The Fresno County Sheriff’s Narcotics Enforcement Team takes down a marijuana grow in Clovis. Deputies say they found 33 live plants — and nearly two hundred pounds of harvest pot inside a home on East Herndon Avenue on Wednesday. Deputies also arrested 49-year old Somsak Phouangkeo and charged him with cultivation and possession of marijuana…… MORE
Governor Brown Responds to Water Critics
Gov. Jerry Brown is taking a blunt approach with critics of his $15 billion plan to build twin tunnels to send water around the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Brown said that until critics have studied the problem for a million hours, they should “shut up.” The Democratic governor says that’s how long state officials have spent…… MORE
Pests Already Bugging Valley Growers
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) — Local farmers are having to contend with an unusually large pest population this spring, due to the quickly warming temps. That’s…… MORE
Calif. Tourism Reaches New High
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) — More than a quarter of a billion visitors came to the Golden State in 2014, according to non-profit Visit California organization.…… MORE
Officials Hope Sanger’s New Bus Service Could Spark The City’s Revitalization
SANGER (KMJ) — A grant of more than half a million federal dollars could be the start of a revitalization in a small valley city. The City of Sanger is using the money to put on a bus to Sequoia National Forest and Kings Canyon National Park – and its hoped that’ll be the draw…… MORE
Fresno Farmer Pesticide Drones
FRESNO FARMER DRONES US gives farmers approval to spray crops from drones FRESNO, Calif. (AP) – A drone large enough to carry tanks of fertilizers and pesticides has won rare approval from federal authorities to spray crops in the United States. Steve Markofski of Yamaha Corp. U.S.A. said Tuesday that the Federal Aviation Administration’s…… MORE
Beached Humpback Whale at the Coast
BEACHED WHALE Necropsy expected on beached whale near San Francisco PACIFICA, Calif. (AP) – Scientists are at San Francisco Bay Area beach Wednesday attempting to determine what killed a beached humpback whale. The necropsy started Wednesday morning. There was some concern late Tuesday that the carcass was being dragged to sea by waves, the San…… MORE
California Quakes North & South
CALIFORNIA EARTHQUAKES Small quakes shake Southern, Northern California communities HEMET, Calif. (AP) – Small earthquakes hundreds of miles apart have rattled communities east of Los Angeles and San Francisco. The largest of the quakes was a magnitude-3.7 temblor that struck at 12:39 a.m. Wednesday just north of Hemet, about 85 miles east of…… MORE
California Universities Now Welcome Students in Country Illegally
DAVIS, Calif. (AP) – With immigration reform stalled in Congress, a small but growing number of public and private colleges are rolling out their own welcome mats for students who were brought to the United States illegally as children. University of California President Janet Napolitano is hosting a two-day conference starting tomorrow…… MORE
NFL Investigator: Patriots Did Release Air From Play-off Footballs
Independent investigator Ted Wells submitted his report to Commissioner Roger Goodell and the New England Patriots on Wednesday in relation to the footballs used in the AFC Championship Game against the Indianapolis Colts.There are hundreds of pages of the report to go through, but here are some of the key sections that…… MORE
