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USDA Seeking Public Input on GMO Labeling
The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service posted 30 questions for the public this week regarding labeling food items containing genetically modified ingredients. The feedback, according to Politico, will help the agency develop a proposed rule governing how food manufacturers disclose when products contain genetically engineered ingredients. Questions include: What terms should be interchangeable with “bioengineering”; whether…… MORE
Fresno’s 9-1-1 System Gets $2 Million Dollar Remodel
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The Fresno Police Department’s 9-1-1 Center has been completely remodeled in a $2 million project. It’s all state of the art technology by AT&T, and paid for by California’s 9-1-1 Emergency Communications Fund. “We want people at home to know when they call 9-1-1, we will answer that call in a…… MORE
Report: Valley Wages Lagging Behind National Average
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — The majority of employees in the Central Valley are earning wages below the national average. That’s according to a new Bureau of Labor Statistics report, which shows valley metropolitan areas are noticeably behind the country’s average of $23.86 an hour. Here in Fresno, average hourly wages are around 9 percent lower, at…… MORE
Study: More Pets Becoming Obese
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — According to a new Banfield Pet Hospital study, Americans aren’t the only ones with a weight problem. Their pets are also struggling with obesity. More than one-third of dogs and cats are overweight, which is up over the past decade by 158 percent and 169 percent, respectively. Vets say the owners of…… MORE
Fresno Police Open Tower District Satellite Office
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno Police opened a new satellite office on Wednesday in the Tower District. The police satellite station at 1302 N. Wishon Ave. is supposed to serve as a deterrent for crime against the residences and businesses in the area. Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer says that for 25 years, the Tower…… MORE
Ex-NATO Ambassador: Russia Will Hack Again
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Kings River Flood Fears Downgraded In Tulare County
KINGSBURG (KMJ) — A number of Tulare County residents forced out of their homes by flooding can now start to return. Officials have downgraded the evacuation orders for impacted regions around the Kings River Golf & Country Club, meaning locals can return to areas which were once threatened by the the expanded flows (click here…… MORE
EPA Sends WOTUS Repeal to Federal Register
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt told lawmakers this week that the EPA has sent its repeal of the Waters of the U.S. rule to the federal register, beginning the process of ending the regulation. During a Senate budget hearing, Pruitt told lawmakers the measure was being sent to the federal register the same…… MORE
More Americans Spending All of Their Income on Living Expenses
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Nearly half of Americans are spending virtually all of their income on living expenses. According to the Center for Financial Services Innovation, the figure is even higher, at 54 percent, among those between the ages of 18 and 25. Researchers cite rising rents and higher transportation costs, along with irregular income. Almost…… MORE
