U.S. House Holds Next Move on Farm Bill

Senator Pat Roberts points out that the U.S. House has the next move on the farm bill. The Senate Agriculture Committee chairman told a group of veteran farmers this week that the farm bill conference should begin “soon,” according to the Hagstrom Report. However, Roberts says the House must make the next move by rejecting…MORE

Trump Denies Criticism of British PM

LONDON (CNN) – President Donald Trump denied Friday that he criticized British Prime Minister Theresa May, the day after a British tabloid published an interview with him in which he did just that. He dismissed the interview, conducted by a Ruport Murdoch-owned publication, as “fake news” saying it didn’t include all his comments about May.…MORE

Legislation To Repair & Update San Joaquin Valley Water Projects Approved By House

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Legislation to make it easier to repair and update water projects in the San Joaquin Valley is approved by the House. Speaking before the House of Representatives, Valley Congressman Jim Costa stressed the importance of water. “Nowhere is that more evident than in California, the San Joaquin Valley, the most productive…MORE

Two Injured, One With Serious Burns, In Southeast Fresno Apartment Fire

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Two people are injured, one with serious burns, during an apartment fire Thursday, in Southeast Fresno. Fresno Fire Captain Robert Costillo says the blaze began around 12:30p.m. at 331 S. Dearing Avenue by Chestnut and Kings Canyon. Two patients were transported to CRMC, one suffered burns over 30 percent of her…MORE

Teen Arrested At Hanford Bible Camp, Charged With Rape

  FRESNO,CA (KMJ) – Hanford Police arrest a Valley teen at a city bible camp — and charge him with rape. Investigators say this all happened at Hanford’s Koinonia Church Bible Camp back on July 2nd, 2018. “They became acquaintances through the bible camp,” said Hanford Police Lieutenant Greg Fryner as he described the circumstances…MORE

BREAKTHROUGH: Origin of ‘Ghost Particle’ Found

[van id=”world/2018/07/12/neutrino-ghost-particle-antarctica-lon-orig-bks.cnn”] (CNN) – For the first time, scientists have been able to trace the origins of a ghostly subatomic particle that traveled 3.7 billion light-years to Earth. The tiny, high-energy cosmic particle is called a neutrino, and it was found by sensors deep in the Antarctic ice in the IceCube detector. Scientists and observatories…MORE

USDA Stops Allowing Select Media to Pre-analyze Crop, Livestock Reports

  The Department of Agriculture will end its “lockup” procedures for select media that allows reporters early access to crop and livestock reports. The organizations previously allowed to analyze reports starting 90 minutes before public release will now gain access to the reports at the same time they are released to the public, ending a…MORE