[van id=”politics/2018/01/31/sotu-trump-extending-open-hand-to-congress-sot.cnn”] WASHINGTON (CNN) – President Donald Trump sought to infuse his maiden State of the Union address with an undercurrent of optimism, declaring Tuesday the nation was thriving a year after he took office. “Let us begin tonight by recognizing that the state of our union is strong because our people are strong,”…… MORE
California Senate Passes Bill to Work Around Trump Tax Overhaul
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – The California Senate has passed legislation that aims to protect wealthier taxpayers from facing higher federal tax bills under changes signed late last year by President Donald Trump. The Senate’s Tuesday vote opens another front in the state’s ongoing war with the Trump administration and Republican-led Congress. The new federal tax…… MORE
Explosive Device Detonated, One Man Arrested In Central Fresno
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – An explosive device was found in a Central Fresno home, close to a school. Fresno Police were connecting a probation search around 9:30am Tuesday, at a house on Fruit and Santa Ana, just south of Shaw. Police arrested 38-year-Adam Kausim. During the search, some sort of PVC pipe-type explosive device with…… MORE
Fresno’s Herb Bauer Sporting Goods Store Closing
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno’s Herb Bauer Sporting Goods store is closing – the current owners are retiring. After 68 years in business, a new store will open in the location. Turner’s Outdoorsman, a store based primarily in Southern California with one location in Salinas will take over the space. They plan to hire Herb…… MORE
Trump Wants Nunes to Release Memo After SOTU
WASHINGTON (CNN) – President Donald Trump has told aides he wants a memo alleging the FBI abused its surveillance tools released as quickly as possible, two people familiar with the matter says, but has decided against doing so before the State of the Union address to avoid obscuring what the White House hopes will be…… MORE
HSR Audit Approved – “Authority Will Now Answer To The Auditor”
SACRAMENTO (KMJ) — A bipartisan request to open the books on California’s High Speed Rail Authority has been approved by the Joint Legislative Audit Committee. The argument to examine the numbers was made by Republican Assemblyman Jim Patterson, Democrat Assemblyman Joaquin Arambula, and Democrat State Senator Jim Beall. “I represent Silicon Valley. Silicon Valley is…… MORE
2 More Flu-related Deaths in Tulare County
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The flu… leading to more deaths in the Valley. The Tulare County Health Department says two more women under the age of 65 have passed away from influenza A-related infection. That raises the total in the county to four women under 65 who passed away earlier this month. Fresno’s experienced one…… MORE
Census of Agriculture Deadline Nears
Farmers and ranchers have less than a week to submit their information to the Department of Agriculture as part of the Census of Agriculture. USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service says producers should respond online at agcounts.usda.gov or by mail by February 5th. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue says the Census, for farmers, is “their voice,…… MORE
Clovis Police Continue to Search for Car Burglar
(KMJ) – Clovis Police released this above photo of a suspect wanted for several car break-ins along Shaw Avenue. On Saturday January 20th, Officers say he broke into seven parked cars, but did not realize security cameras caught him in the act. Witnesses told police the crook was driving a dark colored Toyota Scion. After…… MORE
House Intel Comm. Votes to Release Nunes Memo
[van id=”politics/2018/01/29/nunes-fbi-memo-house-intel-committee-vote-release-trump-schiff-sot-tsr.cnn”] WASHINGTON (CNN) – The House Intelligence Committee voted along party lines Monday to publicly release a classified memo written by Republicans alleging FBI abuses in the agency’s surveillance, an aggressive move that could feed a GOP push to undercut special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation and ratchets up a battle with the Justice Department.…… MORE
