[van id=”weather/2018/09/12/hurricane-florence-storm-surge-vpx.cnn”] CAROLINA BEACH, North Carolina (CNN) – Hurricane Florence is now forecast to pause late this week just off North Carolina’s coast and turn left — a development that would still smash the Tar Heel State with life-threatening storm surge, catastrophic winds and inundating rain while putting more of South Carolina in greater danger.…… MORE
Judge Strikes Down California’s Ban on Handgun Ads
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – A U.S. judge has struck down a nearly century-old California law that banned gun shops from advertising handguns on their premises. Judge Troy Nunley in Sacramento ruled Tuesday that the law violated the First Amendment. Nunley said the state failed to show that enforcing the law would prevent violence or suicides.…… MORE
Cat Haven Tiger Cub Visits KMJ Studios Ahead of Fundraising Ice Cream Social
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – If you like ice cream… and cats, a non-profit in Dunlap may be just the purrrfect place for your Saturday evening. You are invited to the Cool Cats Ice Cream Fundraiser at Project Survival’s Cat Haven at 5:30 on Saturday, September 15, 2018. “Apollo” from the Cat Haven is in the…… MORE
Fresno Homeless Woman Accused Of Setting Tent Fire, 2 Burned
[Photo: FFD] FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Two people are burned in a tent fire in Downtown Fresno, a homeless woman is arrested for arson. The blaze broke out around 4:00 am Tuesday morning inside a tent near Ventura and G Streets. Fresno Fire Investigator Jay Tracy says Fresno police officers arrived on scene…… MORE
USDA and FDA Holding Public Meeting on Cultured Meat
The Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration announced a joint public meeting to discuss the use of cell culture technology to develop products derived from livestock and poultry. Scheduled for October 23-24, 2018, the meeting will be hosted by the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service and the FDA. USDA says…… MORE
Fresno Unified School Bus, Car Involved in a Collision Outside KMJ’s Studios
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A Fresno Unified School bus is involved in a crash, right outside KMJ’s studios. More than two dozen elementary school children were aboard the bus, from Manhester GATE and Bullard Talent, when it and a car collided on Shaw and Harrison. Andrew Romero (below, middle) is the father of 9 year-old…… MORE
100% Renewable Electricity By 2045 Will Fight “Existential Threat”
SACRAMENTO (KMJ) — California has set itself the goal of 100% carbon-neutral electricity in less than 10,000 days. The signing of SB 100 requires all power supplied in the state be from renewable sources by the end of 2045. Governor Jerry Brown gave his approval to the Senate Bill Monday morning, in front of a…… MORE
Cruz: Dems want Texas to be ‘like California,’ have ‘tofu’ & ‘dyed hair’
WASHINGTON (CNN) – Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz told supporters at a rally on Saturday that Democrats wanted to make Texas like California and listed off a few things as stereotypical staples of the blue state. “We are seeing tens of millions of dollars flooding into the state of Texas from liberals all over the…… MORE
Sanders: ‘Sad’ the Anonymous Op-Ed is Getting Attention
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E-Verify Immigration System Continues in Congress
All employers would be required to use the E-Verify system to check the immigration status of employees under a new bill. Milk Business Dot Com says the requirement is part of some revisions to the Ag and Legal Workforce Act that’s currently making its way through Congress. If the Act gets Congressional approval, it would…… MORE
