FRESNO (KMJ) – The California Food Expo… dissolving — amid financial and organizational issues. Formerly the Fresno Food Expo it spent nine years highlighting the Valley’s food, beverage and AG industries. It will be closing operations by January 31st. Exhibitors who had registered for this year will be now be refunded their payments by…… MORE
Gov. Newsom Seeks $750M for Homeless
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California’s governor is seeking $750 million in part to help pay rent for people facing homelessness in the most populous state’s latest attempt to fight what he called a national crisis. Gov. Gavin Newsom planned to sign an executive order Wednesday creating the fund, two days before he presents his second…… MORE
Trump: Iran Appears to be Standing Down
[vemba-video id=”politics/2020/01/08/trump-iran-appears-to-be-standing-down-sot-vpx.cnn”] There is a growing belief among some Trump administration officials that Iran’s missiles intentionally missed areas populated by Americans when they targeted two Iraqi bases housing US troops early Wednesday local time, multiple administration officials said. Iran fired a number of missiles aimed at the bases in retaliation for the American strike that killed Iranian general…… MORE
Senate Finance Committee Advances USMCA
The Senate Finance Committee approved the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement on a 25-3 vote, setting the agreement up for a potential quick passage. Chairman Chuck Grassley, a Republican from Iowa, says the full Senate could consider the agreement within a week. However, if House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sends articles of impeachment to the Senate, that must…… MORE
Fresno Police Officer Beaten During Arrest of Suspected Prostitute
(KMJ) – A female Fresno Police officer continues to recover after “fighting for her life” during at attempted arrest Tuesday night in the West Central part of the city. The officer reportedly contacted 22-year old Dontrea Castro around 5 p.m. in front of an Inn on Parkway north of Belmont after suspecting she was a…… MORE
Valley Ag VP Charged with Embezzling Thousands of Dollars
(KMJ) – A three-month investigation leads to an arrest for embezzlement at a South Valley Ag company. The Tulare County Sheriff’s Office says its deputies were contacted back in September by representatives from Best Agri Marketing in Traver. They told investigators the company’s vice president of 19 years, Denise Franks, embezzled more than $300,000 over…… MORE
Fresno Teenager Recovering in Utah Hospital After Being Stranded in Snow
SALT LAKE COUNTY, UT (KMJ) – A Fresno teenager is now recovering in a hospital in Utah after being stranded in snow overnight. Click to listen to the exclusive interview with his mother, Jenni Alcantara by KMJ’s Liz Kern below. A phone call on January 2 turned Jenni Alcantara’s world upside down, when…… MORE
BREAKING: Iran Fires “More than a dozen ballistic missiles” at US Air Base in Iraq
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Phone Recovered from Canal Leads to Fresno Man’s Arrest
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ News) — A cell phone recovered from a canal has helped Fresno County detectives arrest a man on robbery and battery charges. 21-year-old Amilcar Alfaro is facing 10 years-to-life in prison for punching an elderly couple, who took photos of him holding a screaming toddler over a canal at De Witt and…… MORE
SB 57 to Make Voter Registration Optional at DMV, Fails By Partisan Vote
SACRAMENTO, CA (KMJ) – SB 57 which would have made voter registration optional at the California DMV is shot down by a partisan vote. Senate Bill 57 died Tuesday in the Senate Elections and Constitutional Amendments Committee. It was authored by Senator Patricia Bates, a Republican from Laguna Niguel, and co-authored by members of the…… MORE
