SAN DIEGO (AP) – The Trump administration has awarded billions of dollars in contracts for private companies to operate immigration detention centers in California. The move posted Friday came less than two weeks before a new state law takes effect to prohibit them. The contracts in San Diego, Calexico, Adelanto and Bakersfield allow for housing…… MORE
Firefighter is Injured Battling Reedley House Fire
REEDLEY, CA (KMJ) – A Firefighter is injured battling a house fire in Reedley. Fire crews responded to the blaze just after 7:00 Sunday night on the 900 block of West Kings Drive Circle. Two people were inside the home but made it out. Three cats and one dog did not make it –…… MORE
California Proposes Regulations to Prevent Insurance Discrimination
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — The California Department of Insurance has released proposed regulations to reform how insurance companies offer group discounts based on occupation, education, and other arbitrary factors that historically have not been available to drivers in less-affluent and more diverse communities. If adopted, this would be the first major change to the…… MORE
Family says Mother of Missing Kids Joined a Dangerous Cult with New Husband
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WATCH: Coast Guard Rescues California Surfer After Shark Attack
[vemba-video id=”us/2019/12/23/coast-guard-rescues-surfer-shark-attack-california-orig-llr.cnn”] A 37-year-old man was rescued by a US Coast Guard helicopter after he was bitten by a shark while surfing near Santa Rosa Island in California Saturday. “This was the best possible outcome to a truly terrifying situation,” said Coast Guard spokesman Lt. Benjamin McIntyre-Coble. The victim’s friend notified the Coast Guard of the…… MORE
U.S. RAISES SMOKING MINIMUM AGE TO 21
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USMCA Senate Action Early January
Following a landslide vote to pass the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement in the House last week, the trade deal heads to the Senate. A vote, expected in January, could come early in the month, pending how the impeachment articles are handled. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi last week elected to hang on the impeachment documents, rather than…… MORE
Calif. Still Most Populous State, But Stalls at 39.9 Million
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – More people are leaving California than moving in. New estimates released Friday put the state’s population at 39.96 million. That’s just shy of the 40 million milestone demographers had predicted the state would have passed by now. The report shows California added more than 180,000 people when accounting for births and…… MORE
Charges Dropped Against Ex-FCC, Clovis HS Wrestler Dylan Martinez
MINNEAPOLIS (AP)–A prosecutor says two University of Minnesota wrestlers who were arrested in an alleged sexual assault will not face criminal charges. Gable Steveson and Dylan Martinez were arrested in June on suspicion of criminal sexual conduct after someone reported a rape. Martinez starred at Clovis High School and Fresno City College before transferring to…… MORE
Ballot Boxing 12-21-19 — Dr. Nathaniel Cogley & Dr. Garry Bredefeld
Guests on Ballot Boxing this weekend are Political Science Professor Dr. Nathaniel Cogley, and Dr. Garry Bredefeld. Topics include impeachment, the 2020 election, homeless, and higher education. … MORE
