TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — People in Tulare and Kern Counties will be heading to the polls Tuesday to vote in the District 32 special primary election. Republican Vince Fong vacated the seat that covers parts of Tulare and Kern Counties last year. That’s after he won a congressional election to replace ousted House Speaker…… MORE
Coarsegold Drug Store Set To Close For Good
COARSEGOLD, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — It’s the end of an era for the Yosemite Drug store in Coarsegold. “It breaks my heart, it breaks my heart because I know how much these people need us,” said store clerk Connie Schock. The only local independent pharmacy in the rural town is now closing its doors. Shock says…… MORE
Bitwise Collapse: $20M Loan Fraud Ends in Guilty Plea
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN/KMJ) – Another domino has fallen in the collapse of Bitwise Industries. Andrew Adler entered a guilty plea Monday to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Adler, 31, admitted he defrauded investors with loans made to the failed Fresno-based startup. He and his business partner, David Hardcastle, are accused of luring investors and giving…… MORE
Dems Kill Bill Meant to Halt Calif. Gas Tax Hike
SACRAMENTO (KMJ) – As gas prices in California are on the verge of shooting up as much as 65 cents per gallon, Assembly Democrats are being blamed for blocking legislation meant to prevent the hike. AB 12 would have repealed an update to the state’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard, which is expected to drive the highest…… MORE
Betting Scandal Rocks Bulldogs Basketball
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — Action News has learned two of the three Fresno State men’s basketball student-athletes accused of sports gambling allegedly placed bets on games they actively played in. According to ESPN sources, Fresno State has removed junior forward Mykell Robinson from the team and suspended guards Jalen Weaver and Zaon Collins for their…… MORE
New California Bills Aimed At Protecting Patients From Sexual Assault
MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A Valley lawmaker introduced two new bills aimed at protecting patients from sexual assault this week. It comes as a healthcare provider faces several lawsuits in Merced County for allegedly violating women. We do want to warn you that some details in this story may be difficult to read. In…… MORE
Man Hospitalized After Stabbing At Visalia Bar
VISALIA, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A man has been hospitalized following a stabbing at a bar in Visalia. Police say it happened at The Green Olive on East Mineral King Avenue around 11:30 pm Sunday. When police arrived, they found the man with stab wounds. He was rushed to Kaweah Health for treatment. His condition has…… MORE
Suspected DUI Driver Crashes Into Wawona Frozen Foods Guard Box In Fresno
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — An investigation is underway after a suspected DUI driver crashed into a security guard box in southeast Fresno. The California Highway Patrol says officers responded to Wawona Frozen Foods on Cedar Avenue near Florence Avenue just after midnight Sunday. When officers arrived, they found a black Chrysler on top of a…… MORE
USDA Will Release Millions of Frozen Farmer Funds
The Ag Department recently announced it will release approximately $20 million in funding for previously approved contracts that had been frozen by the Trump administration’s push to overhaul the federal government according to the agency. The sum represents a tiny sliver of program funding the USDA suspended after the White House’s broad freeze of federal loans and…… MORE
The Ag Center Commodity Report for Thursday, February 20
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