A new report on antimicrobial use in broiler chicken and turkey farms shows antibiotics use has decreased from 93% to 17% since 2013. The U.S. Poultry and Egg Association announced the findings as part of its commitment to transparency and sustainability. The report represents a 5 year data set, collected between 2013 and 2017.…… MORE
Biden Regains Double Digit Lead in New Poll
Joe Biden has expanded his edge over the Democratic field in a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, with 29% of Democratic and Democratic-leaning registered voters saying they back the former vice president. That’s up 7 points compared with a late June CNN survey. No other candidate has made meaningful gains over that time. The shift returns…… MORE
3 Jurors in Ghost Ship Trial Excused, Deliberations Must Start Over
OAKLAND, CA (KMJ) – A judge has ordered deliberations to start all over in the Ghost Ship trial. Defendants Derick Almena and Max Harris are charged with involuntary manslaughter. They are accused of turning a San Francisco Bay area warehouse into a cluttered maze where 36 partygoers died during the “Ghost Ship” fire on December…… MORE
Dinuba Police Search For Homicide Suspect Considered “Armed & Dangerous”
DINUBA, CA (KMJ) – Dinuba Police are looking for a 22-year-old homicide suspect, considered “armed and dangerous.” Back on August 6th, between 7:10 pm and 7:35 pm, Dinuba Police Officers responded to a report of a gunshot victim in the 500 block of Yale. Officers arrive to find one man had been…… MORE
Tesla restarts its solar-panel business, offers rental plans
PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP) – Tesla is trying to spark its solar-panel business by letting consumers rent rooftop systems rather than buy them. Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk announced the offering in a series of tweets Sunday. The company will allow residents of six states to rent solar-power systems starting at $50 a month –…… MORE
Body of missing hiker found in Northern California
WEAVERVILLE, Calif. (AP) – Authorities in Northern California say search teams found the body of a missing hiker who appeared to have fallen to his death in the steep and rocky Trinity Alps. The Trinity County Sheriff’s Office said Sunday crews recovered 34-year-old Daniel Komins’ body on Sunday shortly after a California Highway Patrol helicopter…… MORE
Gov. Newsom Signs So-Called ‘Stephon Clark’s Law’ Over Police Use of Force
SACRAMENTO, CA (KMJ) – The so-called ‘Stephon Clark’s Law’ was signed Monday by Governor Gavin Newsom. AB 392 updates the existing standards so that deadly force may only be used when necessary. The bill was written by Assembly Member Shirley Weber, a Democrat from San Diego. “AB 392 is a necessary step to affirming…… MORE
Man fatally shot after opening fire on Los Angeles officers
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Los Angeles police say a gunman who opened fire on a patrol car was fatally shot by other officers. No officers were injured in the shooting Sunday night in the El Sereno area. Sgt. Barry Montgomery says the incident began when the patrol car came under fire while stopped at a…… MORE
1 dead, 1 missing in Kern River
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) – Kern County authorities say the Kern River remains very dangerous even though water levels have declined somewhat. The Sheriff’s Office says a search is continuing Monday for a 32-year-old man who reportedly fell into the river near the mouth of the Kern River Canyon late Saturday afternoon and was swept downstream.…… MORE
Wheat Farmers Angry About Trump Comments
President Donald Trump’s recent comments on wheat exports to Japan have generated some negative press among one of his biggest groups of supporters. The Hagstrom Report says when the president was speaking in Pennsylvania, one of the topics was the U.S. trade deficit with Japan. Trump said, “They send thousands, even millions of cars…… MORE
