Trump Signs Farm Bill

  President Donald Trump signed the 2018 Farm Bill on Thursday during a White House ceremony. The five-year bill sets agriculture policy and reauthorizes farm, conservation, nutrition, rural development, agricultural trade, as well as many other programs. The legislation also removes hemp from the Controlled Substances Act, which legalizes hemp production. The signing is good…MORE

Fresno Non-Profit Urgently Needs Christmas Toy Donations

    FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A Fresno non-profit organization urgently needs Christmas toy donations. The Boys2MEN-Girls2Women Foundation is hosting their 6th Annual Toy Drive to help forgotten children in North Fresno communities. Their party is taking place at 4:00pm on December 21, when they will hand out the toys and provide food, and music…MORE

USDA Moves to Tighten Restrictions on Food Stamps

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Trump administration is setting out to do what this year’s farm bill didn’t: tighten work requirements for millions of Americans who receive federal food assistance. The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Thursday is proposing a rule that would restrict the ability of states to exempt work-eligible adults from having to obtain…MORE

General Mattis Out as Defense Secretary

BREAKING: GENERAL JIM ‘MAD DOG’ MATTIS IS OUT AS DEFENSE SECRETARY. Pres. Trump made the announcement via Twitter on Thursday: “General Jim Mattis will be retiring, with distinction, at the end of February, after having served my Administration as Secretary of Defense for the past two years. During Jim’s tenure, tremendous progress has been made,…MORE

Trump says Defense Secretary Mattis will retire in February

  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has announced that Defense Secretary Jim Mattis will retire at the end of February. Trump says on Twitter that a new secretary of defense will be named soon. Trump’s announcement comes a day after he surprised U.S. allies and members of Congress by announcing the withdrawal of U.S.…MORE

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