MERCED, CALIF – The City of Merced urges community members to be mindful of current and upcoming weather conditions. Bear Creek’s water height is anticipated to be above the flood monitor stage. However, flood waters are not expected to exit the creek. Therefore, creek flows are projected to be fast. January storms have made areas…… MORE
‘Vigil and Rally For Justice’ For Hoover High Student Killed in Hit and Run
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A vigil and rally for justice will be held at Hoover High School on Wednesday at the site where a teenager was killed in a hit and run, last October. Family, friends, and fellow students of hit-and-run victim Rashad Al-Hakim Jr. will gather at Hoover High School March 1st at 4:00pm.…… MORE
Valley Man Pleads Guilty to $8.7 Million Cow Manure Ponzi Scheme
FRESNO, Calif. — Ray Brewer, 66, of Porterville, and Sheridan, Montana, pleaded guilty Monday to wire fraud, money laundering, and identity theft charges for running a multimillion-dollar fraud scheme where he purported to turn cow manure into green energy, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According to court records, from March 2014 through December 2019,…… MORE
Egg Prices Projected to Drop
The price of eggs is projected to fall by as much as 30% after reaching record-high levels over several months. The USDA says those prices should fall back to typical levels this year, provided the U.S. doesn’t see a rebound in highly pathogenic avian influenza cases in 2023. The Bureau of Labor Statistics says the…… MORE
Severe Weather Closes Yosemite NP Until March
Click for current conditions at Yosemite National Park… MORE
Goshen Massacre Follow Up Investigation Nets 26 Arrests
As part of the ongoing investigation into the Goshen Massacre on January 16th, which prompted “Operation Nightmare”, the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office TAGNET unit organized a multi-agency Probation and Parole Detail. Officers from the Visalia Police Department, Dinuba Police Department, Tulare Police Department, Woodlake Police Department, Farmersville Police Department, Exeter Police Department, Lindsay Police Department,…… MORE
Snow, Rain Slam California As Michigan Shivers Without Power
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Heavy snow and rain pounded California and other parts of the West on Friday as the nation’s latest winter storm intruded, while thousands of people in Michigan shivered through extended power outages wrought by one of the worst ice storms in decades. The National Weather Service warned of a “cold and…… MORE
Study Shows Transition to Cage-Free Eggs Comes With Problems
A new study funded in part by United Egg Producers and the United Egg Association shows the transition to cage-free eggs will increase costs and reduce profits. It also shows that producers may not be able to make the 2026 deadline. The study says, “Conversion from conventional to cage-free housing is costly for both egg…… MORE
California Bill Would Eventually Ban All Tobacco Sales
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Some California lawmakers want to eventually ban all tobacco sales in the nation’s most populous state, filing legislation to make it illegal to sell cigarettes and other products to anyone born after Jan. 1, 2007. If signed into law, it would mean by 2073 people wanting to buy cigarettes would have…… MORE
FDA Releases Draft Guidance for Plant-Based Dairy Imitators
The Food and Drug Administration announced draft recommendations on the naming of plant-based foods that are marketed and sold as alternatives to milk. The guidance recommends that an alternative milk product that includes the term milk and has a nutrient composition different than milk, include a voluntary nutrient statement that conveys how the product compares…… MORE
