American Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall sent a letter to President Trump and trade was the big topic. He tells the president that American farmers need a swift resolution to the ongoing trade war with China. The six-year downturn in farm prices that has produced “near-unprecedented economic uncertainty and hardship” is getting worse as…… MORE
Arambula Found Not Guilty of Child Abuse
FRESNO, CA (KM) – A Fresno jury on Thursday returned a not-guilty verdict in the trial Assemblyman Dr. Joaquin Arambula. The Fresno democrat was facing one count of Misdemeanor charge of child abuse. If he had been found guilty, Arambula could have faced as much as six months in jail Developing… …… MORE
Officials: PG&E Lines Sparked Deadly ‘Camp Fire’
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – California fire authorities say Pacific Gas & Electric Co. power lines sparked the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in state history. Cal Fire said Wednesday the lines in the Pulga area ignited the Nov. 8 fire that killed 85 people in Paradise. The investigation also identified a second nearby ignition site involving…… MORE
Alabama Abortion Ban Seems Destined for Supreme Court
[vemba-video id=”tv/2019/05/15/lead-dianne-gallagher-abortion-dnt-live-jake-tapper.cnn”] (CNN) — Alabama sent the most restrictive abortion bill in the country to the governor’s desk Tuesday night, with the state’s Senate passing legislation that could punish doctors who perform abortions with life in prison. The state’s Republican backers have pushed the legislation, which amounts to a near-total ban on abortion in the state,…… MORE
Fresno Diocese, Others to Compensate Victims of Priest Abuse
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Six Roman Catholic dioceses in California are creating a program to compensate people who were sexually abused by priests as children, in return for promising not to sue. The program announced Tuesday includes the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and the dioceses of Fresno, Orange, Sacramento, San Bernardino and San Diego. They…… MORE
Snow Closes Glacier Point Road
(AP) – A popular road at Yosemite National Park will be closed to vehicular traffic beginning Wednesday evening ahead of a series of storms expected to dump at least a foot of snow on the highest peaks. Park spokeswoman Scott Gediman says Glacier Point Road will close at 6 p.m. Wednesday. The 16-mile road offers…… MORE
New Trade Aid Likely Days Away
Department of Agriculture officials say support for farmers dealing with depressed markets will be made available quickly. President Donald Trump has promised farmers $15 billion in aid following the latest round of tariffs implemented Friday. USDA undersecretary for trade and foreign agricultural affairs Ted McKinney suggests a new package of aid for farmers is “days…… MORE
Kamala Harris to Ban Importation of AR-15 Style Guns, If Elected
[vemba-video id=”van/ns-acc/2019/05/15/PO-44WE_CNNA-ST1-10000000052ce9b8″] (CNN) — Sen. Kamala Harris on Wednesday will announce that, if she is elected president, she will ban the importation of all AR-15 style assault weapons by executive action if Congress fails to act in the first 100 days of her administration. Harris will make the announcement at a campaign stop in New Hampshire, according…… MORE
Pair of Suspects Sought After 99 Cents Only Store Theft
(KMJ) – Fresno Police continue to search for a pair of female suspects who pushed a security guard while allegedly stealing from a 99 Cents Only Store in Southeast Fresno. Officers say the two women placed various items in bags and then tried to walk out of the store, located at Kings Canyon and Willow…… MORE
Suspect Vehicles Identified in Home of Hope Burglary
(KMJ) – Fresno Police have now identified a pair of suspects and the vehicles believed used in the May 8th burglary of Granville’s Home of Hope. Investigators say two suspects entered the home between Midnight and 6 a.m. and stole most of its furnishings including the refrigerator and stove. Fresno Police have now released the…… MORE
