FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Californians are still conserving water according to February’s conservation results. Urban Californians reduced their water usage by just over 25% percent in February, according to numbers released Tuesday from the State Water Resources Board. That’s better than a year ago, when the savings rate was only at 11%. Under the old rules,…… MORE
Winter Flooding Prompts Emergency Response In Tulare County
VISALIA (KMJ) — A local emergency has been declared in Tulare County by its Board of Supervisors, in response to flood damage brought on by the recent wet winter. “I know there have been some areas where some roads have washed out, in the southern county area”, reveals the Board of Supervisors Amy Shuklian. “I…… MORE
Rice: “I Leaked Nothing to Nobody”
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KeepBearsWild.org Website Launched By Yosemite National Park
[Photo: NPS] FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A new website is launched to protect the Yosemite National Park’s iconic black bears. Yosemite Park Spokesperson Scott Gediman says the website KeepBearsWild.org launched by Yosemite National Park and Yosemite Conservancy is the only one of its kind in the National Park Service. [Photo: NPS] It features the Park…… MORE
Agriculture Groups Pushing Estate Tax Repeal
A coalition of more than 30 agriculture groups is pressing Congress to repeal the estate tax. A letter sent to the House Ways and Means Committee asked that any tax reform package include permanent repeal of the estate tax. Sometimes referred to as the “death tax,” the levy is imposed on the net value,…… MORE
Sanctuary State Bill Passes Calif. Senate
(KMJ/AP) Will the Golden State become a sanctuary state? Quite possibly. On Monday afternoon the California Senate voted in favor of controversial legislation that would declare California a “sanctuary state”. Not surprisingly, SB 54 was ok’d on a party-line vote. 27 Democrats voted in favor and 12 Republicans against the bill that supporters call the…… MORE
Former Central High Football Player Arrested in Prostitution Sting
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – A former Central High (Fresno) football player, who went on to play for Oklahoma, has been arrested for allegedly prostituting a former Sooner cheerleader. KOKH-TV in Oklahoma City reports Lawrence “LJ” Moore was implicated by jail phone calls and social media conversations with the alleged prostitute, who was arrested after an undercover…… MORE
Juan Ramirez
The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office most wanted person of the week is: Juan Fernando Ramirez of San Joaquin. A judge has issued an arrest warrant for a probation violation related to domestic violence and child endangerment charges. Juan Ramirez got into an argument with his girlfriend, who is also the mother of their three children. …… MORE
Calif. Joins Lawsuit Against Dept. of Energy
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — The Golden State has joined 8 others, along with the City of New York, and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, in suing the Trump Administration’s Department of Energy. The suit accuses the department of obstructing the implementation of energy efficiency standards, that apply to common consumer and commercial devices. Those electronics…… MORE
University of Calif. Sees Drop in Foreign Applicants
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — For the first time in 12 years, the University of California has experienced a drop, in the number of applications from international students. Applications from Mexico are down by 30 percent, while those from countries with large Muslim populations, have fallen by 10 percent. The decline is being attributed by some educators…… MORE
