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USDA Invests to Improve Rural Health Care
The Department of Agriculture is investing $501 million to improve rural health care infrastructure. USDA Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett announced the funding Thursday that will help 60 projects across 34 states including California, in areas that serve rural communities. Hazlett says strong healthcare programs help towards “increasing prosperity in…… MORE
12-Year-Old Girl Threatens to “Shoot Up” Sanger Middle School
SANGER, Calif. (KMJ) — Sanger police have arrested a 12-year-old girl, who allegedly threatened to “shoot up” Washington Academic Middle School on social media. Officers say the girl also posted of picture of a knife, and said she wanted to kill someone. A search of her home found that she did not have access to…… MORE
Pres. Trump to Meet with California Wildfire Victims
[van id=”us/2018/11/15/california-camp-fire-search-for-remains-victims-dan-simon-pkg-vpx.cnn”] As the death toll rises in communities ravaged by the Camp Fire, rescue workers in Paradise, California, are searching for human remains and any victims who are still unaccounted for after the blaze. The week-old wildfire has left dozens dead and hundreds missing. President Trump will visit the scene of devastation on Saturday…… MORE
HSR Audit Released – Patterson Considers Results “Damning”
FRESNO (KMJ) — An audit into the California High-Speed Rail Authority has delivered pages of criticism directed towards the state agency. The 93 page report by State Auditor Elaine Howell begins describing how the Authority’s “flawed decision making” has led to billions of dollars in cost overruns. The investigation, released Thursday, also detailed that there…… MORE
Oxford’s 2018 Word of the Year is …
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DNA Sought from Families of ‘Camp Fire’ Missing
Hundreds of rescue personnel dressed in white overalls are sifting through smoldering rubble and mangled cars, searching for the remains of the victims of California’s deadliest wildfire. The Camp Fire killed at least 56 people in Northern California and turned the hardest-hit town of Paradise into ash and debris. In the devastating aftermath, cadaver dogs,…… MORE
Turkey Prices at Ten Year Low
Turkey Prices at Ten Year Low Ahead of Thanksgiving, turkey prices have hit a ten-year low. A report by Purdue University estimates turkey prices this year for Thanksgiving will average $1.45 per pound. Jayson Lusk, a professor and department head of Purdue’s Department of Agricultural Economics, says lower commodity prices, such as corn and soybeans…… MORE
Fewer People Are Victims of Gun Crime in Fresno: FPD
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fewer people are victims of gun crime in Fresno. Except for aggravated assaults which rose 6%, the Fresno Police Department is seeing reductions in violent crime, year-to-date; a 36% drop in homicide, an 18% drop in rape, and a 3% drop in robbery. Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer said 18…… MORE
Bako’s McCarthy Elected House Minority Leader
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