ATLANTA (AP) – Have any idea what snails smell like? If you’re like most people you don’t – but two beagles who work for the U.S. Customs patrol do. And they are being credited with sniffing out two Giant African Snails in luggage from a passenger traveling from Nigeria to Atlanta. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports…… MORE
Liberty High School Senior’s Mobster Play Will Raise Money For Valley Children’s Hospital
MADERA RANCHOS, CA (KMJ) – A Valley high school student who was once a patient at Valley Children’s want to give back to the hospital in a dramatic way – literally. Sierra Steffenson will be going into her senior year at Liberty High School in Madera Ranchos. She said wants to go into directing,…… MORE
Health Department: CA Vaccination Rates Down Again
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — The vaccination rate among California kindergarten students is down again, as more parents have sought medical exemptions for their children. New figures from the Department of Public Health show that more than 4,800 kindergartners had a medical exemption last school year; it marks a 70 percent increase in the 2 years since…… MORE
Ford Dealer Ends July 4th Gun-Bible Deal Over Fatal Calif. Shooting
CHATOM, Ala. (AP) – A Ford dealership in Alabama has ended a Fourth of July promotion that gifted a Bible, American flag and gift certificate for a 12-gauge shotgun to anyone who bought a new or used vehicle. News outlets report Ford Motor Co. told Ford Chatom that the promotion was inappropriate after a worker…… MORE
Strathmore Woman Accused of Drowning One Son, Injuring Other – Similar Incident In 2008
UPDATE: An autopsy was performed this afternoon on the 12 year old boy. The cause of death is ruled as fresh water drowning. The 7 year old boy is still in critical condition at Valley Children’s Hospital. -Tulare County Sheriff’s Office. TULARE COUNTY, CA (KMJ) – A decade after an alleged…… MORE
Pelosi Wants “Surgical” Changes to USMCA
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement may need to be opened up again and changed with “surgical precision” before the House will vote on it. “It wouldn’t be like we’re opening it up and inviting a free-for-all,” she said last week. The deal requires all three countries involved to ratify the agreement…… MORE
California Seeks to End Execution Lawsuit
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Gov. Gavin Newsom is seeking to end a long-running federal lawsuit challenging California’s lethal injection process, arguing that it is no longer valid because of his moratorium on executions. Death penalty opponents are challenging the state’s plan to use a single powerful barbiturate, instead of three drugs, to execute criminals. Newsom’s…… MORE
Two Shootings In Merced, Woman Taken to Hospital Say Police
MERCED, CA (KMJ) – Two shootings take place Friday in Merced, a woman is taken to hospital, say Merced Police. Police say the first shooting took place around 5:30 in the morning by the 100 block of E. Main Street by and E Street. The victim had been inside her home when…… MORE
Gas Prices Continue to Fall Ahead of Tax Increase
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Just ahead of a looming tax increase, gas prices are posting small declines. Here in Fresno, gas is now averaging $3.74 a gallon, down from $3.78 last week. However, on Monday, California’s fuel tax will rise by 5.6 cents, to a more than 47 cents a gallon. The demand for gas…… MORE
USDA Will Defend Trade Aid at WTO
The World Trade Organization has been receiving complaints about the aid money that California and other farmers in our nation are getting from the government. However, Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue says he’s not concerned that the payments will be a problem. “We had to design a program very carefully to make sure we do…… MORE
