SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – The California Legislature has paid at least $580,000 in the last five years to settle harassment, racism and other claims, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press. One agreement forbids a worker from making “derogatory statements” about lawmakers or Senate business. That statement is included in a previously unreported roughly…… MORE
Schumer to Trump: ‘Stop Tweeting, Start Leading’
[van id=”politics/2017/11/01/trump-tweets-blame-schumer-dems-new-york-terror-attack-berman.cnn”] WASHINGTON (CNN) – President Donald Trump, less than 24 hours after a 29-year-old Uzbek national allegedly drove a truck down a bike path and killed at least eight people, blamed Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Democrats for immigration policies he claims allowed the suspect to enter the United States. In a series…… MORE
What We Know About NYC Terror Suspect
[van id=”us/2017/11/01/casarez-nyc-truck-attack-suspect-saipov.cnn”] (CNN) – Eight people were killed and about a dozen were hurt Tuesday when a 29-year-old man drove a rental truck into crowd, mowing down pedestrians and cyclists in what officials are calling the deadliest terror attack in New York City since 9/11. Here’s what we know — and don’t know — so…… MORE
USDA Announces 2018 Farm Safety Net Enrollment
Enrollment for farm bill safety net programs is open as of Wednesday. The Department of Agriculture announced the enrollment period this week for farmers and ranchers with base acres in the Agriculture Risk Coverage, known as ARC, or Price Loss Coverage, known as PLC, safety net program may enroll for the 2018 crop year.…… MORE
Nominations Being Accepted For Leon S. Peters Award
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Applications are now being accepted for the 2018 Leon S. Peters Award. Leon S. Peters donated millions of dollars for the betterment of Fresno, he was a businessman, civic leader and philanthropist. Fresno Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Nathan Ahle says they carry on his legacy with the award created back…… MORE
Tip Line Now Active For Students At Fresno’s Bullard High School
FRESNO (KMJ) — A confidential tip line, for students at Fresno’s Bullard High School to report issues to campus officials, is now in operation. The phone number was switched on Tuesday, and is able to receive both calls and texts. Notifications of any messages sent or called in are automatically sent to school administrators. The…… MORE
Consumers See ‘Organic’ and ‘non-GM’ Food Labels as the same
A study by Florida State University shows consumers regularly mix up food labels. Florida State University’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences says consumers mix up foods labeled “organic” and “non-genetically modified” and some view the two labels as the same. A national survey of more than 1,000 consumers gauged their willingness to pay…… MORE
3 Local Students Diagnosed with Viral Meningitis
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FPD: Armed Gang Member Threatens Restaurant Patrons
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) A disturbance at a local restaurant leads to the arrest of an armed gang member. Fresno Police busted 20 year old Emanuel Johnson around 10:45 p.m. Monday after he allegedly threatened customers inside the Denny’s restaurant on Clovis Avenue. FPD says Johnson, a member of the “East Lane Crips”, was armed with a fully-loaded…… MORE
Ex-Cop Spars with Lawyer in Steinle Murder Trial
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – A veteran police inspector and shooting instructor testified Monday at a San Francisco murder trial at the center of an immigration debate that accidental gun discharges start with the shooter’s finger on the trigger. John Evans, who helped lead the investigation of Kate Steinle’s 2015 shooting death, said handguns don’t fire…… MORE
