81 Yr Old Caught with 92 Lbs of Heroin

SAN DIEGO (AP) – Authorities seized 92 pounds (42 kilograms) of heroin valued at more than $870,000 from an 81-year-old woman attempting to smuggle the drugs across the U.S.-Mexico border. KABC-TV reports a U.S. Customs and Border Protection detector dog Wednesday at the Tecate border crossing alerted officers to the driver-side rocker panel of the…MORE

Algae Bloom Now At Danger Level in San Luis Reservoir

(Source: NOAA) (KMJ) – The State Department of Water Resources elevates the warning level from an algae bloom at the San Luis Reservoir. Here is the release put out by the DWR Friday Morning: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) urges people to avoid physical contact with the water at San Luis Reservoir in Merced…MORE

FDA to Consider Organic Labeling Claims

  The Food and Drug Administration will apparently investigate labeling claims of organic products. FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb took to Twitter this week, responding to a critical Wall Street Journal editorial, which a former FDA official argued under the headline “The Organic Industry is Lying to You,” that the agency has been lax in allowing…MORE

Dylan Noble’s Parents Settle with City of Fresno for $2.8M

FRESNO, CA (KMJ)  The parents of Dylan Noble have have settled for $2.8 million dollars with the city of Fresno. The 19-year old was shot and killed June 25th, 2016 during a traffic stop that was captured by FPD officer worn body cameras. The family reached an agreement in their federal lawsuit against the city…MORE

DMV Dissection Day 2: Denied Audit Means “Interminable Lines”

SACRAMENTO (KMJ) — An audit of the Department of Motor Vehicles has been rejected by state lawmakers, a move which has been described as sentencing Californians to long lines and delays for months to come. The Joint Legislative Audit Committee heard Wednesday how the DMV continues to use a computer system first introduced in 1980.…MORE