(KMJ) – Pacific Gas and Electric has alerted customers in parts of 20 counties, including Fresno and Kern, about an impending Power Safety Shut-off. Here are the details from PG&E: Pacific Gas and Electric will implement a Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) affecting approximately 25,000 customers in targeted portions of 20 counties. The first wave…… MORE
Falling Tree Injures Four Battling KNP Complex Fire
(KMJ) – Four fire personnel continue to recover after being struck by a falling tree while battling a lightning-caused wild fire burning in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. Here is how fire incident commanders described Thursday’s incident: At approximately 3:00 p.m., the KNP Complex received a radio transmission that a tree had fallen, striking…… MORE
MOTHER SENTENCED FOR HER CHILD’S DEATH IN A HOT CAR – TULARE COUNTY DA SAYS IT’S NOT ENOUGH
(KMJ) – The Tulare County DA’s Office says officers learned 29 year-old Eustajia Dominguez Mojica was warned many times by the child’s father about leaving the children in hot cars. On June 3, 2021, prosecutors said Mojica drove to her sister’s home in Visalia and parked on the street in the full sun. She was…… MORE
Fentanyl Pills Seized In Fresno County Traffic Stop
(KMJ) – A Tuesday afternoon Traffic stop near the city of Coalinga turns into a major drug bust. Here are the details, as released by the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office: Detectives patrolling the area of Interstate 5 and Highway 198 in Coalinga conducted a vehicle stop. During the detective’s interaction with the driver, 25-year-old Victor…… MORE
First Ever USDA NASS Hemp Survey
Data collection will soon begin for USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Services’ first-ever Hemp Acreage and Production survey. Later this month, USDA NASS will mail survey codes to thousands of potential hemp producers nationwide. Gerald Tillman, National Agricultural Statistics Census and Survey Division Branch Chief says “The Hemp Acreage and Production survey is basically the very…… MORE
Gov. Newsom Signs College Affordability and Accessibility Legislation
AB AB 928 and AB 1111 make it easier for students to transfer into four year universities AB 1377 and SB 330 improve housing affordability for students, complementing the California Comeback Plan’s unprecedented $2 billion investment in student housing NORTHRIDGE – At California State University, Northridge today, Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation to improve college affordability…… MORE
Violent Parolee Nabbed for Fresno Woman’s Murder
A Fresno man with a history of violence has been taken into custody for a woman’s murder. The body of 36 year old Crystal Nelson was found by a housekeeper Monday at the Clarion Pointe Motel on N. Blackstone. On Tuesday, the Fresno PD Street Violence Bureau Tactical Team arrested Leland Guy Eagle Jr. at…… MORE
Ag Economy Barometer Drops
Sentiment among agricultural producers weakened in September as the Ag Economy Barometer declined 14 points to a reading of 124. This is the lowest farmer reading since July 2020, when the index stood at 118. Producers were less optimistic about current and future conditions on their farms and the agricultural sector than a month earlier.…… MORE
Corps of Engineers Considers Nature-Based Flood Control
(AP) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is known for working against nature by damming rivers and building levees to keep waterways at bay. But a new initiative seeks natural flood control solutions as climate change brings increasingly frequent and severe weather events that test the limits of concrete and steel. The head of…… MORE
Selma Woman Busted for Embezzling $620K from Farmer
Detectives with the Fresno County Sheriff’s Ag Task Force have arrested 40 yearold Jennifer Macias of Selma. She was booked into the Fresno County Jail oncharges of embezzlement and forgery. Her bail was set at $47,000. She hassince posted bond and been released from custody. She is scheduled to appearin court on December 10, 2021.The…… MORE
