The Department of Justice is seeking information regarding alleged price-fixing of chickens by processors. Meat industry publication Meatingplace reports the Department of Justice has issued a grand jury subpoena to plaintiffs in a class action price-fixing lawsuit against the chicken industry. The subpoena requests information produced in the discovery process by all parties in…… MORE
Fresno Police Looking for 2 Suspects They Say Kidnapped, Raped Woman
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) -Fresno Police need your help in looking for two suspects who they say kidnapped a woman and raped her in Fresno on Wednesday. Police say she was raped and stabbed by ex-boyfriend Jose Salcido, 26, and another man Clifford Foster, 30 at knifepoint in the area of Park and Klondike Avenues.…… MORE
Newsom – Homeless Relief in Revised State Budget
SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled his revised state budget, committing hundreds of millions of dollars to housing and education, but the governor also wants more money to address homelessness. Cities across the state will see a big increase in tax dollars to combat homelessness if the legislature approves governor Gavin Newsom’s revised…… MORE
Gov. Newsom Proposes $213B State Budget, GOP Blasts Tax Hikes
California Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed a $213 billion state budget Thursday that boosts spending on public schools, wildfire protection and the rising rate of homelessness. His revised budget is up $4.5 billion from his first proposal in January and maintains a $21.5 billion surplus, the state’s largest in at least two decades. Newsom is proposing…… MORE
California OKs New Sexual Education Guidance
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California has overhauled its sex education guidance for public school teachers, encouraging them to talk about gender identity with kindergarteners and giving advice to help LGBT teenagers navigate relationships and practice safe sex. LGBT advocates praised the new recommendations for giving such attention to a community that often is left out…… MORE
Fresno County Sheriff’s Office Says Missing Elderly Man Has Been Found
***UPDATE*** Mr. Garcia has been found and is safe. -Tony Botti, Fresno County Sheriff’s Office Spokesperson. FRESNO, CA. (KMJ) – The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help to find a missing elderly man. 79-year-old Julio Gutierrez Garcia was last seen in the area of Bullard and Marks in Fresno County…… MORE
Congress Urged to Pass Marijuana Banking Bill
[vemba-video id=”business/2019/04/19/cannabis-industry-stocks-growth.cnn-business”] A bipartisan group of attorneys general from 33 states and five territories are urging Congress to advance a bill that would allow cannabis businesses access to the federal banking system. While several states have legalized medical or recreational marijuana, the substance is still illegal under federal law. Banks providing services to state-approved cannabis…… MORE
California Moves to Ban Chlorpyrifos
California will ban of chlorpyrifos use within the state. The state Environmental Protection Agency chose to ban chlorpyrifos following what it calls mounting evidence that the pesticide “causes serious health effects in children and other sensitive populations at lower levels of exposure than previously understood.” Chlorpyrifos is an insecticide used to control many different…… MORE
Fresno Police Expecting to Feel the Heat
Chief Jerry Dyer talking recent crime trends, says violent crime in Fresno is down nearly seven percent when compared to this time last year, but that might change. “Summer months are those times of year when we know we are going to see an increase in violence,” Dyer said. There have been 17 murders so…… MORE
Madera Police, Animal Shelter Give Puppy to Girl Whose Dog Was Killed By Father
MADERA, (KMJ) – Madera Police and the Madera Animal Shelter give a puppy to a girl whose dog was killed by her father. Police say 27-year-old Ambrocio Hernandez was not welcome around the home near south D Street – where his daughter lives. On Monday night, he admitted to Madera Police that’s when he…… MORE
