Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue praised a Department of Justice decision to request a rehearing of a pesticide case before the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. The DOJ has asked for a rehearing in a case in which the court directed the Environmental Protection Agency to ban chlorpyrifos, a common pesticide, within 60 days. In his…… MORE
CHP: Gladding Suspect Visited Teen Drinking Spot Before Fatal Crash
FRESNO (KMJ) — The California Highway Patrol has confirmed that the suspect in the Gavin Gladding hit and run visited an area known for underage drinking shortly before the fatal crash in Northeast Fresno. Investigators have established that Rogelio Alvarez-Maravilla was on Sky Harbour Road, near Millerton Lake and Table Mountain Casino, in the hours…… MORE
Arrest Made in Fresno Double Murder
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — An arrest was announced Tuesday in connection with a Fresno double murder. The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office says 58-year-old Alan DuPras is facing felony charges, relating to the deaths of his 55-year-old ex-wife Jennifer Dupras, and 88-year-old former mother-in-law Cynthia Houk. The two victims were shot to death last December, near Colonial…… MORE
Cosby Sentenced to 3-10 Years, Bail Denied
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USDA Adds Almonds to Trade Aid Package
The Department of Agriculture is now including shelled almonds and fresh sweet cherries to the trade relief package. The relief package provides growers with funding through the Market Facilitation Program to help offset harm producers are facing by the administration’s trade agenda. Producers of shelled almonds and fresh sweet cherries may apply for payments…… MORE
Report: Calif. Among Least Teacher-Friendly States
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — California is among the least teacher-friendly states in the nation, according to a new WalletHub report. The state ranks 31st overall. When it comes to the student-teacher ratio, California comes in dead last. It also gets low scores for the average starting salary, income growth potential, the quality of the public school…… MORE
Visalia Campaign Office of Congressional Candidate Andrew Janz Vandalized
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The Visalia campaign office of Congressional Candidate Andrew Janz was vandalized on Monday. The property owners discovered multiple windows on the north side of the building on Mooney just North of Tulare Street had been vandalized. Windows at Andrew Janz’s office and a chiropractic office, next door were broken. Visalia…… MORE
Memorial Held For Clovis Unified’s “Unique” Gavin Gladding
FRESNO (KMJ) — Family and friends of Clovis Unified educator Gavin Gladding have said goodbye to the 43 year old father of two who was killed in a fatal hit and run just over a week ago. Hundreds of mourners gathered inside People’s Church in Northeast Fresno Monday morning, as they gathered to say a…… MORE
Trump to Meet Rosenstein Thursday Amid Drama
[van id=”politics/2018/09/24/rod-rosenstein-latest-trump-geraldo-acosta-bts-wolf-vpx.cnn”] (CNN) – The expected departure of Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein is a massive moment in the ongoing Justice Department investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and will spawn a series of equally large reverberations in political Washington. Rosenstein’s expected departure comes just 72 hours after The New York Times reported…… MORE
Bill Cosby faces up to 30 years for assault
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