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CalFire: Property Owners Still Responsible for Controversial Fee
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — The controversial Fire Prevention Fee has been repealed by the California Legislature. However, property owners on whom it was imposed, must still pay meet their existing obligations. CalFire says bills issued for the fiscal years during which the fee was in place must be paid in full. Rhose who are delinquent face…… MORE
Visalia Holds Boots, Brews & Bacon Fest
VISALIA (KMJ) — A bacon eating contest is one part of a new festival taking place in Visalia this weekend. Organizers hope “Boots, Brews, & Bacon” will become an annual event for the city. “In addition to the beer tasting and bacon tasting, provided by local breweries and restaurants, we are having a bacon eating…… MORE
Investigation Continues In Madera County Officer Involved Shooting
(KMJ) – The Madera County Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate an officer involved shooting that happened Thursday night in Chowchilla. Sheriff’s Lieutenant Bill Ward says Chowchilla Police and the Highway Patrol were called to a home near Alameda and Fourth for reports of a disturbance and a fire. Once on scene, Ward says a…… MORE
EPA Formally Proposes WOTUS Withdrawal
The Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will formally propose to withdraw the “Waters of the U.S. Rule,” a controversial Obama-era rule on clean water. This move will mark the end of years of efforts by farm groups to get rid of something they called a burdensome federal overreach. Politico’s…… MORE
Search Continues for At Risk Merced County Man
(KMJ) – The Merced County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help locating a missing, at risk Planada man. 82-year old Rafael Zaragoza (pictured) was last seen around 8:30 Thursday morning driving his blue 2004 Hyundai Sonata away from his home. The vehicle has California plates with the license number: 6SEL655. Deputies say Zaragoza is considered…… MORE
Human Trafficking Investigation Nets Two Arrests – One Suspect Wanted
(KMJ) – Two suspects are now in the Tulare County Jail, and third suspect is still on the loose, after a six-month long investigation by the Tulare County Sheriff’s Department, Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department, Los Angeles Regional Human Trafficking Task Force, and the California Department of Justice. 54 felony charges have been filed against Quinton Brown,…… MORE
Fresno County Expands Mental Health Services To Rural Areas
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Vital care services are expanding to more rural communities in the Central Valley. The County of Fresno is expanding its mental health and care services to the most at-risk people in rural communities like Selma, Orange Cove, and Mendota. Increasing access to vital services is what the expansion of the Map…… MORE
Bill Would Legalize Heroin Clinics in California
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Legal heroin injection centers could become a reality in the Golden State. A measure aimed at reducing heroin-related deaths has cleared the California Assembly, and is awaiting a vote in the Senate.= However, many remain skeptical, including Fresno Mayor Lee Brand, who tells KMJ, “It’s a slow degradation of our society —…… MORE
PPIC: Support Continues to Decline for Offshore Drilling in Calif.
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Support for drilling off the California Coast is down to a record low. A new Public Policy Institute of California survey finds it’s fallen to 25 percent, with 69 percent opposed. 81 percent of Democrats oppose offshore drilling, compared to 45 percent of Republicans. Support for wind and wave energy projects, meanwhile,…… MORE
