SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – An inmate from Avenal State Prison in California has died from what appear to be complications from the coronavirus. The state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said late Saturday the inmate died at a hospital and the exact cause of death has yet to be determined. No additional information was provided.…… MORE
Dairy Safety Net Signup for 2021 Coverage
The USDA’s Farm Service Agency says safety-net signup for 2021 Dairy Margin Coverage begins on October 12th and runs through December 11th of this year. DMC has already triggered payments for two months for those producers who signed up for 2020 coverage. “If we’ve learned anything in the past six months, it’s to expect…… MORE
Alleged Sex Offender Re-Arrested In Fresno County
(Photo Courtesy: Fresno County Sheriff’s Office) (KMJ) – Fresno County Sheriff’s Detectives have rearrested 30 year old Salinas man after an earlier arrest for kidnapping and attempted rape. Fabian Ornelas was initially arrested on June 13th in Fresno after meeting a woman on Tinder. She claims he tried to sexually assault when the two met in person. …… MORE
Organic Farmers say USDA “Let Down” Organic Dairies
The Organic Farmers Association is asking members of Congress to ensure that USDA’s National Organic Program complies with the law and finalizes the Origin of Livestock rule as quickly as possible. A recent deadline for the National Organic Program to finalize the long-awaited Origin of Livestock rule has passed by. The Association says the rule…… MORE
USDA Extends Food Box Program
The Department of Agriculture is extending contract to some venders in the Farmers to Families Food Box Program. USDA is exercising the option to extend contracts for current distributors for the next performance period, July 1st through August 30th, for up to $1.16 billion of food. The decision to extend current contractors was determined…… MORE
SCOTUS Rejects President Trump’s Effort to End DACA
(KMJ) – The U.S. Supreme Court rejected President Trump’s effort to end legal protections for 650,000 young immigrants. Thursday the justices rejected administration arguments that the 8-year-old Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program (or DACA) is illegal and that courts have no role to play in reviewing the decision to end it. Chief Justice John…… MORE
VUSD Announces the Return of Athletics and Performing Arts
(KMJ) – The Visalia Unified School District announces the modified return of its extracurricular activities. On July 1st, VUSD says it will follow state and local health guidelines to implement the return of extracurricular programs such as athletics, visual and performing arts, and other student group activities. The District says they will begin with limited group…… MORE
Cal Walnuts Survey Results
Staying home means snacking more for Americans. Amid orders to shelter-in-place, many Americans have turned to snacking for comfort. A new survey, conducted in May in partnership with California Walnuts and Kelton Global, explores the snacking behaviors of Americans and how they’ve changed since shelter-in-place mandates were implemented. About one in two Americans, 48% confess…… MORE
Tons of Illegal Marijuana Seized in Merced County
(Photos courtesy: Merced County Sheriff’s Office) (KMJ) – The Merced County Sheriff’s Office says its Deputies located and took down a massive marijuana cultivation and processing site. Saturday, Deputies served a search warrant on two large barns on the 5700 block of West Highway 14. There they detained 15 suspects and found thousands of pounds…… MORE
Security Guard Tackles Suspect in Attempted Fresno Bank Robbery
(Photo Courtesy: Fresno Police Department) (KMJ) – Fresno Police credit a security guard with thwarting an attempted bank robbery in Downtown Fresno. Officers say 45-year old Richard Martinez walked into the Westamerica Bank on Tulare and O Street just before 11:30 a.m.Tuesday and handed a teller a note. It stated he was armed with two…… MORE
