No Tuition Rises For CSU Following Newsom’s “Visionary Budget”

LONG BEACH (KMJ) — The Chancellor of the California State University has promised no tuition fee increases in the system’s upcoming budget. It follows the announcement earlier this month that Governor Gavin Newsom’s 2019-20 budget proposal includes an approximately $300 million increase for the CSU system. “In response to his visionary budget, I will not…MORE

Oscars 2019: See Who’s Nominated

[van id=”entertainment/2019/01/22/oscar-nominations-2019-sot-newday-vpx.cnn”] By The Associated Press The list of the nominees for the 91st Academy Awards: Best picture: Black Panther,” `’BlacKkKlansman,” `’Bohemian Rhapsody,” `’The Favourite,” `’Green Book,” `’Roma,” `’A Star Is Born,” `’Vice.” Best director: Alfonso Cuaron, “Roma”; Spike Lee, “BlacKkKlansman”; Pawel Pawlikowski, “Cold War”; Yorgos Lanthimos, “The Favourite”; Adam McKay, “Vice.” Best actor: Christian…MORE

Trade War Shifting Feed Demand

  The trade war is causing U.S. ethanol production to decline, thus raising the costs of distillers dried grains, a byproduct of the ethanol process that is used for animal feed. Reuters reports cuts to ethanol production are tightening supplies of DDGs and raising prices paid by livestock farmers. Many are turning to other feeds…MORE

Madera Co. Sheriff’s Office Investigating String of Burglaries

MADERA, Calif. (KMJ) — The Madera County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help, in solving a string of commercial burglaries over the weekend. Grocery Outlet in Oakhurst, Napa Auto Parts in Coarsegold, Meadowridge Chevron, and Skywalk in Rolling Hills, were struck by burglars between late Saturday night and early Sunday morning. Surveillance photos of…MORE

Video Released of Dramatic Rescue Operation in Yosemite

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — The CHP has released video of a dramatic rescue operation in Yosemite. A pair of British hikers in their 20s were rescued around 7:00 Wednesday morning, from the edge of a massive granite cliff overlooking Yosemite Valley. They were described by officials as “uninjured” and being “cold and wet.”  MORE

Cal Scientist Helping Plants Adapt to Temperature Changes

  The University of California-Riverside is studying ways to help plants deal with rising temperatures. While not immune to changing climate, plants respond to the rising mercury in different ways. Temperature affects the distribution of plants around the planet. It also affects the flowering time, crop yield, and even resistance to disease. One of the…MORE

Trump Proposes Extending DACA in Exchange for Wall Funds

[van id=”politics/2019/01/19/trump-shutdown-offer-democrats-bts-nr-vpx.cnn”] (KMJ)  As heard Saturday afternoon on KMJ, President Donald Trump offered a 3-year extension of protection for ‘dreamers’ in exchange for $5.7 billion in boarder wall funding.  But before Trump approached the Oval Office microphone, prominent Democrats call it a ‘non-starter’ as the partial government shutdown enters its fifth week. In an exclusive…MORE