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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
Fresno Mayor-Elect Jerry Dyer Tests Positive for Coronavirus
FRESNO, CA. (KMJ) — Mayor-elect Jerry Dyer confirmed Tuesday he has tested positive for coronavirus. On Tuesday morning Dyer issued the following statement: As you know, after being notified of my exposure to Steve Brandau last Tuesday evening at a small dinner gathering, I had a Rapid PCR test done Tuesday evening. That test showed…… MORE
Man Shot to Death in Fresno Parking Lot
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) — A man died after he was shot multiple times outside an apartment complex in Southeast Fresno Monday night. Police heard multiple gunshots around 10:45 p.m. in the area of Argyle and Beck Avenues, near Kings Canyon and Clovis. When they got there they found 33-year-old Marcello Pinkney of Fresno suffering from…… MORE
Daniel Romero
The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office most wanted person of the week is: Daniel Romero of Earlimart. A judge has issued an arrest warrant for failing to report to court on his charges of robbery and assault with a deadly weapon. A business owner in Friant witnessed a man, later identified as Daniel Romero, stealing power…… MORE
Farmworker Overtime Case
A divided Washington state Supreme Court ruled that the state’s dairy workers will get overtime pay if they work more than 40 hours a week. The Associated Press says it’s possible that the decision could someday apply to the rest of the agriculture industry. For the past six decades, Washington state laws have mirrored…… MORE
