(AP) – California’s urban water users and farmers who rely on supplies from state reservoirs will get less than planned this year. State water officials said Friday they’ll only give 5% of requested water supplies to contractors of the State Water Project, which provides water for 27 million people and a swath of farmland. That’s…… MORE
Clean Water Act Possible Impact on Farming
A new report from the Environmental Integrity Project calls for eliminating agricultural exemptions for the Clean Water Act. They want the Act fixed because it’s missed the original goal of getting 100% of American waters fishable and swimmable by 1983. DTN says farmers and ranchers have had many of their practices exempted from the CWA,…… MORE
Clovis Teen Accused of Committing Hate Crime
KMJ) – Clovis Police take an 18-year-old into custody following what officers consider a racially motivated attack. Here are the details, as released by Clovis Police: Thursday, March 17 just before 11:30 a.m., our communications center received a call for service at the Mountain View shopping center at Shaw and Fowler. The caller stated that…… MORE
Fresno Council Members Respond to Allegations of “Slush Fund” & “Corrupt” Spending Practices
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A Fresno City council member holds a news conference Thursday, slamming fellow council members for how he says they are spending taxpayer money. District 6 Council Member Garry Bredefeld says fellow council members Miguel Arias, Nelson Esparza, Tyler Maxwell and Esmeralda Soria are wasting some of their $700,000 operating budgets and…… MORE
California Farm Leader Withdraws From Chief Ag Negotiator Nomination
Elaine Trevino, the Biden Administration nominee to serve as Chief Ag Negotiator, will take a non-political appointment in the administration. As a result, the White House withdrew her nomination to the trade post at the U.S. Trade Representative’s Office. Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, an Oregon Democrat, says, “I’m glad to see Ms. Trevino…… MORE
Fight Over Madera Parking Space Ends With One Man Stabbed
(KMJ) – Madera Police say an argument between two couples over a parking space at the Walmart parking lot turned violent. Around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Officers were called to the lot on West Cleveland Avenue, not far from Highway 99 after 19-year-old Ray Yrigollen allegedly took out a knife and stabbed a yet-to-be identified man.…… MORE
Police Ask Help To Identify Murder Suspect in Killing of Fresno Teen
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno Police Department’s Homicide Unit is requesting the community’s help in identifying a murder suspect. On Tuesday, December 29, 2020, Fresno Police officers were dispatched to Fairmont Avenue and Holt Avenue regarding multiple shots being fired in the area. Officers arrived and found 17-year-old Jaylin Johnson suffering from multiple gunshot wounds…… MORE
A Look at 800 Million Aid Package Biden Admin. is Giving Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) — Just hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivered an emotional plea to the U.S. Congress for more military aid, President Joe Biden laid out a wide range of weapons and equipment that America will provide to help Ukraine beat back the Russian invasion. The new $800 million aid package centers on weapons…… MORE
Tulare County Deputies Ask Help Finding Thieves
TULARE COUNTY, CA (KMJ) – Deputies are asking for the public’s help in identifying two men who broke into a Posey home on Monday morning. Just before 1:30 a.m on Monday, Tulare County Sheriff’s Deputies were called to the 44100 Block of Sugarloaf Road in Posey for a theft in progress.During their investigation, Deputies learned…… MORE
Lawmakers Seek Action on Fertilizer Prices
Lawmakers are raising their concern to President Joe Biden regarding record increases in fertilizer prices approaching the spring planting season. Senator Bill Hagerty, a Tennessee Republican joined by 18 senate colleagues, penned a letter to President Biden urging the administration to “immediately take all necessary steps to curtail the rising costs impacting American farmers and…… MORE
