Proponents of urban agriculture are hoping two bills will be reintroduced this year in time to be added to the 2018 Farm Bill. Bloomberg reports the bills have very different initiatives but similar goals, with hopes to create economic opportunity and show support for farmers and ranchers in urban areas. The Urban Agriculture Act of…… MORE
Nursing Home Residents Rescued from Texas Floods
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Stormchasers Capture Harvey’s Force
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Calif. National Guard Soldiers to Keep Bonuses
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Associated Press) — The Pentagon says more than 17,000 California National Guard soldiers won’t have to repay more than $190 million in enlistment bonuses and other payments handed out in error between 2004 and 2010. The decision closes several years of wrangling over whether to take the money back after an audit revealed…… MORE
Harvey Hammers Texas Gulf Coast
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Pres. Trump Pardons Sheriff Joe Arpaio
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Fresno Bookkeeper Charged in $1M Embezzlement
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) A local bookkeeper and her associate have been arrested for allegedly embezzling more than a million dollars from a Fresno business. Brandi Marshall and Daniel Barrios are facing federal charges of conspiracy, bank fraud and money laundering. If convicted, they both face as much as 30 years in prison and millions in…… MORE
Pacific Crest Hiker Survives Lightning Strike
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – There was no sign of danger before the white flash and loud bang of a lightning bolt threw an Austrian teacher to the ground as he hiked 9,000-feet up in the mountains of Northern California. The lightning threw Mathias Steinhuber to the ground, tore off his clothes and burned a gaping…… MORE
Hurricane Harvey Pounds Texas
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Weekend Heatwave Hits Most of California
FRESNO’s PREDICTED HIGH TEMPS: Saturday 104 Sunday 106 Monday 107 The City of Fresno will open cooling centers from 12n-8p Saturday and Sunday. Ted C. Wills Community Center, 770 N. San Pablo Frank H. Ball Neighborhood Center 760 Mayor Mosqueda Comm. Center 4670 E. Butler Pinedale Comm. Center 7170 N. San Pablo LOS ANGELES (AP)…… MORE
