FRESNO (KMJ/AP) — A prominent GOP leader in California wants a federal law to ban so-called ballot harvesting. Republican National Committeeman Shawn Steele is calling on both Congress and President Trump to outlaw the practice before the 2020 election. The act of ballot harvesting, in which absentee ballots are collected and turned in on behalf…… MORE
Porterville Man Sentenced To Prison For Murdering 3 Month-Old Son
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A Porterville man who was convicted of murdering his baby son will spend 25 years-to-life in prison for that murder. 33-year-old Joseph Ulloa was sentenced Monday, March 11, 2019 in Tulare County Superior Court. On October 17, 2018, a jury convicted Ulloa of the second-degree murder and assault on a child…… MORE
Governor Newsom Announces $750 Legislative Proposals to Confront Housing Cost Crisis
SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced a major legislative proposal as part of his $1.75 billion package to confront the housing cost crisis. The new proposal sets higher short-term goals for housing that cities and counties must meet, and provides $750 million in support and incentives to help jurisdictions plan and zone for…… MORE
Regulation Framework For “Fake” Meat
Two separate government agencies will come together to regulate the new market of lab-grown meat, which some in the meat industry have called “fake” meat. The Washington Examiner says the Food and Drug Administration and the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service will share regulation of the products. Scientists will create products by multiplying…… MORE
Feds Rejects $306M for Repair of Nation’s Tallest Dam
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – A state agency says the federal government has rejected $306 million in reimbursements for California’s repair of the nation’s tallest dam. The amount is less than half of what California has so far requested from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to repair Oroville Dam, where spillways crumbled and fell away during…… MORE
House Passes HR1 “For the People Act”
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The bill known as HR 1 passed Thursday on a party line vote of 234 to 193. Valley Democratic Congressman TJ Cox speaking on the floor, Thursday said it will stamp out corruption in Washington. It’s a key priority of the new Democratic majority, and would enact wide-ranging ethics reform,…… MORE
Madera County Highway 41 Open Again After Rock Slide
MADERA (KMJ) — A section of Highway 41 between Highway 145 and North Fork Road has reopened, following a rock slide there earlier this week. Both directions were shut down after what Caltrans described as approximately 10 cubic yards of rock, or a dump truck full, crashed down onto the road near Rocky Cut Road.…… MORE
NFU Says Yes to Climate Change, No to Green New Deal
Delegates to the National Farmers Union convention in the state of Washington reaffirmed the organization’s commitment to addressing climate change. However, they’ve said no to a proposal asking the organization to get involved with the Green New Deal supported by many Democrats in Congress. A DTN report says the Farmers Union has long supported…… MORE
Police Arrest Murder Suspect, Owed $30k For Exotic Dancers
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno Police say a 29-year-old client who owed thousands to an exotic dancer company was arrested Thursday for murder. On Sunday, March 3, 2019, 29-year-old Randy Jones was meeting Justin Garza at the Motel 6 on Blackstone. Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer says Jones was in the hole for $30,000 for…… MORE
Fresno Father is killed, Victim’s Dad Pleads For Witnesses To Come Forward
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A young Fresno father of two is killed, the victim’s father makes a plea for witnesses to come forward. 22-year-old Andrew Valdez lost his life on February 2nd, but police don’t know why he was shot. His father, Alejandro Lopez, hopes that witnesses contact Fresno Police, speaking during a news…… MORE
