. The location serves as the clubhouse for the Screamin Demons Motorcycle Club. According to deputies, 39-year-old Thomas Qualls, the chapter president of this club, was the wanted person who had an active arrest warrant. Fire investigators determined Qualls was responsible for recently burglarizing an ..read more

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - The Fresno man who said to have posed as a teen girl to commit robbery in Fresno County lied about doing so, the Fresno County Sheriff's Office said. Deputies say they responded to the area of Manning and Walnut Avenues where they contacted a man who reported he had pulled over near an orchard and was resting in his car when suddenly, another man pulled him out of the vehicle, beat him with a baseball bat, and robbed his car and cell phone, fleeing in the victim's vehicle ..read more

PORTERVILLE, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Two people, who allegedly work as counselors at two non-profits in Tulare County, were arrested following a narcotics investigation in Porterville, the Porterville Police Department said. On Thursday at 8:09 a.m., officers say they conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle in the 100 block of North Murry Street as part of an investigation of narcotic sales. The driver and sole occupant of the vehicle was identified as 52-year-old Ursulo Jesus Bejarano, and he was determined to be under the influence of a controlled substance and in possession of narcotic paraphern ..read more

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A man has been arrested for animal abuse of around 300 animals and the death of hundreds of them, and the neglect of four children due to hazardous conditions in his home in Fresno County, the Fresno County Sheriff's Office said on Friday. Deputies say they responded to a home on the corner of Mt. Whitney and Chestnut Avenues near Laton for conditions that looked deplorable. Upon arrival, deputies say they found the property in complete disarray, with about 300 animals ranging from ducks, chickens, pigs, turkeys, dogs, goats, and more -hundreds of them dead ..read more

TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A 62-year-old Tulare man was sentenced Wednesday to life in state prison for child molestation.  According to the Tulare County District Attorney, Rosario Valenzuela pleaded no contest to two counts of lewd act upon a child under the age of fourteen. Valenzuela admitted to the special allegation that he was a habitual sexual offender due to a similar conviction from 1998.  Valenzuela also admitted the special allegation that his crimes involved substantial sexual conduct. Each count is a felony and is considered a strike offense.  One of the ..read more

VISALIA, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - According to the Visalia Police Department, a drug investigation has led to two arrests, the retrieval of several pounds of methamphetamine, and multiple guns being taken from one home. On May 2, officials say Visalia PD's Narcotics and Special Enforcement Unit served a search warrant at a residence on Waverly Court in Ivanhoe. When officers arrived at the home, officials say they arrested 29-year-old Jesus Villafan, whom they had been investigating for some time. Villafan was arrested in the front yard while 19-year-old Ruben Anguiano-Guardian jumped out the back ..read more

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - The three men arrested following the disturbance at Temple Beth Israel and St. Anthony of Padua Church in Fresno were named by police on Friday, following the incidents at the religious sites on Thursday. According to the Fresno Police Department, officers responded to Temple Beth Israel on Herndon and Maroa avenues in Fresno on Thursday at around 4:30 p.m. regarding a disturbance. When officers arrived, they say those responsible for the disturbance had left the scene in a van. The van was found parked at the nearby St. Anthony of Padua Church at Bullard and ..read more

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Religious messages were posted on the doors and windows of a Jewish temple in Fresno on Thursday, leading to two men being detained, the Fresno Police Department said. Officers say they responded to Temple Beth Israel on Herndon and Maroa avenues at 4:18 p.m. following a call about vandalism and a disturbance on site involving two men. Officials with the Temple Beth Israel say messages with religious content were posted around the doors and windows of the temple. The content of those messages is unknown. Messages posted to the side of Temple Beth Israel. Upon arriv ..read more