Court Will Reconsider Chlorpyrifos Ban

  A U.S. appeals court will reconsider its recent decision ordering the Environmental Protection Agency to ban the popular California farm pesticide chlorpyrifos. The Trump administration persuaded the court to reconsider the ban, according to Reuters, as the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said it will again review former EPA administrator Scott Pruitt’s March…MORE

DUI Suspect Evades Deputy with Toddler on Lap

FRESNO, CA (KMJ)  Aunt of the year she is not.  At least if the allegations are true. Raquel Gonzalez is facing several charges after her arrest early Saturday morning. Around 2:00 am at Hwy 99 and Hwy 180, a Fresno County Sheriffs Deputy attempted to pull the woman over whom he suspected drunk driving –…MORE

Yosemite National Park Suffers Heavy Damage From Winter Storms

  Yosemite National Park — Multiple park facilities, housing units, and the park’s ski area have been significantly impacted by the significant snowfall the park received earlier this week. Yosemite Valley received approximately 18 to 24 inches of snow due to storms Monday through Wednesday. Yosemite’s high country saw several feet of new snow. The…MORE

Safe Injection Site Bill Re-Introduced In State Assembly

SACRAMENTO (KMJ) — A bill to create safe injection sites in California has been re-submitted to the state legislature. The introduction of AB-362 comes after similar legislation was previously passed by lawmakers, but vetoed by former Governor Jerry Brown in October 2018. That was due to concerns that there was no corresponding treatment incorporated. The…MORE