March 22, 2020 HQ-20-021 Contact: FEMA HQ News Desk Phone: (202) 646-3272 President Donald J. Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for California WASHINGTON — FEMA announced that federal emergency aid has been made available for the state of California to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by the Coronavirus Disease…… MORE
Gov. Newsom Deploys CA Natl. Guard to Help at Food Banks, Protect Vulnerable
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Governor’s Press Office Friday, March 20, 2020 Governor Newsom Deploys California National Guard to Help Distribute Food at Food Banks & Protect California’s Most Vulnerable Food banks are seeing a shortage in volunteers and experiencing greater need due to COVID-19 Governor calls for California food…… MORE
Gov. Newsom, PG&E Reach Deal to Emerge from Bankruptcy
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Pacific Gas & Electric have reached a deal for the nation’s largest utility to emerge from bankruptcy triggered by massive liabilities from wildfires. PG&E agreed to overhaul its board and operations and to put the company up for sale if it doesn’t get out of bankruptcy…… MORE
Coronavirus: Yosemite National Parks Closing
Yosemite National Park is announcing modifications to operations at the request of the local health department. As of 3:00 pm today, Friday, March 20, 2020, Yosemite National Park is closed to all park visitors until further notice. This closure will be enforced 24-hours a day/7-days a week and there will be no access permitted…… MORE
Fresno Co. Health Dept. Confirms 3 Additional COVID-19 Cases
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The Fresno County Department of Public Health has confirmed three (3) additional cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Fresno County. COVID-19 (NOVEL CORONAVIRUS) Situation in Fresno County Last updated: March 20, 2020 at 10:30AM Total cases: 6 5 (Travel-Related) 1 (Person-to-Person) Total deaths: 0 *Data includes both confirmed and presumptive positive cases of COVID-19.…… MORE
Fresno Unified’s Superintendent Shares His Storytime on Social Media
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – As the US is being told to stay at home due to the Corona virus, Fresno Unified’s Superintendent is educating children, himself, sharing stories on social media. Anyone, not just Fresno Unified kids can listen to Superintendent Nelson as he narrates stories over the internet, on his…… MORE
PG&E Alerting Customers About COVID-19 Scammers
(KMJ) – Pacific Gas and Electric is alerting customers to be aware of potential scam phone calls or emails threatening to shut off power if a payment is not made during the COVID-19 outbreak. Since the coronavirus outbreak began, PG&E’s Corporate Security department has received several reports regarding scammers requesting payment on past due utility bills…… MORE
High-Dollar Stolen Items Found in Fresno County Storage Units
(KMJ) – The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office is now asking the public to help identify nearly one million dollars in recovered, high-end stolen property. This request comes after detectives search warrants Thursday at two different storage facilities in the Fresno area. And, they discovered stolen merchandise inside multiple rental units as part of a large…… MORE
CORONAVIRUS: Newsom Issues “Stay at Home” Order
SACRAMENTO – Today, Governor Gavin Newsom issued a stay at home order to protect the health and well-being of all Californians and to establish consistency across the state in order to slow the spread of COVID-19.Governor Gavin Newsom Issues Stay at Home Order Click here to read the Governor’s executive order. Click here…… MORE
1st Known Cases of COVID 19 by Community Transmission: Madera County
MADERA COUNTY, CA (KMJ) – More details coming out of Madera County’s Department of Public Health, after two people are diagnosed with coronavirus. On March 19th, Madera County Department of Public Health received testing results confirming two cases of COVID-19 in two individuals within the same family in Madera County. The health department says neither…… MORE
