FRESNO (KMJ/AP) — Three Central Valley Congressmen are uninjured following a fatal train crash in Virginia, when a chartered service hit a garbage truck at a crossing. “I didn’t fall out of my seat,” explained Congressman David Valadao (R-Hanford). “It was a thump but not enough to really throw anybody around I didn’t think. As…… MORE
Agriculture Reacts to State of the Union Address
Farm groups call for unity and a follow-through on promises from President Donald Trump after his State of the Union address Tuesday night. In a released statement, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said President Trump’s infrastructure investment plan, touted during the speech, will be a “boon to a rural America.” American Farm Bureau Federation President…… MORE
3 Dead in SoCal Chopper Crash
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Trump SOTU: Americans are Dreamers Too
[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
