(KMJ) – COVID-19 outbreaks at two Ruiz Foods plants in the South Valley leave dozens of employees infected with the coronavirus. According to Tulare County health officials, as of Sunday, 77 employees have tested positive between the Dinuba and Tulare manufacturing facilities. According to a Ruiz Foods spokesperson, there was an increase in positive cases after…… MORE
Press Release: Mayor Announces Extension, Changes to City’s State of Emergency for COVID-19 FRESNO, CA – Fresno Mayor Lee Brand today announced that Emergency Order 2020-13 directing all individuals living in the City of Fresno to shelter at their place of residence, except to provide or receive essential services or engage in essential activities, has been…… MORE
(AP) California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s first-in-the-nation plan to pay for and deliver three meals a day to vulnerable seniors during the coronavirus crisis has less than two weeks to launch before federal funding runs out, government documents show. It wasn’t clear how many, if any, cities and counties would be delivering meals in substantial numbers…… MORE
(AP) Gov. Gavin Newsom will order all beaches and state parks closed Friday after tens of thousands of people flocked to the seashore last weekend during a heat wave despite his stay-at-home order, according to a memo sent Wednesday evening to police chiefs around the state. Eric Nuñez, president of the California Police Chiefs Association, said…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Three million surgical masks have arrived in California and more are on the way as part of a major deal cut by Gov. Gavin Newsom for 200 million masks a month to protect against the coronavirus. Newsom’s finance director told lawmakers Tuesday the state will make a payment of $104.7 million…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) An ATV accident has put two young girls in the hospital. The crash occurred Tuesday night near Cedar Street and Excelsior in Fresno County. The CHP says a 10 year old was airlifted to Valley Children’s Hospital, while a six year old was also hospitalized.… MORE
(AP) California classrooms could reopen with modifications as soon as late July, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Tuesday, bringing a new wave of anxiety for parents, teachers and students. Newsom laid out the possible change, the earliest proposed start date yet, as part of a reopening plan that would allow retailers and manufacturers to restart…… MORE
(AP) Gov. Gavin Newsom is considering a strategy for slowly reopening business in a state divided between rural areas with small numbers of coronarivus cases and urban areas struggling with still-rising death tolls. Newsom on Tuesday planned to outline what it would take to ease California’s stay-at-home order, which aimed to slow the spread of…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) Fresno Police detectives are investigating a pair of Monday night shootings. Gunfire erupted near Olive & Rowell leaving one man wounded. He’s reported to be in stable condition. The other shooting occurred at the Fig Garden Apartments at Fruit & Ashlan. Cops say one victim, who may have been caught in the crossfire, was…… MORE
LOS ANGELES (AP) – The California State University and the University of California systems are being sued by students demanding refunds of some campus fees since the virus pandemic has shut schools and forced learning online. Lawsuits filed Monday in Los Angeles and Oakland federal courts say the university systems have refused to refund unused…… MORE
