Calif. Church Nativity Scene Depicts Holy Family as Caged Refugees

LOS ANGELES (AP) – A Methodist church in California has unveiled a nativity scene depicting Jesus, Mary and Joseph as refugees in cages. The Los Angeles Times reports the display at the Claremont United Methodist Church is stoking debate related to the the Trump administration’s separation policies at the U.S. southern border. The display shows…MORE

IG report: FBI’s Russia probe justified, despite ‘serious performance failures’

WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI was justified in opening its investigation into ties between the Trump presidential campaign and Russia and did not act with political bias, despite “serious performance failures” up the bureau’s chain of command, the Justice Department’s internal watchdog said in a highly anticipated report Monday. The findings undercut President Donald Trump’s claim that…MORE

Ag Groups Challenge Cal Prop 12

  The National Pork Producers Council and the American Farm Bureau have filed a legal challenge to California’s Proposition 12. The proposition imposes animal housing standards that reach outside of California’s borders to farms across the U.S. “Proposition 12 revolves around a set of arbitrary standards that lack any scientific, technical, or agricultural basis, and…MORE

Gang Shooting Shuts Down Highway 41 in Central Fresno

(KMJ) –  The California Highway Patrol says the shooting of a 22-year old on Highway 41 near Dakota over the weekend appears to be gang-related. Around 2:30 a.m. Sunday, shots were fired into a car driving on the 41, striking the victim several times  Officers say he was rushed to Community Regional Medical Center and…MORE

12 People from Fresno to Seattle Indicted for Drug Ring

  FRESNO, Calif. — A federal grand jury recently returned a 13-count indictment against 12 individuals for drug trafficking offenses, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced. The defendants are: Carlos Javier Felix Lopez, 42, of Fresno David Michael Marin, 61, of Fresno Angel Delgadillo Sr., 62, of Fresno Ronal Van Warsinger, 35, of Fresno Demar…MORE

Catholic Diocese of Fresno Cooperating as Attorney General Investigates Abuse, Churchwide

  FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The Catholic Diocese of Fresno is cooperating with church wide investigations into abuse, churchwide. Since May of this year, the Diocese of Fresno, along with five others, has cooperated on a voluntary basis as the Attorney General’s Office examines the practices and procedures that seek to protect the children entrusted to…MORE