For only the second time since May, the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer rose in December. This month’s index climbed to 125, nine points higher than in November. The Index of Current Conditions and the Index of Future Expectations rose in December, attributable mostly to an improved perspective on current conditions in the agricultural…… MORE
Search Continues for Merced Child Sex Abuse Suspect
(KMJ) – Merced Police continue to search for a 46-year-old suspect accused of continuous sexual abuse against a child. Investigators say they received a call on New Year’s Day about Lucas Rodriguez Salgado. He reportedly committed repeated sexual abuse of a child. But he has, thus far, avoided capture by Merced Police, who have issued…… MORE
Fresno Police K9 Officer Odin Euthanized After Attacking Partner
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno Police announced on Tuesday that they had to euthanized their canine officer after he attack his human police parter. The following is the press release sent by the Fresno Police Department on Tuesday: PRESS RELEASE: It is with great sadness that we announce the loss of one of our K9…… MORE
Radio Host Larry Elder Won’t Run For California Gov. in 2022
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Republican Larry Elder is bypassing a possible rematch with California Gov. Gavin Newsom this year to raise money for House and Senate candidates. Elder emerged last year as the GOP’s star candidate in the failed recall election that sought to remove Newsom from office. There has been widespread speculation about his…… MORE
California Imposes Water Restrictions With $500 Fines As Drought Drags On
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Californians won’t be able to water their lawns for 48 hours after rainstorms or let their sprinkles run onto the sidewalk under new mandatory water restrictions. The rules adopted Tuesday by the State Water Resources Control Board are designed to spur conservation. Those who don’t comply could face a $500 fine,…… MORE
US Reports Nearly 1 Million COVID-19 Cases in a Day, Setting Global Record
The United States set a global record of almost 1 million new coronavirus infections reported on Monday, according to a Reuters tally, nearly double the country’s peak of 505,109 hit just a week ago as the highly contagious omicron variant shows no sign of slowing. The number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients has risen nearly 50%…… MORE
New WOTUS Rule Expected Soon
Politico reports the White House and the Environmental Protection Agency target February for the administration’s WOTUS debut. WOTUS, the Waters of the United States rule, continues its seesaw reputation since first announced during the Obama administration. The Trump administration overhauled the rule, and now, the Biden administration is doing the same. The EPA moved last…… MORE
Nunes’ Resignation from Congress Now Official
Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., formally resigned from Congress on Monday in order to head former President Donald Trump’s technology and media company. “The honorable, the speaker, House of Representatives, madam, I write to inform you that I have notified California Gov. Gavin Newsom of my resignation from the U.S. House of Representatives effective today at 11:59 p.m.…… MORE
More People Getting Unapproved Additional COVID Shots
Many Americans with compromised immune systems have skirted government guidelines to receive unauthorized fourth or fifth shots of COVID-19 vaccines, The New York Times reported. Although Israel has begun rolling out fourth shots to its citizens, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced in late October that immunocompromised groups would be eligible for a fourth…… MORE
Rep. McCarthy: Dems Using Jan. 6 Event to ‘Divide’ Country
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy wrote a letter to Republican conference members Sunday accusing Democrats of politicizing the Jan. 6 Capitol attack to “divide” the country. McCarthy ripped Democrats for failing to answer “the central question of how the Capitol was left so unprepared and what must be done to ensure it never happens again.” “Instead,…… MORE
