SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – A state agency says the federal government has rejected $306 million in reimbursements for California’s repair of the nation’s tallest dam. The amount is less than half of what California has so far requested from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to repair Oroville Dam, where spillways crumbled and fell away during…… MORE
House Passes HR1 “For the People Act”
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The bill known as HR 1 passed Thursday on a party line vote of 234 to 193. Valley Democratic Congressman TJ Cox speaking on the floor, Thursday said it will stamp out corruption in Washington. It’s a key priority of the new Democratic majority, and would enact wide-ranging ethics reform,…… MORE
Madera County Highway 41 Open Again After Rock Slide
MADERA (KMJ) — A section of Highway 41 between Highway 145 and North Fork Road has reopened, following a rock slide there earlier this week. Both directions were shut down after what Caltrans described as approximately 10 cubic yards of rock, or a dump truck full, crashed down onto the road near Rocky Cut Road.…… MORE
NFU Says Yes to Climate Change, No to Green New Deal
Delegates to the National Farmers Union convention in the state of Washington reaffirmed the organization’s commitment to addressing climate change. However, they’ve said no to a proposal asking the organization to get involved with the Green New Deal supported by many Democrats in Congress. A DTN report says the Farmers Union has long supported…… MORE
Police Arrest Murder Suspect, Owed $30k For Exotic Dancers
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno Police say a 29-year-old client who owed thousands to an exotic dancer company was arrested Thursday for murder. On Sunday, March 3, 2019, 29-year-old Randy Jones was meeting Justin Garza at the Motel 6 on Blackstone. Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer says Jones was in the hole for $30,000 for…… MORE
Fresno Father is killed, Victim’s Dad Pleads For Witnesses To Come Forward
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A young Fresno father of two is killed, the victim’s father makes a plea for witnesses to come forward. 22-year-old Andrew Valdez lost his life on February 2nd, but police don’t know why he was shot. His father, Alejandro Lopez, hopes that witnesses contact Fresno Police, speaking during a news…… MORE
Bankrupt PG&E Wants to Give $235M in Bonuses
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. is seeking a judge’s approval to pay $235 million in bonuses to thousands of employees despite the California utility’s bankruptcy. PG&E said in a court filing Wednesday that the money is intended to provide incentives to workers and will not be distributed if the company doesn’t…… MORE
Deputies Trying to Identify Girl Found Dead in Duffel Bag Near Los Angeles Hiking Trail
LOS ANGELES, CA (KMJ) – The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is trying to identify a young girl whose body was found in a duffel bag near a hiking trail. The girl’s body was found down an embankment in the unincorporated area of Hacienda Heights on Tuesday. Deputies say the girl was found…… MORE
Mexican Farmers Call for Mirror Tariffs on U.S. Ag Products
Mexican farmers are urging mirror measures on U.S. farm imports of yellow corn, poultry and other products to counter decades of subsidized imports from the United States. Reuters reports Mexico is currently working on an updated list of products imported from the U.S. on which to possibly apply a second round of tariffs in response…… MORE
Family of Man Fatally Shot by Fresno Police Awarded $4.75M
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — A federal jury has awarded the family of 45-year-old Casimero “Shane” Casillas $4.75 million, after he was shot by Fresno police in September 2015. Civil rights attorney Bill Schmidt tells KMJ News: Casillas was shot three times, after an officer said he feared for his life, because Casillas was about to…… MORE
