SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Six Roman Catholic dioceses in California are creating a program to compensate people who were sexually abused by priests as children, in return for promising not to sue. The program announced Tuesday includes the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and the dioceses of Fresno, Orange, Sacramento, San Bernardino and San Diego. They…… MORE
Snow Closes Glacier Point Road
(AP) – A popular road at Yosemite National Park will be closed to vehicular traffic beginning Wednesday evening ahead of a series of storms expected to dump at least a foot of snow on the highest peaks. Park spokeswoman Scott Gediman says Glacier Point Road will close at 6 p.m. Wednesday. The 16-mile road offers…… MORE
New Trade Aid Likely Days Away
Department of Agriculture officials say support for farmers dealing with depressed markets will be made available quickly. President Donald Trump has promised farmers $15 billion in aid following the latest round of tariffs implemented Friday. USDA undersecretary for trade and foreign agricultural affairs Ted McKinney suggests a new package of aid for farmers is “days…… MORE
Kamala Harris to Ban Importation of AR-15 Style Guns, If Elected
[vemba-video id=”van/ns-acc/2019/05/15/PO-44WE_CNNA-ST1-10000000052ce9b8″] (CNN) — Sen. Kamala Harris on Wednesday will announce that, if she is elected president, she will ban the importation of all AR-15 style assault weapons by executive action if Congress fails to act in the first 100 days of her administration. Harris will make the announcement at a campaign stop in New Hampshire, according…… MORE
Pair of Suspects Sought After 99 Cents Only Store Theft
(KMJ) – Fresno Police continue to search for a pair of female suspects who pushed a security guard while allegedly stealing from a 99 Cents Only Store in Southeast Fresno. Officers say the two women placed various items in bags and then tried to walk out of the store, located at Kings Canyon and Willow…… MORE
Suspect Vehicles Identified in Home of Hope Burglary
(KMJ) – Fresno Police have now identified a pair of suspects and the vehicles believed used in the May 8th burglary of Granville’s Home of Hope. Investigators say two suspects entered the home between Midnight and 6 a.m. and stole most of its furnishings including the refrigerator and stove. Fresno Police have now released the…… MORE
“Did you hit your child? No, Never” Says Assemblyman Arambula, Testifying at His Child Abuse Trial
FRESNO, CA (KM) – Defense brings Assemblyman Joaquin Arambula to testify Tuesday at his own misdemeanor child abuse trial. Defense had the final two witnesses, Dr. Joaquin Arambula on the stand along with his brother Diego. Stanford-educated Diego Arambula said he was working as a teacher and a principal in the Bay area and…… MORE
TIM CONWAY 1934-2019
(CNN) — Actor and comedian Tim Conway, best known for his work on “The Carol Burnett Show,” died on Tuesday morning in Los Angeles, according to his publicist. Conway was 85. [vemba-video id=”entertainment/2019/05/14/tim-conway-obit-pkg-vpx.cnn”] He had been battling a longtime illness prior to his death, Howard Bragman, Conway’s representative, told CNN. He was not suffering from dementia…… MORE
Sen. Warren Rejects Fox News “Hate-for-Profit Racket” Town Hall
By MJ Lee, CNN Sen. Elizabeth Warren announced Tuesday morning that she is rejecting an invitation from Fox News to participate in a town hall with the network, slamming the outlet as a “hate-for-profit racket that gives a megaphone to racists and conspiracists.” In a series of tweets, the Massachusetts Democrat said that what she…… MORE
Search for Teen in Tule River Moves From Rescue to Recovery
(KMJ) – The Tulare County Sheriff’s Office says it will continue to use a helicopter, drone and dive teams to locate the body of a teen who slipped and fell into the Tule River Sunday Night. But crews now say, due to the severity of the river’s flow and the water’s frigid temperature, the operation…… MORE
