The Department of Agriculture says there’s progress in the implementation of the U.S.-China Phase One Economic and Trade Agreement. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue says China has taken several additional actions to reach its agriculture-related commitments. The actions include the signing of a protocol that allows the importation of fresh California nectarines, and the lifting…… MORE
Parlier High School Closed Over Coronavirus Concerns
(KMJ) – Out of an abundance of caution, Parlier High School has become the first Central Valley School to close over concerns of the Coronavirus. The Fresno County Department of Public Health says it learn of a student at Parlier High who traveled out of the country as the virus started to spread. But, the…… MORE
Gov. Newsom’s Coronavirus Update: 1075 People Tested, 269 Disembark Cruise Ship
SACRAMENTO, CA (KMJ) – 1075 people were tested as of Tuesday morning, said Governor Gavin Newsom. 18 labs are processing tests throughout Califorina, with 7665 tests available. There were 157 positive Corona Virus cases up and down California as of Tuesday, up 24 since Monday. The state is begin to shift the burden from…… MORE
PG&E Settles Key Battle Over $13.5 Billion Wildfire Victims’ Fund
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Pacific Gas & Electric has settled a dispute with disaster-relief agencies that threatened to siphon money away from a $13.5 billion fund earmarked for victims of catastrophic wildfires caused by the nation’s largest utility. The resolution disclosed Tuesday by a PG&E lawyer during a court hearing could remove a major stumbling…… MORE
School Meals in California Continue Despite Coronavirus Closures
The Department of Agriculture approved requests from California and Washington to allow meal service during school closures to minimize potential exposure to the new coronavirus. The meals are available at no cost to low-income children, and are not required to be served in a group setting, to ensure kids receive nutritious meals while schools…… MORE
Infected Cruise Ship Unloads Passengers in Bay Area
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) – A cruise ship with a cluster of coronavirus cases began unloading passengers at a port in the San Francisco Bay Area after it was forced to idle off the California coast for days. The Grand Princess pulled into the Port of Oakland on Monday. Health and Human Services said officials hope…… MORE
300 Caught Partying Inside Clovis Middle School’s Gym, 5 Cited by Police
CLOVIS, CA (KMJ) – Hundreds of people are caught partying in a Clovis school gym. It was after midnight Sunday, when Clovis police officers found around 300 inside the Alta Sierra Intermediate School gymnasium. It’s not clear how the party-goers got into the school’s gym at Teague and Peach. Residents called to…… MORE
CRP Grasslands Signups
Farmers and ranchers can start applying to enroll grasslands in the Conservation Reserve Program Grasslands signup on March 16th. “This CRP Grasslands signup allows farmers and ranchers to protect grasslands, rangelands, and pastures, while they maintain the land as working grazing lands,” says Farm Service Agency Administrator Richard Fordyce. “The program emphasizes support for…… MORE
Alleged Clovis Bank Robbers Nabbed in The South Valley
(KMJ) – The Union Bank on Herndon and Clovis was held up last Thursday morning. During that heist, Clovis Police investigators say a suspect passed a note to a teller demanding money, but never displayed any weapon. He reportedly got away with an undetermined amount of cash. Thanks to surveillance video, Clovis Police identified both…… MORE
Ballot Boxing 3-28-2020: Dr. Allan Saxe & Dr. Garry Bredefeld
Guests on Ballot Boxing with Aaron Abeytia this weekend are Dr. Allan Saxe and Dr. Garry Bredefeld. Topics includes the $2.2 trillion stimulus package, the rapidly shifting political landscape amid COVID-19, as well as shelter-in-place orders, and their impact on commerce. … MORE
