The USDA is now accepting applications for up to $1.15 billion in loans and grants to help rural residents get access to high-speed internet. The announcement comes shortly after the recently approved Bipartisan Infrastructure Law earmarked another $2 billion in additional funding for the ReConnect Program. “High-speed internet is the new electricity,” says Ag Secretary…… MORE
Fresno State Student Killed in Highway 180 Hit-And-Run
(KMJ) – A 23-year-old Fresno State student was killed early Saturday morning following a hit and run on Highway 180 near Cedar Avenue in Fresno. The California Highway Patrol says Devan Nicole Elayda, who is originally from Hollister, was driving east on Highway 180 around 2:45 a.m. when she pulled over to switch seats with…… MORE
Deputies Search for Next-Of-Kin of San Joaquin Homicide Victim
(KMJ) – The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office continues to look for the next of kin of a Los Angeles man found dead Friday in San Joaquin. According to Deputies, 28-year-old Leonel Rodriguez was found around 1 p.m. outside an apartment in the 8400 Block of 6th Street. The Sheriff’s Office says Rodriguez was shot multiple…… MORE
Fresno’s MADE FOR THEM to Celebrate 10 Years Combating Human Trafficking
Fresno, Calif. – The non-profit MADE FOR THEM celebrates 10 Years combating human trafficking and supporting the needs of survivors in the Central Valley. Formed in Central Valley by Andrea Shabaglian, the executive director of MADE FOR THEM, the organization sells clothing made by some of the very people who have been pulled from a…… MORE
Thanksgiving is the #1 Holiday for Cooking Fires: Fresno Fire
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Thanksgiving is the busiest day across the nation for fire departments. Fire departments respond to about 4500 calls involving cooking fires. Fresno Fire says across the nation, cooking fires involving turkeys cause 27 million dollars in damages each year, and is the number one cause of cooking fires. FEMA says each…… MORE
All 3 Men Charged in Ahmaud Arbery’s Death Are Convicted of Murder
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — All three white men charged in the death of Ahmaud Arbery were convicted of murder Wednesday in the fatal shooting that became part of a larger national reckoning on racial injustice. The convictions for Greg McMichael, son Travis McMichael and neighbor William “Roddie” Bryan came after jurors deliberated for about 10…… MORE
Suspected Armed Robber ID’d, Shot and Killed by Merced Police
MERCED. CA (KMJ) – Merced’s Police Chief held a press conference Tuesday, releasing details about an officer involved shooting when an armed robbery suspect was killed Monday night. Police Chief Tom Cavallero said just after 10:30 p.m. Monday night, they received a silent alarm from the Circle K store on G Street by 21st, then…… MORE
Brian Laundrie Died by Suicide: Family Attorney
MIAMI (AP) — Brian Laundrie, who was found dead last month in a Florida swamp, shot himself in the head, officials announced Tuesday. Laundrie had been the subject of a manhunt for more than a month as investigators searched for clues in the slaying of his girlfriend, Gabby Petito, during their cross-country van trip together.…… MORE
EPA Releases National Strategy to Transform U.S. Recycling, California Stands at Forefront
SAN FRANCISCO (Nov. 23, 2021) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the 2021 National Recycling Strategy to tackle recycling challenges facing the nation and to create a stronger, more resilient, and cost-effective municipal solid waste recycling system. This year, California alone has invested $270 million in new recycling infrastructure and programs. The 2021 strategy is also…… MORE
Jury Returns Guilty Verdict in the Murder of a Fresno Student
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A man accused of killing a Fresno teen during an attempted robbery has been found guilty. On June 24, 2018, Fresno County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 phone call stating gunshots had been fired outside a home on the 4700 block of N. Sunset Drive, near Van Ness and Rialto in…… MORE
