U.S. consumers will pay $69.68 for their favorite Independence Day cookout foods, based on a new American Farm Bureau Federation marketbasket survey. The average cost of a summer cookout for ten people breaks down to less than $7 per person. The overall cost for the cookout is up 17% or about $10 from last year,…… MORE
Warrant Leads To Nearly 3,000 Illegal Marijuana Plants In Merced County
(KMJ) — Nearly 3,000 illegal marijuana plants were recently recovered by investigators in Merced County. The Merced County Sheriff’s Office says those with the Sheriff Enforcement Team (SET) issued multiple warrants last week within the county and recovered 168 pounds of finished product. In total, deputies say 2,806 illegal marijuana plants were recovered by investigators.…… MORE
Fundraiser Set for Food Truck Explosion Victims
When the Planet Vegan food truck exploded last Friday afternoon, KMJ listeners were quick to call in with their witness accounts of the blast that rocked the busy area around Shaw and First. Now, a large fundraising effort is underway to help the victims who suffered serious burns. … MORE
California Voters To Weigh Constitutional Right to Abortion
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California voters will decide in November whether to guarantee the right to an abortion in their state constitution, a question sure to boost turnout on both sides of the debate during a pivotal midterm election year as Democrats try to keep control of Congress after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe…… MORE
3 Killed When Amtrak Train From Los Angeles Hits Truck, Derails in Missouri
MENDON, Mo. (AP) — Three people were killed and others were injured when a passenger train traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago struck a dump truck and derailed in a remote, rural area of Missouri on Monday, officials said. It was not immediately clear how many people were hurt beyond the three people who died,…… MORE
California GOP Rep. Valadao Advances In US House District
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rep. David Valadao advanced Friday to a November runoff in a Democratic-tilting district in California’s Central Valley, surviving a challenge from a fellow Republican who faulted the congressman for his vote to impeach then-President Donald Trump. With most of the votes tallied in the 22nd District, Valadao had about 26% of…… MORE
Cost of July 4th Meal Higher This Year
Americans will pay $69.68 for their favorite Independence Day foods, including cheeseburgers, pork chops, chicken breasts, homemade potato salad, strawberries and ice cream, based on a new American Farm Bureau Federation survey. According to Farm Bureau, the average meal cost for the holiday meal breaks down to less than $7 per person. Yet the overall…… MORE
Traffic Stop Leads To Gun And Psychedelic Mushrooms In Fresno
(KMJ) — A gang member is now behind bars after a traffic stop search by Fresno PD finds drugs and a gun in Southwest Fresno. Fresno Police say an officer pulled a driver over on Friday near Fresno Street and Highway 99 for an equipment violation. Following an investigation, the driver had a loaded gun…… MORE
Man Wanted For Trying To Rob Kwik Serve Clerk At Gunpoint In Merced
(KMJ) — The Merced Police Department say they are looking for a man who tried to rob a gas station clerk at gunpoint Saturday Night at the Kwik Serve gas station near R Street and West 12th Street in Merced. Police responded to the gas station for an attempted robbery and learned that the suspect…… MORE
Nancy Pelosi’s Husband Charged With DUI In California
NAPA, Calif. (AP) — Paul Pelosi, the husband of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, was charged Thursday with driving under the influence in connection with a crash he was in last month. Paul Pelosi, 82, was arrested following the May 28 crash in Napa County, north of San Francisco, after a DUI test showed…… MORE
