A panel of scientists is disputing a World Health Organization report that labels the main ingredient of Roundup as “probably carcinogenic to humans.” Reuters reports the 16-member panel presented its findings to the annual meeting of the Society for Risk Analysis this week. The company that assembled the panel was paid to do so…… MORE
Yearly Archives: 2015
Fresno’s Elephant Bar Hit By Hackers
(KMJ) – Fresno’s Elephant Bar is one of dozens of locations where customer payment card information may have been compromised . CM Ebar, LLC, owner of Elephant Bar restaurants, was alerted to a potential security incident by its card processor on Nov. 3. Based on a forensic investigation, it appears hackers installed malicious software on…… MORE
A Fresh Look at the Compensation of City Workers
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 majority of city workers in the Central Valley earn significantly more in total compensation than the average taxpayer. According to Transparent California,…… MORE
Study: Ending Texts with a Period Could Have Undesirable Consequences
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) — Putting a period at the end of your text is unfriendly, according to a new study published in the journal Computers in Human…… MORE
Fresno State Flags At Half-Staff For Dee Jordan
Fresno State’s President Joseph Castro ordered the University’s national and state flags to be posted at half-staff Tuesday in memory of Mrs. Dee Jordan, whose family donated $29.5 million to Fresno State’s Ag One Foundation in 2009. “The impact of the Jordan family gift was transformational for Fresno State and continues to help us make…… MORE
Code Strike Team Puts Slumlords On Notice
The City of Fresno is adding officers to their Code Enforcement Strike Team, and will pursue criminal charges if needed — to force slumlords to fix their properties. Two code enforcement officers will be reassigned and report directly to City Manager Bruce Rudd, while Mayor Ashley Swearengin has set aside fiscal 2016 funds to…… MORE
HERO Energy Efficiency Scheme Now Covers More Valley Communities
KERMAN (KMJ) — A scheme to bring affordable energy improvements into valley homes is finding its way into more and more communities in Fresno County. The HERO program (which stands for ‘home energy renovation opportunity’) is designed to help homeowners cover the cost of energy improvements, such as artificial turf and solar panels. It’s a…… MORE
‘The Cat House On The Kings’ Needs Your Help To Win A Big Grant
FRESNO (KMJ) — The Central Valley’s ‘Cat House on the Kings’ needs your help to win a grant of as much as $20,000. The cat sanctuary just north of Reedley houses felines who want to live in a no-cage and no kill shelter. It looks after abandoned and feral cats and kittens and it now…… MORE
WTO Announces COOL Tariff Levels
The World Trade Organization says Canada and Mexico can implement tariffs just over $1 billion because of the U.S. Country of Origin Meat Labeling law. An arbitration panel announced the final ruling, which says COOL requirements have cost the U.S. trading partners more than $1 billion. That figure is less than what Canada and…… MORE
Search Continues for “At-Risk” Clovis Man
(KMJ) – Fresno County sheriff’s detectives are seeking the public’s help to locate a missing “at-risk” Clovis man. Kenneth Wesson, 65, left his home on the 3200 block of Bundy Avenue in Clovis on Dec. 3 around 11:15 a.m. He was driving a 1989 white, single cab Chevy pickup truck with a rear slider window.…… MORE
