(Photo courtesy: Visalia Police Department) (KMJ) – A South Valley woman is now behind bars after she reportedly stole an ambulance, leading police of a chase through Visalia. Officers in that city responded to a call around 3:38 p.m. Monday near the 700 block of East Noble to assist an emergency medical crew. But while…… MORE
Man Killed in Triple Shooting in Fresno Identified
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) — A shooting took place around 2:12 a.m. Sunday on Delno Ave., near McKinley and Fruit Avenues in Fresno. According to Fresno Police, officers responded after a shot spotter activation went off but found no one at the scene. Police say they got word a short time later that three gunshot victims…… MORE
Fresno Police Ask Help Finding Missing Man
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno police are asking for help finding a missing 67-year-old man. Fresno Police say Charlie Vang is from Del Rey but was last seen around 11:30 pm on Sunday, June 13 in Fresno. He was attending a funeral service on Chestnut Avenue, by McKinley Ave. Family called police to file…… MORE
Fresno Hit & Run Suspect Vehicle Identified, Woman suffered Major Injuries
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) — A woman was taken to the hospital in critical condition after she was hit by a car Friday afternoon in Fresno. Fresno police say the woman in her 20s or 30s was hit in or near a crosswalk in the area Elm and California Avenues in South Fresno around 4:00…… MORE
USDA Considers Tougher Organic Livestock Rules
Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says the Biden Administration will reconsider the Trump Administration’s interpretation of the Organic Foods Production Act. The Trump administration said the Act doesn’t authorize USDA to regulate the practices that were the subject under the 2017 Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices final rule. “I have directed the National Organic Program…… MORE
10-year-old Boy Killed, Hit & Run Suspect Arrested
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) — A 10-year-old boy was killed by a driver that did not stop or even slow down Thursday night according to Fresno police. Police got the call at 10:30 p.m at Friant and Ft. Washington Avenues in Northeast Fresno. When officers arrived they found the boy, identified as Angel Hernandez, lying in…… MORE
Drought to Shut Down Calif. Hydro-Power Plant
Water in a key California reservoir will fall so low this summer that its hydroelectric power plant will be forced to shut down for the first time, officials said Thursday, straining the state’s already-taxed electric grid. An unrelenting drought and record heat have pushed the water supply at Northern California’s Lake Oroville to deplete to “alarming levels,” which will…… MORE
California Legislators Push for $300 Million Hydrogen Plan
California legislators are lobbying for a $300 million plan to help hydrogen fuel play a larger role in the state’s economy. The news comes to light after a bipartisan group of lawmakers wrote a letter to assembly leaders asking that $300 million of a $500 million executive order on emission reductions be set aside for hydrogen…… MORE
Senate Ag Hearing on Cattle Markets
Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow says a hearing titled “Examining Markets, Transparency, and Prices from Cattle Producer to Consumer” will be held next week. The Michigan Democrat, along with the committee’s ranking Republican John Boozman of Arkansas, scheduled the hearing for the afternoon of Wednesday, June 23rd. Cattle market transparency is a priority…… MORE
3 Weeks After Mass Shooting, San Jose Passes New Gun Law
Three weeks after a gunman opened fire at a San Jose public transit rail yard and killed nine people, officials in the Northern California city passed a law requiring retailers to videotape all gun purchases. The San Jose City Council passed the ordinance in an unanimous vote Tuesday night in efforts to discourage straw purchasing — when someone buys…… MORE
