Tulare County, CA (KMJ) – Tulare County’s Sheriff issues New EVACUATION ORDER Due to Windy Fire. Sheriff Mike Boudreaux has issued an EVACUATION ORDER for the communities of Sugar Loaf, Sugarloaf Mountain Park, Sugarloaf Saw Mill, White River, Idlewild, Posey, Panorama Heights, Poso, Balance Rock, Spear Creek, from the existing Hot Spring Evacuation Order west…… MORE
Antibiotic-free Chicken More Popular
The Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service released a report titled “The Market for Chicken Raised Without Antibiotics, 2012–17.” The report studies consumer attitudes for chicken raised without antibiotics and their purchases of the products. The analysis grouped chicken products into three distinct market segments: classic, processed, and sausage. Between 2012 and 2017, household expenditure…… MORE
Suspect Identified in Fresno’s 56th Murder of 2021
(KMJ) – Fresno Police detectives release the name of the suspect accused of fatally stabbing a man in a wheelchair earlier this month. The Fresno County District Attorney’s Office has now charged 19-year-old Nickolas Irving with murder. He’s accused of stabbing 41-year-old Charles Kerns (pictured below) to death at Belmont and Roosevelt in Fresno around…… MORE
Bayer Launching Organic Seeds
Bayer is expanding its vegetable seeds offerings under the Bayer umbrella to include organically produced seed.The launch will focus on certified organic production in three key crops for the greenhouse and glasshouse market, including tomato, sweet pepper and cucumber.These will be followed by tomato rootstock varieties in 2023.Bayer’s expanded portfolio is in direct response to…… MORE
Homicide Investigation Follows Shooting in Tranquility
(Photo courtesy: Fresno County Sheriff’s Office) (KMJ) – The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office has yet to make any arrests following a fatal shooting Wednesday afternoon in the town of Tranquility. Here are the details shared in a news release from the Sheriff’s Office: At 1:40 pm on Wednesday, dispatchers with the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office…… MORE
Judge Plans to Re-Sentence Scott Peterson to Life This Fall
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (AP) – A California judge says she plans to re-sentence Scott Peterson to life in prison this fall in the 2002 murders of his wife and unborn son. San Mateo County Superior Court Judge Anne-Christine Massullo said Wednesday that she wants to sentence Peterson in November before deciding whether he deserves a…… MORE
California Struggles to Conserve Water Amid Historic Drought
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Tulare County Fire Says “No Thanks” to Unsolicited Donations
(Photo courtesy: Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks) (KMJ) – South Valley Fire Officials are asking you to be selective if you wish to assist in the battle against a pair of wildfires. Although donations are appreciated, the Tulare County Fire Department says unsolicited donations to firefighters battling the KNP Complex Fire and Windy…… MORE
Real Christmas Tree Outlook
Christmas tree growers are overcoming logistical challenges of COVID-19 and a heatwave in the Pacific Northwest to provide enough trees for this year’s demand. After close evaluation and making tree-by-tree decisions, growers expect to supply the same overall number of real Christmas trees to the marketplace this season as they had planned before the…… MORE
Disney Production Delayed as Delta Variant Spreads
Walt Disney Co Chief Executive Officer Bob Chapek said on Tuesday the resurgence of the Delta variant of the coronavirus was delaying production of some of its titles. Shares in the company, which has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic as theme parks and movie theaters were forced to shut down, fell about 3%…… MORE
