FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A proposed ordinance to regulate new laboratories dealing with infectious diseases wins initial approval at Fresno City Council. Fresno City Councilmembers Garry Bredefeld, Miguel Arias and Nelson Esparza authored the “Infectious Disease Lab Accountability and Transparency Ordinance.” The proposal comes after the discovery of a Covid-19 lab operating illegally in Reedley…… MORE
Florida Man Arrested in Vegas For Sex Trafficking, Porterville Teenage Girl Returned to Parents
PORTERVILLE, CA (KMJ) – A missing teenage girl from Porterville is found in Las Vegas with a man from Florida, who’s now facing serious charges. On August 18, 2023, a 17-year-old girl’s parents contacted Porterville Police, telling officers that she’d run away. Police say the girl met a 20-year-old from Florida on social media. They…… MORE
Clovis Police Arrest Fresno Man for Series of Vehicle Burglaries
CLOVIS, CA (KMJ) – Clovis Police Detectives arrest a man from Fresno suspected of multiple vehicle burglaries. Police served a search warrant at the home of 37-year-old Nicholas Browning on Thursday, August 24, 2023. Clovis Police say in just 31 days, Brown allegedly broke into 11 cars near Clovis and Shaw in a gym parking…… MORE
Cal Feed Industry Is Going More Green
The California Department of Food and Agriculture says the feed industry diverted more than 18.5 million tons of byproducts from human food, fiber and biofuel production to livestock feed last year. Byproducts include canola meal, cotton seed, almond hulls, distiller’s grains, bakery byproducts, and culled fruits and vegetables. CDFA also says processing fruits, nuts and…… MORE
One Image, One Face, One American Moment: The Donald Trump Mug Shot
(AP) — A camera clicks. In a fraction of a second, the shutter opens and then closes, freezing forever the image in front of it. When the camera shutter blinked inside an Atlanta jail on Thursday, it both created and documented a tiny inflection point in American life. Captured for posterity, there was a former…… MORE
US Sues SpaceX For Alleged Hiring Discrimination Against Refugees And Others
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday sued SpaceX, the rocket company founded and run by Elon Musk, for alleged hiring discrimination against refugees and people seeking or already granted asylum. The complaint, filed in an administrative court within the department, asserts that SpaceX wrongly claimed that federal export control laws barred…… MORE
Plane Crash In The Middle Of Cornfield In Tulare County
TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ) — A plane crashed Thursday just west of Goshen in Tulare County. According to the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office, the crash happened in a cornfield west of Road 60 and south of Avenue 304. Officials say the pilot was flying a twin-engine plane. The sheriff’s office says the pilot was able…… MORE
Bay Area: Couple Arrested For Selling Over $20,000 Worth Of Stolen Merchandise
GALT, Calif. (KMJ) — Two suspects are now behind bars after they were caught selling thousands of dollars worth of stolen items in the Bay Area. According to the California Highway Patrol, an investigation regarding two suspects was launched back in July after officers believed they were selling stolen items from Victoria’s Secret. Following an…… MORE
Milk Pricing Hearing Now Underway
A once-in-a-generation hearing on federal milk pricing started this week. USDA’s Federal Milk Marketing Order hearing is an opportunity for dairy producers to make their case for changes to the pricing program. National Milk Producers Federation President and CEO Jim Mulhern says, “Thanks to the tireless efforts of dairy farmers and their cooperatives, this industry…… MORE
Ag Group Seeks More Free Trade Agreements
The organization called Farmers for Free Trade is asking all 2024 presidential candidates to prioritize new market access trade agreements to strengthen U.S. agriculture and decrease reliance on China. Farmers For Free Trade also called on the presidential candidates to hold China accountable in a responsible manner that does not endanger U.S. food and agriculture’s…… MORE
