SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – A U.S. judge lowered a jury’s damage award from $80 million to $25 million for a California cancer victim who used Monsanto’s Roundup weed-killer. The San Francisco Chronicle reports Monday that U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria said he was required to reduce the punitive damage award because it went beyond constitutional…… MORE
Kamala Harris Raises Money From Same Epstein Lawyers she Blasted
WASHINGTON (AP) – Kamala Harris raised money from a group of attorneys on the same day she blasted their firm’s work on the Jeffrey Epstein case for calling “into question the integrity of our legal system.” An invitation obtained by The Associated Press shows Harris’ husband headlined a Chicago fundraiser last Tuesday that was hosted…… MORE
Fresno County Sheriff Mims: Media got ICE Raid Story Wrong
FRESNO (KMJ) – Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims is speaking out on the Trump Administration’s current nationwide crackdown on undocumented immigrants. “I just think it was blown out of proportion by the media,” Mims said. Immigrant communities, on edge since President Trump’s administration announced plans for the operation, inflaming the political debate over immigration. “Nationwide there…… MORE
Dispute Over Trademarked Yosemite Names Settled
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Delaware North, the federal government, and Aramark have settled a lawsuit filed by Delaware North, over its former concession contract at Yosemite National Park. The company had trademarked the names of several locations without the National Park Service’s knowledge. When they lost the concession contract to Aramark in 2016, Delaware…… MORE
Valley Elementary School Janitor Dresses Up as School Shooter
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) – An elementary school superintendent in Central California says he allowed a janitor to wear a mask and carry a fake gun during an active shooter drill to “make sure this was realistic.” A teacher told KSEE-TV that the drill, which happened at Raisin City Elementary School before the summer break, went…… MORE
Governor Orders Firing of CA Oil, Gas Regulator Amid Increase in Fracking
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Gov. Gavin Newsom is firing California’s top oil and gas regulator over an increase in state permits for hydraulic fracturing and allegations of conflict of interest among senior officials. Newsom’s chief of staff asked the state’s natural resources secretary to fire Ken Harris on Thursday. Ann O’Leary’s request came hours after…… MORE
Newsom Taps New Calif. Utilities Regulator
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he is tapping Marybel Batjer to serve as the state’s top utilities regulator. Batjer will serve as president of the California Public Utilities Commission, which oversees power companies and other services. The commission is in the spotlight as the state’s largest electric utility, Pacific Gas &…… MORE
Trump Responses To China On Ag Trade
President Donald Trump says China “is letting us down” by not purchasing U.S. agricultural products. China is not buying U.S. ag products as Trump says its leaders promised as part of an effort to negotiate towards ending the trade war. Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G-20 Summit last month agreed to move…… MORE
Another Earthquake Strikes Near Ridgecrest
(KMJ) – The U.S. Geological Survey says a preliminary earthquake measuring a magnitude of 4.9 struck this morning at 6:11 am about five miles east-northeast of Ridgecrest in the Mojave Desert. The USGS says it was followed by a 3.1 magnitude aftershock two minutes later and then a 2.5 tremor about two miles south-southwest of…… MORE
KMJ Exclusive: FUSD Trustee Slatic Facing Complaints at Bullard High
Note: This is a two-part story. Scroll down to listen to parts one and two. FRESNO (KMJ) – Another campus controversy involving Fresno Unified School Board member Terry Slatic. Dozens of parents of Bullard High School cheerleaders gathered in the school library, along with Superintendent Bob Nelson, to address safety concerns surrounding Trustee Terry Slatic.…… MORE
