Republican Senator Mike Lee of Utah leads a bipartisan effort to reform agricultural checkoff programs. Lee was joined by Democrats Cory Booker, Kristen Gillibrand and Elizabeth Warren, and Republican Rand Paul, in reintroducing the Opportunities for Fairness in Farming Act. Checkoffs are mandatory Department of Agriculture fees assessed on a per-unit basis that fund boards…… MORE
KISS Reveals Last Locations of US Farewell Tour, 2 California Concerts
NEW YORK (AP) — Rockers Kiss have announced the final shows of their last tour: The band plans to hang up their platform boots after two back-to-back shows at Madison Square Garden in New York at the end of 2023. The last leg of the band’s 17-date North American tour kicks off in October in Texas…… MORE
Shipping Companies Reach $97M California Oil Spill Agreement
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Shipping companies will pay nearly $97 million to settle a lawsuit with a pipeline operator over a 2021 oil spill off the coast of Southern California, the pipeline company said Wednesday. Amplify Energy, the Houston-based company that operates the pipeline, said in a statement that companies associated with the M/V…… MORE
To The Rooftops: Staggering Snowfall In California Mountains
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California’s latest winter storm was tapering off early Wednesday, but dangerous conditions persisted, including widespread freezing as skies cleared in the north. In the Sierra Nevada in Northern California, where blizzard warnings were issued overnight and into early Wednesday, major highways were subject to closures and chain restrictions, and authorities warned…… MORE
Red Cross of Central California Opens Another Shelter in Prather, Reedley College will remain Open Tonight
(KMJ) – The Red Cross of Central California says the shelter at Reedley College will remain open tonight, Tuesday, Feb 28, 2023. Additionally, the Red Cross has just opened a shelter at Foothills Elementary (29147 Auberry Road, Prather, CA 93651) to support Prather, Auberry and Shaver Lake residents without power. Red Cross Evacuation centers are…… MORE
California, Other States Officially End Coronavirus Pandemic Emergency Orders
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s coronavirus emergency officially ended Tuesday, nearly three years after Gov. Gavin Newsom issued the nation’s first statewide stay-at-home order and just days after the state reached the grim milestone of 100,000 deaths related to the virus. As California’s emergency winds down, such declarations continue in just five other states —…… MORE
Final State Emergencies Winding Down 3 Years Into Pandemic
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s coronavirus emergency officially ends Tuesday, nearly three years after Gov. Gavin Newsom issued the nation’s first statewide stay-at-home order and just days after the state reached the grim milestone of 100,000 deaths related to the virus. As California’s emergency winds down, such declarations continue in just five other states —…… MORE
City of Merced Urges Community to Storm Watch
MERCED, CALIF – The City of Merced urges community members to be mindful of current and upcoming weather conditions. Bear Creek’s water height is anticipated to be above the flood monitor stage. However, flood waters are not expected to exit the creek. Therefore, creek flows are projected to be fast. January storms have made areas…… MORE
‘Vigil and Rally For Justice’ For Hoover High Student Killed in Hit and Run
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A vigil and rally for justice will be held at Hoover High School on Wednesday at the site where a teenager was killed in a hit and run, last October. Family, friends, and fellow students of hit-and-run victim Rashad Al-Hakim Jr. will gather at Hoover High School March 1st at 4:00pm.…… MORE
Valley Man Pleads Guilty to $8.7 Million Cow Manure Ponzi Scheme
FRESNO, Calif. — Ray Brewer, 66, of Porterville, and Sheridan, Montana, pleaded guilty Monday to wire fraud, money laundering, and identity theft charges for running a multimillion-dollar fraud scheme where he purported to turn cow manure into green energy, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According to court records, from March 2014 through December 2019,…… MORE
