SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jada Williams was a social media star and a talented point guard when she moved with her mother from a Kansas City suburb to San Diego, looking to play basketball for a high school powerhouse and parlay her online prowess into endorsement deals. She found it all in California, which has…… MORE
Congress Expected To Act On Potential Rail Strike
Agriculture groups welcome President Biden’s call on Congress to avert a potential rail worker strike. Corey Rosenbusch of The Fertilizer Institute praised the action by Biden, adding, “Congress must act now to ensure that fertilizers and other critical materials and goods that U.S. consumers rely on every day get to where they are needed.” The…… MORE
Observing World AIDS Day 2022
The Fresno County Department of Public Health (FCDPH) is observing World AIDS Day, which takes place every year on December 1. The theme for World AIDS Day 2022 is “Putting Ourselves to the Test: Achieving Equity to End HIV.” This year’s theme emphasizes accountability and action through an approach that centers on…… MORE
Oath Keepers Boss Found Guilty of Seditious Conspiracy in 1/6 Case
WASHINGTON (AP) — Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes was convicted Tuesday of seditious conspiracy for a violent plot to overturn President Joe Biden’s election, handing the Justice Department a major victory in its massive prosecution of the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection A Washington, D.C., jury found Rhodes guilty of sedition after three days of deliberations…… MORE
Ex-prison Warden Faces Trial Over Inmate Abuse Allegations
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The former warden of an abuse-plagued federal women’s prison known as the “rape club” went on trial Monday, accused of molesting inmates and forcing them to pose naked in their cells. Ray J. Garcia, who retired after the FBI found nude photos of inmates on his government-issued phone last year, is…… MORE
Drying California Lake To Get $250M In US Drought Funding
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The federal government said Monday it will spend $250 million over four years on environmental cleanup and restoration work around a drying Southern California lake that’s fed by the depleted Colorado River. The future of the Salton Sea, and who is financially responsible for it, has been a key issue in…… MORE
Farm Share of Food Dollar Reaches Historic Low
U.S. farms received 14.5 cents per dollar spent on domestically produced food in 2021 which is a decrease of one cent from a revised 15.5 cents in 2020. The figure is the lowest recorded farm share value in nearly three decades, according to USDA’s Economic Research Service. The remaining portion of the food dollar, known…… MORE
Fresno Man Charged in $4.2M Ponzi, COVID-19 Benefits Fraud Schemes
FRESNO, Calif. — Royce Newcomb, 60, of Fresno, charged in connection with schemes estimated to have defrauded investors and the government out of more than $4.2 million, was arrested Monday in Fresno. The indictment charges him with five counts of wire fraud and one count of money laundering for running Ponzi, COVID-19 benefits, and other…… MORE
Ribbon Cutting at New Senior Center in Fresno
(KMJ) – The ribbon is cut on Monday for a new senior center in Fresno. Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer was joined by Councilmember Esmeralda Soria for the ceremony for The Link @ Blackstone Community Center at the corner of Blackstone and McKinley The City of Fresno will be leasing the 1,800-square-foot community space at 1505…… MORE
Fresno Sheriff’s Office Looking For Missing At-Risk 86-Year-Old Man
Sheriff Press Release: Fresno County Sheriff’s Deputies are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing ‘at-risk’ man. 86-year-old Ulysses Carr was last seen around 8:00 am on November 25, 2022 near the 3500 block of West Muscat Ave. in Fresno. Deputies, along with members of our Search and Rescue Team, are currently looking…… MORE
