Foothills “Fully Protected” As Full-Time Fire Crew Starts Work

Posted on September 4, 2018

PRATHER (KMJ) — Residents of Fresno County’s foothills now have a dedicated full-time fire crew at Hurley Forest Fire Station, replacing the previous paid call firefighters. The announcement on Tuesday promised quicker response times and greater protection for locals. It comes following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Fresno County Fire Protection…… MORE

DeChambeau Wins Again, Named to US Ryder Cup Team

Posted on September 4, 2018

Less than 24 hours after his latest professional victory, Bryson DeChambeau was named to the US Ryder Cup team.  Team captain Jim Furyk made the announcement Tuesday.  He also selected Tiger Woods and Phil Mickleson to compete against Team Europe in Paris in late September.  It’s the first Ryder Cup for the Clovis East grad.…… MORE

Woodward Book Claims Trump’s White House is a “Crazytown”

Posted on September 4, 2018

[van id=”politics/2018/09/04/bob-woodward-book-trump-white-house-ip-vpx.cnn”] (CNN) – Yes, it’s as bad as you thought it was. Maybe worse. That’s the unmistakable message about President Donald Trump and his administration from the early pieces of Bob Woodward’s chronicle — titled “Fear: Trump in the White House” — of the first year of the billionaire businessman’s presidency. The image Woodward…… MORE

Ag Trade Surplus to Shrink

Posted on September 4, 2018

Agriculture is consistently one of the few areas of the American economy that sells more overseas than it buys. However, Farm Journal’s Ag Web Dot Com says that’s going to drop in the upcoming year. The surplus is set to shrink as shipments to China collapse because of the trade war with the U.S. A…… MORE

FPD: Kidnapping, Robbery Story was a Hoax

Posted on September 3, 2018

FRESNO, CA (KMJ)  A local business owner lied to investigators about being kidnapped, sexually assaulted and robbed.  32 year old Maria Gonzalez is facing charges of filing a false police report after spinning her tale to detectives, in order to avoid paying a $9,000 debt. In a news conference Monday, Fresno PD Chief Jerry Dyer…… MORE

Farm Bill Differences Remain

Posted on August 31, 2018

  Lawmakers met this week on the farm bill, making “good progress.” However, major differences remain between the House and Senate bills that the conference committee will address next week. Congress returns next week with 16 days in-session scheduled for the Senate in September, and 11 in-session days in the House of Representatives. That means…… MORE