The Santa Barbara City Council has unanimously voted to spend $55 million to reactivate the city’s desalination plant and tap the ocean to turn salty seawater to fresh water amid an historic drought. The council voted yesterday to restart the facility, which could provide up to 40 percent of Santa Barbara’s water. Council members called the…… MORE
Photo credit: Yosemite NP El Portal Road, also known as Highway 140 in Yosemite National Park has been closed because of a mudslide. The CHP has no estimated time to re-open the road. Caltrans says the road has been shutdown at the park boundary. Rain from thunderstorms rolling through the Yosemite area are to blame.…… MORE
From Coarsegold – a missing dog might have broken a record for the dog paddle after swimming for hours to stay afloat. Carolyn Hoover says her 11-year-old chocolate Laborador Retriever Sydney disappeared during Saturday night’s big storm. “I had turned my back and went out to get her and she wasn’t anywhere around.” Carolyn Hoover,…… MORE
The Grizzlies are literally cooking up a new promotion for their upcoming game and they want to temp you with tacos. New additions to their “5th Taco Truck Throwdown” promotion – players wearing taco-themed jerseys. “We’ve never worn a theme jersey before – that’s the part we’ve never brought the energy on to the baseball…… MORE
An autopsy will determine whether a Bakersfield man who died during weekend thunderstorms was hit by lightning. Kern County sheriff’s deputies say family members found Stephen Ermigarat unresponsive under a tree Saturday evening. First-responders attempted CPR but the 62-year-old banking executive was eventually declared dead at the scene.… MORE
Aaron Abeytia Aaron Abeytia anchors afternoon newscasts on News/Talk 580 & 105.9 KMJ. Read More… Listen to the report as aired on News/Talk 580 AM & 105.9 FM KMJ FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — The Lifting Children and Families Out of Poverty Act would impose a surcharge of up to 1% on California real…… MORE
Aaron Abeytia Aaron Abeytia anchors afternoon newscasts on News/Talk 580 & 105.9 KMJ. Read More… Listen to the report as aired on News/Talk 580 AM & 105.9 FM KMJ FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Citibank and its subsidiaries are being forced to pay $700 million in relief, to people who were harmed by their…… MORE
With a growing demand for protein, and the lack of new farmland to raise more livestock, speakers at a symposium in Chicago suggested insects could become an attractive alternative to animal protein sources. Meatingplace reports the discussion took place during the 2015 Institute of Food Technologists. Founder of All Things Bugs, LLC Aaron Dossey told…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — Fresno Fire Captain Pete Dern is continuing to recover from serious burns in the hospital and we can help him and others in a similar situation on their roads to recovery. “It is really important to come in and give”, says President and CEO of the Central California Blood Center Dean Eller.…… MORE
Several lawmakers are taking steps to stop drones from interfering in battling California wild fires. SB 167 would increase fines and make jail time possible for drone use that interferes with firefighting efforts. And on Monday, Republican state Sen. Ted Gaines of El Dorado and Democratic Assemblyman Mike Gatto of Glendale also announced SB 168, which would…… MORE
