U.S. beef and pork exports maintained their momentum that began in the fourth quarter of 2016 with higher year-over-year numbers in January. Those numbers come from USDA statistics and were compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation. Beef exports totaled almost 96,500 metric tons, 17 percent more than a year ago. Beef exports were valued…… MORE
Congressman Valadao Urged To Vote “No” On GOP Healthcare Proposal
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Hanford area residents are pressuring Congressman David Valadao about Healthcare. They gathered outside the Adventist Medical Center on Thursday, demanding that the 21st District representative vote “no” on what they call the rushed GOP Healthcare bill. Their social media is #fight4our heath, and residents say they are doing just that. “Under…… MORE
Gallup: Approval of Congress Slipping
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Americans’ view of the job being done by Congress is less positive, according to the latest Gallup poll. In the past month, approval of Congress has fallen from 28 percent, to 24 percent. However, that’s still higher, than any month examined between June 2011, and the beginning of 2017. Gallup says Republicans…… MORE
FCSO: Parlier Boy Shines Laser at Plane
(KMJ) A 10-year-old boy has been identified as the person responsible for shining a laser at a Fresno County Sheriff’s plane “E.A.G.L.E. 3”. The alleged crime happened Tuesday night when the crew was distracted by a green laser beam aimed at the cockpit. The plane’s onboard camera system was able to locate the suspect…… MORE
“Stolen” Carnival Equipment Donated To Police Outreach Team
FRESNO (KMJ) — Ride on trains, cotton candy machines, and numerous bounce houses are all now being donated to a good cause – and it all comes after the arrest of a suspect in involved in a fraudulent party rental business. “He fled the Fresno area…probation, tracked him down in Carruthers. We went out to…… MORE
Zoo “Confident” About Security After “Sickening” French Poaching Incident
FRESNO (KMJ) — Officials at Fresno Chaffee Zoo say they’re confident in the site’s security after an incident in France in which a white rhino was found dead and one of it’s horns taken. “We have multiple security layers within our zoo to help protect our animals, but if I were to discuss them obviously…… MORE
Fresno Police Seeking Suspects In Baker Murder
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno Police announce suspects are wanted in two murder cases as the city sees an increase in violence. Fresno Police report in first two months of 2017, there have been 15 killings, compared to eight at this time last year. On Wednesday March 8th, Police Chief Jerry Dyer announced three men wanted…… MORE
CHP: Charge 106 in Sacramento White Nationalist Rally, Clash
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Police in California are seeking charges against more than 100 people from violence that erupted during a rally by self-described white nationalists outside the state Capitol last year. The California Highway Patrol said Wednesday that it’s turned its eight-month investigation over to the Sacramento County district attorney’s office. Spokeswoman Shelly Orio…… MORE
Calif. Lawmakers Want to Repeal HIV Criminalization Laws
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Some California lawmakers want to repeal laws passed at the height of the AIDS epidemic that they say unfairly punish HIV-positive people based on outdated science. Several gay lawmakers are promoting a bill that would make it a misdemeanor instead of a felony to intentionally expose someone to HIV. The change…… MORE
National Milk Producers Federation Makes Farm Bill Recommendations
The National Milk Producers Federation has released recommended changes to the Margin Protection Program in the next farm bill. Federation leaders say the proposed changes will ensure an effective safety net for the nation’s dairy farmers. The recommendations range from changing the way dairy feed costs are calculated, to providing farmers greater flexibility in…… MORE
