[van id=”politics/2017/09/05/jeff-sessions-daca-decision-sot.cnn”] The White House issued the following statement shortly after the announcement: THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 5, 2017 Statement from President Donald J. Trump As President, my highest duty is to defend the American people and the Constitution of the United States of America. At…… MORE
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Law enforcement officials in California are searching for a man who they say kidnapped his former girlfriend and has been holding her against her will for several days. The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department says Monday that 52-year-old Joseph Hetzel kidnapped his ex-girlfriend on Friday. Sheriff’s officials say 55-year-old Virginia Paris…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California’s Department of Public Health has confirmed three deaths from the West Nile virus, the first this year. This is the peak transmission period for the mosquito-borne disease, which doesn’t pose a grave risk for most people but can afflict about 1 percent who contract it with serious neurologic illnesses. The…… MORE
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A new report from Rabobank predicts the U.S. beef cattle herd will increase 1.6 to 2.2 percent over the next few years. The Rabobank U.S. Long-term Beef and Cattle Outlook report outlines the expanding beef production, which is expected to continue to meet the need for exports. The U.S. beef cattle herd expansion started…… MORE
(CNN) – Search-and-rescue teams in California retrieved the bodies of two people missing for weeks after a car swerved off a road in the Sierra Nevada and plunged into a raging river, the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office said. The two are presumed to be Pakapol Chairatnathrongporn, 28, and Thiwadee Saengsuriyarit, 24 — both exchange students…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) The Pier Fire continues to burn, uncontrolled, across dry Tulare County land. As of Sunday, the blaze, burning east of Springville has charred more than 17,000 acres and is 0% contained. Investigators say the wildfire is human caused, but have not said exactly how it began. Photo credit: Cal Fire Mandatory evacuations…… MORE
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FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Hurricane Harvey animals are being airlifted out of Texas — and California will see some of them. The disaster is leaving pets all throughout Houston, helpless as shelters are overcrowded or flooded. People are rescuing dogs and cats in coolers, airlifting them to safety out of the area, even out of the…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — A proposed state senate bill, which aims to simplify the rules telecom providers have to abide by in California, has vocal opposition from a number of Central Valley cities. SB649 aims to help the roll out of the next generation of cellular technology, but it would involve limiting the opportunity for local…… MORE
