Chlorpyrifos is a pesticide that’s been sprayed on crops like strawberries, corn, and citrus, for many years to kill pests. Corteva, the largest manufacturer of chlorpyrifos, says it will stop manufacturing the product by the end of the year. The insecticide has been linked in certain studies to neurological problems in children and has been…… MORE
Fight at Fresno County Hemp Store, Owner Stabbed By Fired Employee
FRIANT, CA. (KMJ) — A fight inside a Fresno County hemp products store – after an employee is fired – ends with a stabbing. Fresno County Sheriff’s Sergeant Adam Maldonado says it happened around 6:00 Thursday night. 42-year-old Kelly Richardson was locking up the Yosemite Hemp Company in Friant, when 27-year-old Jose Ramos, the employee…… MORE
$1.2 Million Worth of Illegal Marijuana Plants Seized in Fresno County
FRESNO COUNTY, CA (KMJ) – More than a million dollars with of illegal marijuana plants are seized in a bust this morning in Fresno County Narcotics Detectives working off of an anonymous tip, went to a home this morning to serve a search warrant. Inside the house at 4985 E. White Ave. in Fresno…… MORE
Tioga-Sequoia Brewing Co. Expanding to Downtown Merced
FRESNO, CA. (KMJ) – Tioga-Sequoia Brewing Company in Fresno has announced plans to open a taproom in Merced. The new location is planned for the historic and perfectly named Tioga hotel in Downtown Merced. The taproom is scheduled to open later this summer. View this post on Instagram Ya’ll ready for this?!??…… MORE
Calif. AG: TSA Agent Tricked Woman Into Showing Her Bare Chest
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California’s attorney general says a federal Transportation Security Administration agent tricked a traveler into twice showing him her breasts as she went through security at one of the world’s busiest airports. Attorney General Xavier Becerra on Thursday said 22-year-old Johnathon Lomeli was working at Los Angeles International Airport in June when…… MORE
Hemp Protection Programs
The USDA announced the details of two programs that protect hemp producers’ crops from natural disasters. A pilot hemp insurance program through Multi-Peril Crop Insurance provides coverage against yield loss because of insurable causes of loss for hemp grown for fiber, grain, or CBD Oil. The Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program coverage protects against…… MORE
CA Lawmaker Wants Labor Law for Freelancers Changed
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – The author of a sweeping new California labor law says she intends to ease its restrictions on freelance journalists and others after months of protests that it is already costing people their jobs. Democratic Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez said in a series of tweets Thursday that she already has proposed legislative language…… MORE
Alleged Cold-Case Killer Makes Appearance in Fresno Courtroom
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – An alleged cold-case killer makes an appearance Thursday in Fresno County Superior Court. Nick Stane is accused of killing 22-year-old Debbie Dorian. The Fresno State student was set to graduate in 1996, when her body was discovered by her father. She had been bound, gagged, raped, and murdered in…… MORE
Man’s Body Found By Ponding Basin Near Corcoran, Sheriff’s Deputies Investigate As Murder
TULARE COUNTY, CA (KMJ) – Sheriff’s Deputies in Tulare County were working what they say may be a crime scene near Corcoran after finding the body of an adult, Hispanic male. Around 10:30 Thursday morning, the Tulare County Sheriff Office says the body was discovered near a ponding basin by Ave. 120 and highway 43.…… MORE
Authorities Looking For Man Who Allegedly Stole Thousands In School Property
SANGER, CA (KMJ) – Authorities in Sanger are now on the lookout for a man who they say stole thousands of dollars worth of school property. Last Saturday at 3 PM, Fresno County Sheriff’s Deputies say a man broke into Fairmont Elementary school and stole 47 Ipads, cases and headphones. He then loaded the stolen…… MORE
