The U.S. Department of Agriculture released a clarification on its requirements for accuracy in labeling of meat and poultry products. An Agri-Pulse report says the Food Safety and Inspection Service says the only way beef can be labeled “grass-fed” is if they fed on grass or forage 100% of the time after they were…… MORE
CA Arbitration Limit Law on Hold
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – A federal judge is temporarily blocking a new California law outlawing mandatory arbitration agreements. Critics say they can make it more difficult for workers to sue their bosses for sexual harassment. U.S. District Judge Kimberly Mueller on Monday halted enforcement until she considers a request by business groups for a preliminary…… MORE
Ticket Deadline For Fresno Police Chaplaincy’s 5th Annual Support Blue Fresno Run
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The deadline to purchase tickets for the Fresno Police Chaplaincy for the 5th Annual Support Blue Fresno Run is Dec. 31. The annual run takes place February 28th at Woodward Park in Fresno. Over 5,000 individuals will participate in showing their support for Valley Law Enforcement in running either a…… MORE
Fresno Homeowner Finds Stranger Shot to Death Inside Garage, Victim ID’d By Coroner’s Office
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) — A Fresno resident returns home to find a dying man in his garage, according to the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office. The Fresno County Coroner’s Office has identified the man as 48-year-old Alphonso Marcus Durazo of Fresno. Just before 3 p.m. on Sunday, deputies responded to a 911 call about a…… MORE
Gov. Newsom Announces $50,000 Reward For Unsolved 2011 Murder of Fresno Woman
SACRAMENTO, CA (KMJ) – Gov. Gavin Newsom announces $50,000 reward to find the killer of a Fresno woman in her unsolved murder. 26-year-old Sarah Roberts was gunned down outside a New Year’s Eve party in central Fresno in 2011. The mother of two young children was shot while she was on the phone and waiting…… MORE
Even Amid Affluence of Tech Capital, Print Journalism Struggles
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) – The decline of local news outlets in the U.S. has been associated mostly with rural, lower income areas. But the demise of local daily newspapers that once served hundreds of thousands of readers throughout the eastern San Francisco Bay Area shows that local news is being hit hard even in relatively…… MORE
Calif. Vastly Expands Digital Privacy
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Forty million Californians will soon obtain sweeping digital privacy rights stronger than any seen before in the U.S., posing a significant challenge to Big Tech and the data economy it helped create. California residents will be able to see what personal information companies have collected on them, and request it be…… MORE
Latest Southern California Storm Fades, Gusty Winds Expected
The center of Southern California’s latest winter storm is staying well out to sea and forecasters have greatly scaled back expectations for rain and snow. Only light snowfall or flurries were seen early Monday in the mountain passes north and east of Los Angeles, and Interstates 5 and 15 remain open. The National…… MORE
Tulare County Sheriff’s K9 Finds Drugs, Stolen Guns Inside Suspect’s Car
TULARE COUNTY, CA (KMJ) – A K9 with the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office helped deputies find drugs and stolen guns from a suspect’s car, deputies say. It happened just before 7:45 p.m. Sunday in the area of Ave 400 and Road 136 in Cutler. According to the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office, deputies pulled over…… MORE
Musk: Las Vegas Tunnel Will ‘Hopefully’ be Running in 2020
By Shannon Liao, CNN Business Elon Musk said that Las Vegas is “hopefully” getting a fully operational underground commercial tunnel in 2020. His idea to bore tunnels underground to alleviate traffic in highly congested cities like Los Angeles and Las Vegas initially began as a joke in 2016 but has now become a full-fledged…… MORE
