The man suspected of shooting six people last weekend at Oceano Dunes made his first court appearance Wednesday morning. Francisco Orozco did not enter a plea on charges of attempted murder and assault. His arraignment was pushed to next week. The presiding judge raised the bail amount to $1-million on the 19 year old suspect.… MORE
TRUMP INVOKES EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE
[vemba-video id=”van/ns-acc/2019/05/08/PO-74WE_CNNA-ST1-100000000529f95d”] WASHINGTON (AP) – The Justice Department says President Donald Trump has exerted executive privilege over the full Mueller report and other investigative records that had been subpoenaed by the House Judiciary Committee. Assistant Attorney General Stephen Boyd says Wednesday that the Justice Department is also ending its negotiations with the committee. Boyd says the…… MORE
Ag Economy Barometer Falls in April
The Ag Economy Barometer plummeted in April, declining to a reading of 115, an 18-point decline compared to March when the index stood at 133. The 18-point decline in the index was the fourth largest one-month fall in the barometer since data collection began in October 2015. Organizers say the barometer’s decline was driven…… MORE
Madera Man Arrested for Killing Family’s Dog
(KMJ) – Madera Police say a man with a history of drug abuse beat a family dog to death because he says the animal was too playful. Officers were called to the 800 block of D Street just before 9 p.m. Monday when a large pool of blood was spotted in a family’s driveway. Police…… MORE
School Staff, 6 year-old Daughter Testify at Assemblyman’s Child Abuse Trial
FRESNO, CA (KM) – Assemblyman Joaquin Arambula’s middle daughter takes the stand Tuesday, as testimony continued in his misdemeanor child abuse trial. Fresno Police Detective Ken Dodd continued his testimony, first, telling Prosecutor Steve Wright that the CPS worker at MDIC (the Multidisciplinary Interview Center) was concerned “that the victim had been coached,…… MORE
SNAP Protests Outside San Joaquin Memorial Catholic High School
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — The Fresno Catholic Diocese has agreed to release a list of names of local clergy accused of child sex abuse, after activists repeat their call for it to be made public. KMJ’s Clint Olivier has more from church headquarters in central Fresno: … MORE
Testimony Describes “Death Trap” Ghost Ship Warehouse
[vemba-video id=”van/batchfeed/2019/05/07/kpix_cc80df40-70ff-11e9-8855-6db23bd05516″] OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) – A key witness scheduled to testify this week in the involuntary manslaughter trial involving a Northern California warehouse fire that killed 36 people has died in a car crash. Alameda County prosecutors told a judge Monday that Robert Jacobitz was killed over the weekend. Prosecutors say Jacobitz was hired…… MORE
Atwater Police ID man suspected of killing ex-DA’s son
ATWATER, Calif. (AP/KMJ) – Authorities in central California have released the identity of a man suspected in the killing of the son of a former district attorney. Atwater Police Chief Michael Salvador said Monday that detectives are searching for 26-year-old Dagoberto Penaloza in the shooting death of Ethan Morse. Morse was the son of former…… MORE
USDA Organic Certification Help
Federal funds are available to help farmers applying for receiving and maintaining organic certification through the Organic Certification Cost Share Program. The Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency announced the funding this week. The program provides cost-share assistance up to 75 percent of certification costs each year to producers and handlers of agricultural products…… MORE
Assemblyman Arambula’s Daughter Wraps Up Her Testimony
FRESNO, (KMJ) – Assemblyman Joaquin Arambula’s daughter wrapped up her testimony, Monday in his misdemeanor child abuse trial. At Fresno County Superior Court, Defense Attorney Margarita Martinez Baly continued her cross examination from the previous Friday, showing a series of photos from family trips and asking the 7-year-old girl to describe what was happening…… MORE
