USDA Launches Second Round of Trade Mitigation Payments

  The Department of Agriculture is launching round two of the trade mitigation payments to farmers. The payments are the second installment of trade aid through the Market Facilitation Program announced earlier this year as the U.S. and China were engaged in a trade war. The payments assist farmers “suffering from damage due to unjustified…MORE

Calif. DMV Director to Retire Amid Calls for Her Resignation

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — 38-year veteran state employee Jean Shiomoto is now set to retire as director of the Department of Motor Vehicles, amid calls for her to resign. Shiomoto has been under fire, as the DMV has been the subject of multiple controversies, including improperly registering thousands of people to vote. Shiomoto is scheduled to…MORE

Multiple Shootings And Suspect Dead In Series Of South-Valley Crimes

    VISALIA (KMJ) — Numerous crimes spanning multiple Tulare County cities have resulted in the death of a suspect, two murders, two attempted murders, an armed robbery, gunfire targeting two homes and a high speed pursuit which ended with a multi-vehicle crash. Investigators place 36 year suspect old Gustavo Garcia at the center of…MORE

‘Camp Fire’ Survivors Return Home as Evacuation Orders are Lifted

For the first time since the Camp Fire devastated parts of Northern California, residents in the worst-hit areas are allowed to return to their homes. On Saturday at 9 a.m., the evacuation orders were lifted for residents in the town of Paradise and other unincorporated areas hit by the wildfire, Butte County officials said in…MORE