Farmers National Company says the transfers will occur by sale, will, trust beneficiary or gifts, according to the company. For farm and ranch operations, land is by far the most significant asset in this transfer of wealth. Over the next five years, ten percent of the 911 million acres of agricultural land in the…… MORE
Fresno PD Recognizes Officers For Accomplishments and Acts of Heroism
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The Fresno Police Department hold it’s Annual Major Commendation Ceremony, recognizing officers for their accomplishments and acts of heroism. Officers and their families packed Council Chambers Tuesday, as Police Chief Jerry Dyer spoke of the difficulty of their work responding to 3000 calls a day. 35 officers are being awarded for…… MORE
Moratorium On Excessive Water Fines Proposed By Fresno City Council Members & Mayor
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno’s Mayor and Council Members Steve Brandau and Garry Bredefeld have announced a proposed moratorium on excessive water fines. The resolution is a result of significant public confusion and concern over the City’s new watering violation policy, which was approved by City Council on October 19, 2017 but was not…… MORE
Pres. Trump Wants to End Birthright Citizenship
[van id=”politics/2018/10/30/trump-terminate-birthright-citizenship-executive-order-newday-vpx.cnn”] WASHINGTON (CNN) – President Donald Trump offered a dramatic, if legally dubious, promise in a new interview to unilaterally end birthright citizenship, ratcheting up his hardline immigration rhetoric with a week to go before critical midterm elections. Trump’s vow to end the right to citizenship for the children of non-citizens and unauthorized immigrants…… MORE
Officers Beauty And The Beast Go On Halloween Patrol In Visalia
VISALIA (KMJ) — Visalia Police has used the power of fairy tales to highlight Halloween safety this year. In a post on the department’s YouTube page, a pair of officers go out on patrol dressed as Beauty and the Beast. In the video, Beast is reminded by Beauty to be safe. That includes looking both…… MORE
EPA Exempting Livestock Emissions Reporting
A rule by the Environmental Protection Agency exempts livestock producers from reporting emissions from their farms to state and local authorities. The move, supported by the livestock industry, won the applause of the National Pork Producers Council. NPPC President Jim Heimerl called the rule the final piece in the implementation of the FARM Act,…… MORE
AUDIO: Clovis Fest Hot Air Balloon Pilot Cited After Landing at a Church
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — A reverend, who made a citizen’s arrest after a hot air balloon landed on the lawn of Fresno’s Family Community Church this past weekend during Clovis Fest, is being defended by his church. The pilot, Gale Mott, tells KMJ that he’s been cited for trespassing. In a statement, Family Community Church it’s…… MORE
Synagogue Shooting Suspect Charged, Death Penalty Sought
[van id=”us/2018/10/29/pittsburgh-synagogue-shooting-presser-sot-wolf-vpx.cnn”] (CNN) – The US attorney based in Pittsburgh has started the process to seek the death penalty for the man accused of killing 11 worshippers at a synagogue Saturday in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of the city, a brazen assault during Shabbat services that reverberated across the country and around the world. The…… MORE
California’s Landmark Net Neutrality Law is On Hold
NEW YORK (CNN) – California’s landmark net neutrality law is on hold. The state’s attorney general has agreed not to enforce its new law — aimed at preventing internet providers from favoring certain websites and apps — while a lawsuit plays out in Washington. The California law put the state at odds with the federal…… MORE
No USDA Trade Aid Planned For 2019
The Trump Administration has no plans in place for 2019 to give any more aid to farmers hurt by tariffs. Bloomberg says that’s based on assumptions that markets will recover even if the trade war with China keeps going. Back in July, the administration announced it would deliver $12 billion in aid to farmers hurt…… MORE
