While last year’s cost of a Thanksgiving Day dinner was the lowest it had been since 2010, this year could be quite a bit different. A New York Times report says it could be the most expensive dinner on record in the holiday’s history. Nearly every part of the traditional American Thanksgiving dinner will…… MORE
Merced Man Killed in Highway 99 Median Strip Identified
MERCED, CA (KMJ) – A Merced man who died in the center median of Highway 99 has been identified. The Fresno County Coroner says it was 27-year-old Daniel Davis who died on Monday. The Fresno CHP says it was around 4:00 p.m. and there was heavy rainfall at the time when they received a call…… MORE
$24 billion in goods is floating outside California’s ports
Extreme port congestion has become a major nuisance that just won’t go away this year. Unfortunately, it could be one of the biggest problems of 2022, too. Backlogs and elevated shipping costs are likely to persist “at least” through the middle of next year, Goldman Sachs warned clients in a note Monday. “No immediate solution for…… MORE
Storm Dumps Rain, Snow, in Sierra; I-80 Partially Open
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Mountain snowfalls are piling up, Interstate 80 was closed for hours and Lake Tahoe-area schools are shuttered as a wet storm packing historic moisture sweeps from the Pacific Ocean into the Sierra Nevada. The freeway between Reno and San Francisco reopened to passenger traffic Monday but remained closed to commercial vehicles…… MORE
IRS Anti-Surveillance Bill
U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa joined several colleagues in introducing the “Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act” in the Senate. The legislation will prevent the Internal Revenue Service from implementing Democrats’ plan to give the agency access to the transaction information of virtually every American. Grassley says the information that the Democrats are seeking is…… MORE
Weekend Storm Preparation From PG&E
PGE RELEASE (FROM DENNY BOYLES): As you are aware, forecasters are calling for a storm producing significant wind and rain to arrive in almost all areas of our service territory this weekend. While the forecast for Fresno and Madera is less severe than other areas, I wanted to give you an update on our preparations.…… MORE
Merced Police Are Looking for a Missing Mother
MERCED, CA (KMJ) – Detectives say Francisca Vasquez-Hernandez was reported missing on Monday the 18th, 2021 after leaving her home with her son, Erick Alvarado on the 15th. Vasquez-Hernandez does not have a vehicle and it is unknown if she was picked up in a vehicle or left on foot. Family members have attempted to…… MORE
Fresno Police Arrest Teenage Girl & Her Boyfriend in Connection to a Deadly Stabbing
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno Police have arrested a teenage girl and her boyfriend in connection to a deadly stabbing in Northwest Fresno. On October 12, 2021, Fresno Police got a 911 call about a person – possibly deceased – spotted by a dry canal bed near Hughes and Emerson. Oficers found the body of…… MORE
Possible Herbicide Supply Issues
Supply chain disruptions and material shortages are fueling speculation about a herbicide shortage for the 2022 agriculture growing season. Allan Gray, executive director of the Purdue University Center for Food and Agricultural Business, suggests, “Flooding, COVID-19 outbreaks and congested ports disrupted production and exports in China for months, resulting in chemical manufactures rationing supply.” Bill…… MORE
Remains Found in Florida Park ID’d as Brian Laundrie: FBI
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The FBI on Thursday identified human remains found in a Florida nature preserve as those of Brian Laundrie, a person of interest in the death of girlfriend Gabby Petito while the couple was on a cross-country road trip. The remains, a backpack and notebook believed to belong to Laundrie were…… MORE
