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Consolidation Underway For Animals Evacuated From the Creek Fire

Consolidation Underway For Animals Evacuated From the Creek Fire

(Photo courtesy:  Big Fresno Fair ) (KMJ) – Fresno County has started relocating animals evacuated due to the Creek Fire Small animals at the temporary shelter at Granite Ridge Intermediate School are now being transferred to the Fresno Fairgrounds Small Animal Shelter. And the County is also relocating livestock from the Clovis Rodeo Grounds to the…MORE

Calif. Fitness Centers Sue State Over Closures

Calif. Fitness Centers Sue State Over Closures

LOS ANGELES (AP) – California fitness centers have filed a lawsuit alleging Gov. Gavin Newsom’s measures aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus unfairly target the industry and are demanding they be allowed to reopen. Scott Street, a lawyer for the California Fitness Alliance, said Tuesday that the suit was filed in Los Angeles…MORE

Court: Trump May End Temporary Legal Status for 4 Countries

Court: Trump May End Temporary Legal Status for 4 Countries

SAN DIEGO (AP) – A divided U.S. appeals court has ruled that the Trump administration can end humanitarian protections that have allowed hundreds of thousands of people from El Salvador, Nicaragua, Haiti and Sudan to remain in the United States. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday lifted a preliminary injunction that had…MORE

Tulare County Issues Evacuation Order for Portions of Three Rivers

Tulare County Issues Evacuation Order for Portions of Three Rivers

  VISALIA, CA – Tulare County Sheriff has issued a mandatory evacuation for portions of Three Rivers. The Tulare County Sheriff announced a mandatory evacuation for a portion of Three Rivers, south and east from 198, east to south of the Fork Campground, including South Fork Drive, Horn, and Cahoon Mtn. and adjacent roads, due to the…MORE

President Trump Heads to California For Wildfire Briefing

President Trump Heads to California For Wildfire Briefing

(KMJ) – President Trump is scheduled to visit Sacramento County today for a briefing on raging West Coast wildfires. While in the Golden State, the President is expected to meet with Governor Gavin Newsom at McClellan Park.  It is a former Air Force Base that now houses California’s Office of Emergency Services and hangars for Cal Fire…MORE

State Law Will Help Inmate Firefighters Turn Pro

State Law Will Help Inmate Firefighters Turn Pro

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) — California’s inmate firefighters now have a shot at becoming a professional firefighter when they get out. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB2147 into law on Friday.     http:// Record breaking temperatures. Record droughts. We’re in a CLIMATE CRISIS. And what we’re experiencing in California is coming to every community — all across the United…MORE

Community Regional Medical Center’s On-Call Neurosurgical Services Will Resume

Community Regional Medical Center’s On-Call Neurosurgical Services Will Resume

  FRESNO COUNTY PRESS RELEASE: The Fresno Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Agency was notified Thursday morning by Community Regional Medical Centers (CRMC) administration that on-call Neurosurgical Services will resume in full operation beginning at 5:00 pm on Friday, September 11, 2020. On Tuesday, September 8, 2020, CRMC was given notice that it must have on-call…MORE