USDA Releases Local Food Marketing Survey Results

The National Ag Statistic Service released the results of its first-ever Local Food Marketing Practices Survey.  Over 167,000 U.S. farms locally produced and sold food through direct marketing practices. That resulted in $8.7 billion in revenue in 2015. Farmers who sold directly to institutions and intermediaries like wholesalers who would locally brand the product brought…MORE

California Supreme Court Halts Death Penalty Measure

(AP) The California Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked a voter-approved measure intended to speed up the appeals process for the state’s Death Row inmates to give it time to consider a lawsuit challenging the measure. In a one-page decision, the court stayed the “implementation of all provisions of Proposition 66” and set a timeline for…MORE

Owners “Distraught” After $400k Damage To Tower District Restaurant

FRESNO (KMJ) — The owners of a popular Fresno location now have substantial repair work ahead of them, after flames took hold and caused an estimated $400,000 worth of damage inside the establishment. Fresno Fire was called to the Tower District’s Livingstone’s just after 5am Tuesday morning. It took approximately 35 minutes to bring the…MORE

TPP likely to Resurface

A former U.S. trade official says the Trans-Pacific Partnership is not really dead and could resurface during President-elect Donald Trump’s term. Wendy Cutler, a former acting deputy U.S. Trade Representative, told the Washington International Trade Association last week she believes TPP was a victim of “bad timing.” She argued the agreement is too important for…MORE

Relatives Sought For Man Struck and Killed By A Car

(KMJ) – The Fresno County Sheriff – Coroner’s Office is aksing for the public’s help locating relatives of Ninketh Rasmy. On October 31, 2016, a car struck the 57 year old man while he was walking near the intersection of Church and Ninth Street in Fresno. He was taken to the hospital and passed away there…MORE

Suspected Drunk Driver Rolls Car, Survives

(KMJ)  Visalia Police say a suspected drunk driver is jailed after rolling her car overnight on Murray, east of Giddings. The crash happened just after midnight Monday.   Officers say they discovered that the driver, 35 year old Maria Lopes, had failed to negotiate a bend in the road rolled over several times. Lopes’ vehicle collided…MORE

Brandon Engleman

Brandon Engleman of Fresno.  He is wanted in connection with multiple assaults involving a firearm.  He also has an active no bail parole warrant. Engleman is described as white, 5’9”, 170 lbs., with hazel eyes and brown hair. He has tattoos on several areas of his body and goes by a nickname of “Milkweed.” Engleman…MORE