(KMJ) – The Madera County Sheriff’s Office says a Fresno man is lucky to be alive following a weekend hiking trip to Bass Lake. Around noon Saturday, a 24-year-old man hiking along Willow Creek above Bass lake tried to wade across Angel Falls. But, he misjudged just how fast the current was moving and was…… MORE
Father of 5 Found Dead in Car in Central Fresno, Homicide Investigation Underway
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A homicide investigation is underway after a Fresno father is found dead in his car. Neighbors alerted police to the body of a man in a car parked near Belmont and Blackstone. It was around 9:30 Thursday morning, when police discovered the body of 36-year-old Richard Molina Jr. inside the…… MORE
COVID-19: Tulare County Passes the 1000 Mark, Fresno County Touts Tracer Program
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Tulare County has passed the 1000 mark in COVID-19 cases. Here in the San Joaquin Valley there are more than 2300 positive cases. Tulare County Health Dept. reported 1013, and another person died of COVID-19, the death toll now 44, with 155 people recovering. The county’s health department is urging residents…… MORE
South Valley Couple Busted for Numerous Cases of Identity Theft
(Photo courtesy: Hanford Police Department) (KMJ) – Investigators bust a South Valley couple for allegedly using stolen identities to buy numerous vehicles. On May 6th, a victim called Hanford Police and told investigators someone used their stolen identity to buy a vehicle at a city auto dealership. That lead detectives and members of crime teams…… MORE
China Status of Phase One Deal
Top negotiators from China and the U.S. will talk next week about the progress on the Phase One Trade Deal between the two countries. Bloomberg says the move comes after President Donald Trump threatened to terminate the agreement if Beijing doesn’t meet its obligations. The planned phone call will be the first time the…… MORE
The Nation’s Unemployment Rate Reaches Historic Levels
(KMJ0 – The nation’s unemployment rate hit 14.7% in April. That is the highest rate seen in the United States since the Great Depression. 20.5 million jobs vanished in the worst monthly loss on record. The figures are evidence of the damage the coronavirus pandemic has done to the nation’s economy. The losses reflect what has…… MORE
State Predicts Multi-Billion Dollar Budget Shortfall
(KMJ) – New estimates from the Newsom administration predict a staggering California budget shortfall of $54.3 billion dollars because of the coronavirus. The projections, released Thursday, estimate a deficit nearly three-and-a-half times more than what the state had saved for an economic downturn. California has been under a mandatory stay-at-home order since March 19th. And that…… MORE
Meat Supply Tighten
The reduction of meat processing capacity caused by U.S. plant closures and slowdowns has created a massive bottleneck in the nation’s meat and livestock supply chain. Nearly two dozen plants that process beef and pork products closed in April due to the COVID-19 outbreak, while many others have had to slow their production as…… MORE
Gov. Newsom Announces Workers’ Comp for Workers Who Contract COVID-19
SACRAMENTO – As California prepares to enter Stage 2 of the gradual reopening of the state this Friday, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that workers who contract COVID-19 while on the job may be eligible to receive workers’ compensation. The Governor signed an executive order that creates a time-limited rebuttable presumption for accessing workers’ compensation…… MORE
Ag Survey At Three-year Low
Commodity price declines, supply-chain disruptions, and coronavirus concerns pushed the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer down to a three-year low in April. The barometer recorded a reading of 96, marking the first time the barometer has fallen below 100 since October 2016, and was 72 points below its record high just two-months prior.…… MORE
