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
Smoke From Ferguson Fire Causing Large Sections Of Yosemite National Park To Close
FRESNO,CA (KMJ) – Smoke from the Ferguson Fire is causing Yosemite National Park to close large sections of the park on Wednesday. Yosemite National Park announces Yosemite Valley and Wawona will close at Noon, Wednesday, July 25, 2018, to all visitors due to the ongoing impacts of the Ferguson Fire. These closures include all hotels, campgrounds,…… MORE
Senate to Hold Trade Hearing This Week
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer will be the only witness to give testimony during a hearing this week before a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee. Lighthizer is one of the key Trump administration members at the center of the president’s trade strategy that’s led to retaliatory tariffs from China, Mexico, Canada, the European Union, and others. Many…… MORE
String of Murders Strike BART System
(CNN) – An 18-year old woman was stabbed to death at a public transit station Sunday evening in Oakland, California, marking the third death in less than a week from unrelated attacks on the Bay Area transit system known as BART. [van id=”us/2018/07/24/oakland-california-bart-subway-stabbing-sisters-protest-mxp-vpx.hln”] On Sunday night, Nia Wilson was walking on the subway platform with…… MORE
Rep. Nunes Spars with CNN Reporter Over FISA Docs
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Help Sought To Return Stolen Antique Autocycle
(KMJ) – Fresno’s Help Eliminate Auto Theft (H.E.A.T.) Task force is now asking for help to return an antique autocycle recovered in Los Angeles County. Investigators say a rare 1900 Excelsior Autocycle was found at a home in Southern California last week. Investigators believe the bike was stolen from the Fresno area in January 2011.…… MORE
Funeral Service For Fallen Firefighter Braden Varney
A memorial service will take place Monday at 11:00 a.m. for fallen Cal Fire Firefighter Braden Varney. Braden died while battling the Ferguson Fire on Saturday. Monday’s celebration of life service held for Varney will be held at the at the house Modesto on Coffee Road in Modesto. An outside ceremony will begin at 10:30…… MORE
Central Valley Will Have a Voice on New Farm Bill
The U.S. Senate is expected to vote this week to go to conference with the House to come up with a single farm bill, hopefully before the current one expires. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell plans a vote to conference the farm bill with the House soon after the Senate votes on a key nomination.…… MORE
