SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit could delay the rollout of California‘s toughest-in-the country net neutrality law, which is set to take effect Jan. 1. Advocates hope California’s new law to stop internet providers from favoring certain content or websites will push Congress to enact national rules or encourage other states to…… MORE
New Top Farm Dog of the Year Contest
The American Farm Bureau Federation is seeking the nation’s top farm dog. The new contest is asking farmers to submit their applications for the Farm Bureau Farm Dog of the Year contest. A partnership between AFBF and Nestle Purina PetCare, the contest “celebrates farm dogs who work alongside their people to bring nutritious food to…… MORE
California’s First Underwater Trail Opens
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Calif. Teen Recovering From Shark Attack
[van id=”van/ns-acc/2018/10/02/WE-008TU_CNNA-ST1-1000000004ccf0c7″] SAN DIEGO (AP) – The mother of a 13-year-old boy who suffered a large shark bite while lobster fishing in California says it’s a miracle her son survived. Ellie Hayes said Monday in San Diego that her son is a warrior and that she didn’t know he was such a good swimmer. She…… MORE
Fresno Man Who Jumped On Police SUV, Killed By Train
[Photo: Dominic McAndrew/KMJ] FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A 23-year-old Fresno man is killed by a train over the weekend, after a very public prior run-in with the law. “There was a collision at Blackstone and McKinley Sunday afternoon (September 30) involving a train and a person near the tracks,” said Fresno County Sheriff’s Spokesperson…… MORE
DWR: 2018 Showed Below-Average Precipitation, Transitioning To Warmer Climate
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The Department of Water Resources releases its annual water year recap. 2018 showed below-average precipitation, the DWR says it indicative of California’s ongoing transition to a warmer climate. The statewide snowpack — measured on April 1, 2018 — and based on more than 260 snow courses — was just…… MORE
Valley’s “First Storm Of The Season” Is On Its Way
FRESNO (KMJ) — Rain is coming to the Central Valley, according to the National Weather Service in Hanford. A low pressure system pushing its way in from the Central Coast is described as the cause of the expected precipitation. As much as half and inch of rain could fall from Tuesday morning through to Wednesday,…… MORE
Brown Signs Bill Requiring Women on Corporate Boards
(KMJ/AP) California has become the first state to require publicly traded companies to include women on their boards of directors. Governor Jerry Brown approved the legislation Sunday that forces changes at California-based corporations by 2020. One fourth of publicly held corporations with headquarters in California don’t have any women on their boards of directors. The…… MORE
New Calif. Net Neutrality Law Sparks US Lawsuit
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California and the Trump administration are feuding over the state’s new internet neutrality law that aims to ensure a level playing field on the internet. The U.S. Justice Department sued California on Sunday over the new law just hours after Gov. Jerry Brown signed it. The law gives California the nation’s…… MORE
11 Inmates Hurt in Avenal Prison Fight
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) – California prison officials say weapons manufactured by inmates were used in a “large scale incident” that injured several inmates. Vicky Waters with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation tells the Fresno Bee that inmates at two of Avenal State Prison’s general population facilities took part in a large disturbance on…… MORE
