How Insurers Use Your Non-Driving Habits to Hike Prices

UNDATED (AP) – Safe, loyal drivers aren’t always rewarded with cheaper rates. Price optimization is the practice of charging higher rates based on the likelihood that a person will not shop around for a lower price, and it keeps good drivers paying more – based on data you may not suspect. In fact, your insurance…MORE

PG&E CEO Blames Past Management for Problems

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – PG&E Corp. CEO Bill Johnson blamed negligence by the company’s past management for a cascade of catastrophes that killed nearly 140 people in recent years. Johnson was trying to persuade California regulators Tuesday that he is steering the utility in a direction to make safety its top priority. Johnson was the…MORE

Blame Below Average Rain & Snow – Water Supply Allocation For South-of-Delta 15%

  For Release: Feb. 25, 2020 Contact: Shane Hunt, 916-978-5100, [email protected] Reclamation outlines Central Valley Project initial 2020 water allocation Reclamation outlines Central Valley Project initial 2020 water allocation Sacramento, Calif. – The Bureau of Reclamation today announced the initial 2020 water supply allocation for Central Valley Project contractors. Allocation amounts are based on an…MORE

Two “People of Interest” Sought in South Valley Homicide

(KMJ) – The Tulare County Sheriff’s Office is now asking for your help to track down a pair of “people of interest” sought in connection to a deadly shooting earlier this month. On February 4th, Deputies were called to the 22000 Block of Ave 256 in Lindsay for a shooting. When they arrived, the found a…MORE

President Promises Farmers More Trade Aid if Needed

  President Donald Trump took to Twitter again to talk trade. There have been questions on the possibility of more trade aid distribution this year, with the president seemingly saying it’s a possibility. “If our formally targeted farmers need additional aid until such time as the trade deals with China, Mexico, Canada, and others fully…MORE

Porterville Remembers Fallen Firefighters, Murder & Arson Charges Filed Against Boys

  PORTERVILLE CA (KMJ)- Porterville remembers two fallen firefighters Friday – both dying in the line of duty. The ceremony taking place on the same day that Tim Ward, the Kern County District Attorney, announced it had filed two counts of murder with special circumstances of multiple murders and arson related charges against the two…MORE