FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Green grass will soon turn brown and become a fire hazard to nearby homes and businesses. “Fire can travel through that a lot faster, and it produces a lot of heat that sometimes we can be close to,” said Fresno County CAL FIRE spokesman, Gary Couch. Grass is fuel to…… MORE
Central Valley Health Departments Monitoring For Measles
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Cases of the measles are spreading across the country for the first time in a long time. “Somebody with measles goes to an environment 10 people present with no immunity to measles,” Kaiser Permanente Fresno Dr. Samer Saghbini said. “9 out of the 10 will get infected.” Activity around the country…… MORE
2 Hospitalized After Suspected DUI Crash In Fresno County
FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Two men are in the hospital after a suspected DUI crash in Fresno County. It happened just before 4 am Saturday at the intersection of Manning and Cornelia avenues, just outside of Raisin City. Officials say a man in a Chevy pickup truck was headed east on Manning through the…… MORE
KMJ Sounds Off: Newsom’s Take on Trans Athletes
OPINION So Gov. Gavin Newsom stirred up a hornets nest with both conservatives AND liberals this week on his new podcast. The first episode of “This Is Gavin Newsom” pod dropped on Thursday with an unexpected whopper – that he agreed with his MAGA-backing guest Charlie Kirk – that trans women participating in girls sports…… MORE
2 Men Dead After Falling Off Boat at Millerton Lake
FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — The bodies of two men have been recovered after their boat was found out of control at Millerton Lake Friday morning. The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office says the boat was spotted driving in fast circles around 10 a.m. on the lake. Officials add that the boat appeared to be empty. The…… MORE
Mining Company Wants 100 Year Extension Along River, Fresno Area Conservation Group Speaks Out
FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A mining company on the San Joaquin River wants a long-term commitment from Fresno County. CEMEX is located on Friant Road near Willow Avenue and is proposing to extend mining operations for the next 100 years. On Thursday, the San Joaquin River Parkway and Conservation Trust hosted the first of two…… MORE
Calif. Wildlife Dept. Wants Rodents on Dinner Plates
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) We’ve been reporting on the invasive Nutria in the valley for a few years, yet the problem persists. The pesky rodent continues to reproduce and cause problems for farmers and protected wildlife areas in Fresno, Merced, Stanislaus and Solano Counties. Now a new solution is being pitched by the California Department of…… MORE
1 Killed, 1 Hospitalized Following Crash In Merced County
MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Authorities are investigating a deadly crash in Merced County. It happened just after 2 am Friday in the area of Santa Fe Drive and Avenue 2, just east of Atwater. The California Highway Patrol says a BMW was driving on Santa Fe Drive when it somehow crossed into the opposite…… MORE
USDA Ordered to Reinstate Over 5,000 Workers
An independent commission says thousands of USDA employees terminated by the Trump Administration will return to their positions for now. The commission said their firing broke the laws that protect career employees from political influence. Bloomberg Law says the Merit Systems Protection Board found reasonable grounds to believe that USDA violated civil service laws when…… MORE
The Ag Center Commodity Report for Thursday, March 6
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