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
Love Triangle Suspect Returned to the Valley
A Fresno man who fled to Nevada has been returned to the Valley to face murder charges. The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office believes 59-year-old Leuth Sengsongkham is the prime suspect in a perceived love triangle that motivated him to kill his wife and her male friend on April 18th. Their bodies were found in a…… MORE
Clinton, Paul Stump in California
(KMJ) Presidential hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Rand Paul are on their way to California for to raise money for their campaigns. Clinton will shake hands with donors at billionaire environmentalist Tom Steyer’s home in the Bay Area this week. Tickets have already sold out at $2,700 per person. Clinton is coming from events in Nevada…… MORE
AG Harris Aide Nabbed for Impersonating Cop
(KMJ) An aide to California Attorney General Kamala Harris and two others have been arrested for impersonating a police officer in Southern California. The LAPD says Brandon Kiel was taken into custody after he claimed that he belonged to a secret police force called the Masonic Fraternal Police Department that has existed for over 3,000…… MORE
Unprecedented Water Cuts Approved
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California water regulators adopted sweeping, unprecedented restrictions Tuesday on how people, governments and businesses can use water amid the state’s ongoing drought, hoping to push reluctant residents to deeper conservation. The State Water Resources Control Board approved rules that force cities to limit watering on public property, encourage homeowners to let…… MORE
