WASHINGTON (AP) — Just hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivered an emotional plea to the U.S. Congress for more military aid, President Joe Biden laid out a wide range of weapons and equipment that America will provide to help Ukraine beat back the Russian invasion. The new $800 million aid package centers on weapons…… MORE
Tulare County Deputies Ask Help Finding Thieves
TULARE COUNTY, CA (KMJ) – Deputies are asking for the public’s help in identifying two men who broke into a Posey home on Monday morning. Just before 1:30 a.m on Monday, Tulare County Sheriff’s Deputies were called to the 44100 Block of Sugarloaf Road in Posey for a theft in progress.During their investigation, Deputies learned…… MORE
Lawmakers Seek Action on Fertilizer Prices
Lawmakers are raising their concern to President Joe Biden regarding record increases in fertilizer prices approaching the spring planting season. Senator Bill Hagerty, a Tennessee Republican joined by 18 senate colleagues, penned a letter to President Biden urging the administration to “immediately take all necessary steps to curtail the rising costs impacting American farmers and…… MORE
Fresno County Crowns New Spelling Champ
(KMJ) – A Rio Vista Middle School eighth-grader is now on her way to Washington, D.C. to take on the best spellers in the country. And here is the link to watch how Central Unified’s Japleen Dhillon secured that spot: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TYtAGCEb1lLu_xD6AYQXq4g-p7s2_uRX/view The finals for the 2022 Scripps National Spelling be will be held June 2nd.… MORE
Huge Momentum Continues for U.S. Beef Exports
Coming off a record-breaking performance in 2021, U.S. beef exports remained red-hot in January, according to the U.S. Meat Export Federation. Beef exports totaled 119,066 metric tons, up 13% from a year ago, while value soared 57% to $1.03 billion dollars. This was the third-highest value total on record – trailing only August and November…… MORE
Operation Shoulder Tap 2022 Targets Alcohol Sale to Minors
(KMJ) – A state-wide operation targeting those willing to buy alcohol for minors leads to dozens of citations issued both within the Central Valley and across California. Here are the details, as released by the CA Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control: Agents from the ABC and officers from nearly 50 local police and sheriff’s departments…… MORE
Relief From Fertilizer Tariffs
U.S. Senator Roger Marshall and Representative Tracy Mann both of Kansas, introduced the Emergency Relief from Duties Act this week. The bill would create emergency waivers for duties levied on fertilizers by the U.S. International Trade Commission. “Fertilizers and other inputs have been at an all-time high, and the war in Ukraine promises to drive…… MORE
IRS Plans to Hire 10,000 Workers to Relieve Massive Backlog
WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS said Thursday it plans to hire 10,000 new workers to help reduce a massive backlog that the government says will make this tax season the most challenging in history. The agency released a plan to work down the tens of millions of filings that includes speeding up the traditionally slow…… MORE
Clovis Police Now Searching for Trio of ATM “Skimmers”
(KMJ) – The Clovis Police Department is now asking for the public’s help tracking down a trio of suspects wanted for tampering with automated teller machines. In a post on the Department’s Facebook page, Investigators write: All 3 suspects are wanted for felony ID theft and placing skimming devices on multiple ATM’s. The vehicles pictured…… MORE
Fresno Mayor Will Address CA Public Utilities Comm. Over Rising Costs of PG&E Bills
Press Release from Mayor Dyer’s Office: FRESNO, CA- Mayor Jerry Dyer will testify before the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) on Thursday, March 10, regarding the ongoing and proposed PG&E rate increases. Mayor Dyer is deeply concerned about the burden these increases will have on our communities, especially our most vulnerable residents. PG&E increased electricity rates by…… MORE
