Hearing Set For October in Immanuel Schools Fight To Stay Open During Pandemic

  REEDLEY, CA (KMJ) – A private Christian school in Reedley is in the line of fire from California’s Attorney General.. On Sept. 15, a Fresno County judge issued a preliminary injunction against the school for violation of a state order by keeping their doors open to students during the pandemic. Immanuel’s legal team says…MORE

Tulare County Develops SQF Complex Fire Recovery Web Site

  VISALIA, CA – Tulare County has established the SQF Complex Fire Recovery web site where residents can find information on evacuations and road closures, housing and shelter, animal services, health and wellness, maps, and donations. Visit www.tularecounty.ca.gov/recovers to learn more about damaged assessments, including links from various collaborators within the county. Please be advised…MORE

Calif. to Study Reparations for Black Americans

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California will develop detailed proposals for granting reparations to Black Americans under a new law. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the law on Wednesday. It sets up a nine-member task force to come up with a plan for how the state could give reparations to Black Americans. The task force must give…MORE

Food Box Program Surpasses 100 Million Boxes

  Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue says that more than 100 million food boxes have been distributed through the Farmers to Families Food Box Program. Perdue points out, “It is incredible to think that in a little more than five months, this food box program has gone from an idea to a reality that has provided…MORE

Calif. Sues Federal Regulator in Bid to Deter ‘Ghost Guns’

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California’s attorney general is suing the Trump administration in an effort to crack down on  “ghost guns” that can be built from parts and make it difficult to track or regulate owners. The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives doesn’t consider the do-it-yourself kits to be firearms, so buyers…MORE

Fresno Police Trying To Find 41-Year-Old Man’s Killer

  FRESNO, CA (KMJ ) – Fresno Police are looking for the person or people who gunned down a 41-year-old man, on Monday night. The Fresno County Coroner’s Office has identified the victim as Fernando Gonzalez. Just before 10:00pm on September 28, Shot Spotter registered gunfire on the 4600 block of E. Washington Avenue, and Southeast District…MORE

Gerald Keith Wilson

The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office most wanted person of the week is: Gerald Keith Wilson of North Fork. He has a probation violation warrant related to a charge of assault with a firearm. A man who was in the area of Big Sandy Rancheria in Auberry saw Gerald Wilson and approached him. The two men…MORE

Prop 12 Under Legal Attack

The National Pork Producers Council and the American Farm Bureau Federation seek to terminate California’s Proposition 12. The two groups recently jointly filed their opening brief to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, asking the court to strike California’s Proposition 12 as invalid. AFBF and NPPC say Proposition 12 imposes arbitrary animal…MORE

New Calif. Law Prioritizes People over Corporate Home-Buyers

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Tenants, affordable housing groups and local governments will soon get first crack at buying foreclosed homes in California. A bill approved Monday by Gov. Gavin Newsom is designed to keep corporations from snapping up homes and letting some fall into disrepair as they did during the Great Recession. It bars sellers…MORE