Moderna Inc. said Monday its experimental vaccine was 94.5% effective in preventing COVID-19 based on interim data from a late-stage clinical trial, becoming the second U.S. company in a week to report results that far exceed expectations. Together with Pfizer Inc’s vaccine, also shown to be more than 90% effective, and pending more safety data…… MORE
Possible Action Against Imported Produce
Fresh produce coming into the United States is getting increasing scrutiny from the Trump Administration. Imported strawberries are now on the list of imported items that the administration wants investigated for possibly harming U.S. fruit and vegetable growers. Strawberry imports, mainly from Mexico, represent about 16 percent of the U.S. market, valued at approximately…… MORE
Arrest Made in Weekend Tulare County Homicide
(Photo courtesy: Tulare County Sheriff’s Office) (KMJ) – An arrest is made following a weekend homicide in the South Valley. Just before 11 p.m. Saturday night, Tulare County Sheriff Deputies were called to a car accident on the 100 block of Reservation Road on the Tule River Reservation. After they arrived, deputies found a man…… MORE
Governor Newsom Apologizes for Attending Napa Party
AP NEWS – California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he should not have attended a birthday dinner for a dozen people at the posh French Laundry restaurant last week, saying he should have set a better example for a virus-fatigued state that is seeing steep increases in coronavirus cases. Newsom, who has pleaded with residents…… MORE
Trump Hails Progress on Vaccine, Operation Warp Speed
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California, Oregon & Washington Issue Travel Advisories
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) — With coronavirus cases climbing across the country, Gov. Gavin Newsom has joined with Oregon Governor Kate Brown and Washington Governor Jay Inslee, to issue travel advisories. The West Coast governors are urging people who plan to visit their states or those coming home from travel outside these states, to self-quarantine…… MORE
CFAP Program Deadline
The USDA’s Farm Service Agency is reminding farmers and ranchers that the deadline to apply for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 is December 11th. The program provides direct relief to producers who continue to face market disruptions and associated costs due to COVID-19. “Producers have one more month to get their applications in…… MORE
COVID -19 Affecting Central Valley Leaders, Clovis Mayor in Quarantine
CLOVIS, CA (KMJ) — A group of Fresno leaders have seen firsthand that COVID-19 is nothing to mess around with, after one by one they were either quarantined or actually infected. Two weeks ago, Fresno County Supervisor Steve Brandau tested positive. He had attended an election dinner and spread it to other city leaders. Brandau…… MORE
Americans Are Smoking Again Thanks to the Pandemic
Even though COVID-19 attacks the lungs, boredom, anxiety, and stress have caused more Americans to light up despite the logical dangers. While the pandemic has triggered other addictive behaviors such as binge eating and drinking alcohol, the choice to smoke seems counterintuitive. According to Vox, the World Health Organization found a “statistically significant association between…… MORE
Analyst Suggests: If You Work From Home, Pay Higher Taxes
Many people are discovering they enjoy working from home. Should they pay higher taxes if they decide to stay away from the office even after the pandemic? The idea was floated this week by a research team at Deutsche Bank. It proposed a tax on remote workers once the coronavirus is brought under control to support…… MORE
