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
Clovis West Disrupted After Fresno Police Investigate Suspected Bomb Hoax
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Clovis West High School and Fort Washington Elementary were under a Shelter in Place on Tuesday, after a call came in threatening the campus. The Fresno Police Department said the call came in around 1:00pm on Tuesday. Fresno Police responded along with Clovis Unified School Police. Clovis Unified sent the following…… MORE
Attorney John Eastman Surrenders To Authorities On Charges In Georgia 2020 Election Subversion Case
ATLANTA (AP) — John Eastman, the conservative attorney who pushed a plan to keep Donald Trump in power, turned himself in to authorities Tuesday on charges in the Georgia case alleging an illegal plot to overturn the former president’s 2020 election loss. Eastman was booked at the Fulton County jail and is expected to have…… MORE
15-Year-Old Arrested After Fatal Shooting In Farmersville
FARMERSVILLE, Calif. (KMJ) — A 15-year-old teenager was arrested after a fatal shooting Friday in Farmersville. According to the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called on August 18 to the 400 block of Outer Driver regarding a shooting. There deputies found Blake Pecego, 19, of Tulare, with a gunshot wound inside his car. Pecego…… MORE
USDA Proposes to Strengthen Horse Protection Act
USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service seeks public input on a proposed rule to strengthen Horse Protection Act requirements. The proposed changes aim to eliminate horse soring, a cruel and inhumane practice that gives horse owners and trainers an unfair advantage in walking horse competitions. Walking horses are known for possessing a naturally high…… MORE
Valley Sees Rain, Tornados, Floods From Hurricane Hilary
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno and other areas in the Central Valley were cleaning up Monday after a weekend of rain and wind from Hurricane Hilary, while Southern California saw an earthquake strike. Hilary was the first tropical storm to hit Southern California in 84 years. From Sunday through Monday, Weather continued to affect the…… MORE
Bakersfield Dentist Pleads Guilty to Stealing $500K in COVID-19 Relief Money
(KMJ) – A Bakersfield dentist pleads guilty on Monday to stealing half a million dollars in COVID-19 relief money. Federal prosecutors say Ranjan Rajbanshi, had dental practices in Bakersfield and Santa Barbara. U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert said between April 2020 and February 2022, Rajbanshi received more than $850,000 in COVID-19 relief money that was…… MORE
Most Cow-Calf Operations Remain Small
Most cow-calf operations in the U.S. remain relatively small and have fewer than 50 cows. USDA says at the other end of the spectrum, there are a few very large operations with more than 1,000 cows that can be found. USDA data from the National Agricultural Statistics Service Ag Census indicates that between 1997 and…… MORE
Visalia Man Arrested For Attempted Homicide After Shootings in Grover Beach, San Luis Obispo
(KMJ) – Police arrest a man from Visalia for two shootings on Thursday in Grover Beach and San Luis Obispo. Grover Beach police say a shooting took place around 1:00 p.m. at the 7-11 at 4th Street and Grand Ave. The suspect took off in a black Ford Mustang. Around 3:30 San Luis Obispo, police…… MORE
Authorities Charge 9 Current And Former California Police Officers In Corruption Case
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Nine current or former Northern California police officers were charged Thursday in a federal corruption investigation that found evidence they committed civil rights violations and fraud in an effort to get a pay raise and lied on reports to cover up the use of excessive force, U.S. authorities said. Ismail J.…… MORE
