Merced Irrigation District Calls For Legal Against Bay Delta Plan

The Merced Irrigation District Board of Directors, according to a news release, is taking legal action against the State’s recently adopted Bay Delta Water Quality Control Plan and Substitute Environmental Document. The Bay-Delta Plan SED was adopted in Sacramento on December 12. The plan, according to the MID, will divert up to half the water…MORE

Unlicensed Relative Accused of Running Over Toddler in Southwest Fresno, Then Leaving Scene

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – An unlicensed driver is charged with felony hit and run, accused of running over a toddler in Southwest Fresno, then leaving the scene. The child turned out to be his step-niece. Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer said somebody called 911 just after 10:15 Tuesday morning, reporting a hysterical woman in the…MORE

First Responders Buy Presents For Needy Children In Fresno

FRESNO (KMJ) — Personnel from American Ambulance, Fresno Police, and others, spent the early hours of Wednesday morning walking the aisles of Target at Fresno’s River Park to ensure local children in need had a positive Christmas season. The first responders crowded into the store at 5am to select holiday gifts for approximately 200 local…MORE

Farm Groups Push for Ag in EU Trade Talks

A coalition of agriculture groups is asking the Trump administration to keep pushing agriculture issues in the European Union-U.S. trade talks. In a letter sent to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, 53 organizations, led by the National Pork Producers Council, urged the Trump administration “to continue stressing” that only a “truly comprehensive agreement…MORE

Neglect Charges Filed -Mother Told Daughter To Cross Train Tracks Before Killed

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Neglect charges are filed against the mother who ordered her 8-year-old daughter to cross train tracks. Fresno Police say that caused the child, identified as Joyanna Harris, was killed by a train Monday, in Central Fresno. Earlier, Joyanna had been playing with a group of kids near the tracks at Diana…MORE

Body Cam Footage Shows Tulare County’s “Reign Of Terror” First Hand

VISALIA (KMJ) — Tulare County Sheriff’s Office has released the body cam footage of Monday’s officer involved shooting, one part of a two-day crime spree which spanned multiple Tulare County and resulted in the death of a suspect, two murders, two attempted murders, an armed robbery, gunfire targeting two homes and a high speed pursuit…MORE