The Trump Administration announced its $12 billion plan to help farmers struggling under the escalating trade wars. Politico says there are still important details to be worked out, including just how much help farmers will get and how they’ll prove economic harm. More details are scheduled to come out after Labor Day. USDA Chief Economist…… MORE
New Poll Shows Clear Front-Runner in CA Governor’s Race
(KMJ) – A new poll from the Public Policy Institute of California shows one candidate seeking to succeed Jerry Brown as California’s next Governor, with a clear, early lead. In numbers released Wednesday, Democrat and current Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom leads Republican businessman John Cox by a margin of 55 to 31 percent. The poll…… MORE
Woman Found Floating In Fresno Canal Identified
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The Fresno Police Department reports the family of the woman pulled from a Fresno canal has come forward. They say the woman has been identified as 60-year-old Judy Allen of Fresno. She was found floating face-down in a Fresno canal on Tuesday July 17th. Allen remains at Community Regional Medical…… MORE
One Dead In Head-On Crash With Military Vehicle Near Cholame Y
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – One person has been killed in a head-on crash Wednesday morning with a military vehicle near Cholame. It was about 7:45 a.m., when the California Highway Patrol says a military vehicle blew a tire by where Highway 41 meets Highway 46, in the Cholame Y. The military transport vehicle veered into…… MORE
Suspect Arrested in Fresno Kidnapping, Sexual Assault
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Chief Jerry Dyer announced the arrest of 35-year-old parolee Joseph Ward of Fresno Wednesday morning. On June 22, Ward allegedly broke into a northeast Fresno home, where a 24-year-old nanny was watching a 1-year-old baby. Dyers says, “While the suspect was still holding this 10 in. kitchen knife in his hand, he…… MORE
Yosemite Visitors Evacuate as Ferguson Fire Grows
(CNN) Some of the most iconic areas of Yosemite National Park will close Wednesday because of a nearby deadly fire. The park announced that Yosemite Valley, home to such famous destinations as El Capitan and Half Dome, and Wawona will be closed to all visitors. This means all campgrounds, hotels and visitor services in the…… MORE
CNN Obtains Secret Trump-Cohen Recording, President Responds
[van id=”politics/2018/07/24/cohen-trump-audio-recording-cuomo-vpx.cnn”] WASHINGTON (CNN) – President Donald Trump blasted his former attorney Michael Cohen on Wednesday, the morning after CNN aired the audio of a recording Cohen made of the two. “What kind of a lawyer would tape a client? So sad! Is this a first, never heard of it before? Why was the tape…… MORE
USDA Assistance for Farmers Impacted by Trade Retaliation
Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue says the USDA will take several steps to assist farmers suffering from trade damage due to unjust trade retaliation. USDA will authorize up to $12 billion in programs, which is in line with the estimated $11 billion impact of the retaliatory tariffs on U.S. agricultural goods. These programs will help…… MORE
Vandal Smashes President Trump’s Hollywood Star
(KMJ) – A vandalism suspect turned himself in after he allegedly used a pickax to destroy President Donald Trump’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame early Wednesday morning. According to witnesses, a man removed the pickax from a guitar case about 3 a.m. and began swinging it at the star on Hollywood Boulevard. The LAPD…… MORE
Hockey Is Coming Back To Downtown Fresno At Selland Arena
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The City of Fresno and the Fresno Monsters have come to an agreement announcing that hockey is coming to Downtown Fresno’s Selland Arena. Fresno Mayor Lee Brand calls it one more positive thing for the downtown area, speaking during a press conference Tuesday at the Selland Arena. “Glad we worked…… MORE
