FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno Unified has a variety of job openings and will provide one-on-one application assistance through Sept. 1. Those interested in becoming part of the Fresno Unified family are invited to attend scheduled sessions on Tuesdays through Thursdays or make an appointment for a Saturday session. Application Assistance Sessions What: Help in…… MORE
Family Stranded On Reservoir Rescued By Deputies And Sheer Luck
FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ) — A family of 8 spent the night stranded on the Courtright Reservoir, the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office says. The Sheriff’s Office explained, the family took the boat onto the reservoir Sunday but got out to have dinner at their camping spot. As they were eating, they noticed changing water levels…… MORE
Body Found In Orchard Tuesday Morning In Tulare
TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ) — The Tulare County Sheriff’s Office says a body was found in an orchard Tuesday morning. The body was discovered around 7:30 a.m. in the area of Enterprise and Bardsley in Tulare. When they arrived, deputies found a person dead. Deputies say the body has been there for a substantial amount…… MORE
More Time To Apply For Beginning Farmer And Farmworker Program
The California Department of Food and Agriculture is extending the application period for the 2022 Beginning Farmer and Farmworker Training and Workforce Development Program. According to a CDFA announcement, grant applications are now being accepted until August 15th. The grant program was funded through the 2021 California general fund budget. Funding will make it possible…… MORE
Fresno County Confirms Its First Case of Monkeypox
(KMJ) – The Fresno County Department of Public Health confirms its first case of Monkeypox. “Although the risk of monkeypox is low based on the information available, the FCDPH encourages everyone to assess their own risk for Monkeypox by considering the ways in which it can be spread and modifying activities that may put them…… MORE
2 Suspects In Deadly California 7-Eleven Robberies In Jail
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The two men arrested Friday in connection with a series of deadly robberies at Southern California 7-Eleven stores are now in jail, authorities said Saturday. The Santa Ana Police Department released the booking photos of Malik Patt and Jason Payne, both of Los Angeles. Police said Patt, 20, is believed to…… MORE
CoBank Report On Current and Future Ag Economic Conditions
A number of factors are sending up red flags about slowing economic activity and a potential oncoming recession. A CoBank report says inflation is the largest red flag, and the Fed is ready to raise rates until it believes inflation has been controlled. “Warehouse and inventory costs are still rising at near-peak levels, and transportation…… MORE
3 Killed In Indiana Mall; Passerby Shoots Gunman
GREENWOOD, Ind. (KMJ/AP) — Three people were killed, and two others hurt after a man with a rifle opened fire in an Indiana food court Sunday evening, Greenwood Police say. Greenwood Police Department Chief Jim Ison says an armed civilian who was in the crowd shot and killed the gunman. Officers were called out to…… MORE
Murder Trial of Missing Cal Poly Student Begins in Monterey County
(KMJ) – The body of Kristin Smart has never been found. But, the last person seen with her at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo 26 years ago is set to stand trail for her death. It comes more than a year after 45 year old Paul Flores was arrested on murder charges. His father, 81…… MORE
U.S. Fruit and Vegetable Import Value Outpaces Volume Growth
In fiscal year 2021, the value of U.S. fruit and vegetable imports rose to a record level. That record is projected to rise another 9% in FY 2022, October–September, to $42.6 billion, according to USDA’s Economic Research Service. Import volumes are also expected to grow 3% in 2022 to 29.4 million metric tons. This would…… MORE
