A letter from two U.S. senators urges the Department of Agriculture to provide protections for livestock and poultry farmers against unfair and deceptive practices by meatpackers. Senators Chuck Grassley of Iowa and John Tester of Montana, calling themselves the only farmers in the Senate, outlined key to help farmers compete with large corporations. The…… MORE
South Valley Man Arrested for Child Porn Possession
FRESNO (KMJ) – A Tulare man busted for touching a child has been found to possess child porn. The Porterville Police Department says the child porn they discovered involved kids as young as six. Detectives with the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office special victims unit arrested 34-year-old William Epperly for lewd and lascivious acts with a…… MORE
Mayors Ask More Gun Control; Central Valley Mayors Not On List
FRESNO (KMJ) – Hundreds of US mayors sent a letter to Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell urging them to call the senate back to Washington to take action on gun safety legislation. The letter from the US Conference of Mayors is endorsed by Republican and Democratic mayors, including the mayors of Los Angeles, San Francisco,…… MORE
Tulare County Sheriff Encourages CCW Holders To “Exercise Your Rights”
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A South Valley sheriff responds on social media to the spate of recent random violence. Tulare County’s Sheriff Mike Boudreux says that people in his Tulare County area can exercise their right with a valid permit to legally carry concealed weapons as protection. I encourage all CCW holders in Tulare…… MORE
U.S. Tariff Bill Spikes to $6 Billion Monthly
Tariffs are now costing the U.S. up to $6 billion a month, according to Tariffs Hurt the Heartland. The trade group says American businesses and consumers paid $6 billion in tariffs in June 2019, one of the highest tariffed months in U.S. history. The June figure is up 2.5 billion, or 74%, from the…… MORE
FUSD School Board Votes to Censure Trustee Slatic
(KMJ) – Wednesday night, the Fresno Unified Board of Trustees voted unanimously to censure board member Terry Slatic. The vote comes in the wake of backlash against the trustee for several alleged cases of misconduct. Those include Slatic allegedly threatening a group of Bullard High cheerleaders over a recent “blackface” video incident. Under the censure,…… MORE
Democrats Officially Outnumber Republicans in Orange County
FRESNO (KMJ) – Democrats are now number-one in former California GOP stronghold. Orange County, long known as a Republican stronghold, officially has more registered Democrats than Republicans. Orange County’s registrar of voters reporting that there are 89 more Democrats than Republicans among 1.6 million registered voters. The parties each have about 550,000 registered voters, and…… MORE
Valadao Not Yet in Race; Democrats Already Attacking
FRESNO (KMJ) – He’s not even officially a candidate yet., but Democrats are already attacking former congressman David Valadao. The former 21st district congressman has opened a committee to explore whether to run against congressman TJ Cox, the man who ousted him in 2018. But the fact Valadao’s not officially in the race hasn’t stopped…… MORE
China Responds to Money Manipulation Claims
China warns the escalating trade war will result in financial market chaos. China has already announced the stoppage of purchases of U.S. agricultural products after Trump planned to enact additional tariffs of 10 percent next month. China also devalued its currency, leading the Trump administration to classify China as a currency manipulator. In a…… MORE
Felony Charges Filed in Deadly Wrong-Way DUI Crash in Strathmore
TULARE CO. (KMJ) – Felony charges are filed against a woman accused of driving drunk near Strathmore on Sunday, killing four people on motorcycles. Jazmin Paramo was arraigned Tuesday afternoon in Department 16 of the Tulare County Superior Court, South County Justice Center in Porterville. Tulare County District Attorney Tim Ward filed criminal charges…… MORE
