The National Milk Producers Federation submitted to USDA its comprehensive proposal for modernizing the Federal Milk Marketing Order system. The proposal follows two years of examination and more than 150 meetings to build consensus behind updates to a program that last saw significant changes in 2000. The NMPF proposal calls for updating the so-called “make…… MORE
Why Hollywood Writers Are Striking And The Immediate Impact
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The union representing 11,500 writers of film, television and other entertainment forms are now on strike. It’s the first writers’ strike — and the first Hollywood strike of any kind — in 15 years. Here’s a look at the storylines the fight has spawned. Hollywood Writers Strike picket lines begin out of…… MORE
Fresno Pastor Critically Injured in Fall, Family Asks Community to Pray
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A Fresno pastor with deep ties to the community is in critical condition after he fell last week. The family of Pastor H. Spees says he fell on Wednesday, while in Florida, and suffered a head injury His family has flown to be with him. Spees is currently in a Level…… MORE
Raw Milk Recall From Fresno County Dairy
The California Department of Food and Agriculture is announcing the recall of raw whole cow milk produced and packaged by Raw Farm of Fresno County. State Veterinarian Dr. Annette Jones is also issuing a quarantine order. The quarantine order came following confirmation of the bacteria Campylobacter jejuni in the farm’s packaged raw whole milk sampled…… MORE
Almond Acreage Falls in California
The Almond Board of California is reporting that the state’s almond acreage decreased last year. That’s the first time in more than 25 years this has happened. And the announcement comes even though there is a slight increase in bearing acres. Industry leaders are projecting that thousands of additional almond acres are being taken out…… MORE
California Approves Rule Phasing Out Big Diesel Trucks
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — New big rigs and buses that run on diesel would not be sold in California starting in 2036, according to new rules approved by state regulators Friday to wean the state off fossil fuels and combat climate change. The rule would tackle pollution from heavy trucks used to transport goods through…… MORE
Woman Sentenced for Killing of a Man in Firebaugh in 2019
FIREBAUGH, Calif. (KMJ) –A woman is sentenced in the killing of a 20-year-old in Firebaugh back in 2019. On Thursday, September 26, Tyrel Truss drove to Mendota to meet a woman he had been communicating with on the internet. Alexa Ramos who was 20 at the time and was from Firebaugh spoke online with Truss…… MORE
WATER For California Act Advances
The House Committee on Natural Resources advanced Congressman David Valadao’s bill HR 215, WATER for California Act. This bill, according to a news release from Valadao’s office will streamline operations, expanding water storage infrastructure, and increasing accountability. Valadao says “If we don’t take action to fix the complex and contradictory laws and regulations that control…… MORE
Lawsuit: California Prisons Target ‘Foreign-Born’ Inmates
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California’s corrections agency routinely refers inmates who appear to be “foreign-born” to federal immigration authorities even if they are U.S. citizens and lawful residents, with some improperly detained by the government for weeks after their sentences, said a lawsuit filed in state court Thursday. The lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties…… MORE
Yosemite Valley To Close Over Flood Threat As Snowpack Melts
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — Much of the famed valley at California’s Yosemite National Park will be temporarily closed starting Friday due to a forecast of flooding as rising temperatures melt the Sierra Nevada’s massive snowpack. Park officials said Tuesday that the eastern section of Yosemite Valley will stay shut at least until May…… MORE
