SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Lawyer Michael Avenatti, who rose to fame representing porn star Stormy Daniels against Donald Trump, was sentenced in California on Monday to 14 years in prison for cheating clients out of millions of dollars. Avenatti was also fined $10 million by U.S. District Judge James V. Selna. The judge said…… MORE
Cover Crop Practices & Benefits
USDA’s Economic Research Service finds cover crop mixes account for 18 to 25% of acres with cover crops. However, the use of single-species cover crops is more common. For corn fields in 2021, almost 75% of acres with cover crops used a grass or small grain cover crop, such as cereal rye, winter wheat, or…… MORE
Valley Assemblyman Authors Fentanyl Dealers Act to Fight Deadly Drugs
SACRAMENTO – Assemblyman Jim Patterson (R-Fresno) announced his plans for the Accountability for Fentanyl Dealers Act at a press conference Monday before being sworn in to the California State Assembly. Assemblyman Patterson was alerted by Fresno County District Attorney Lisa Smittcamp to a loophole in the law that is sending dangerous drug dealers and suppliers right…… MORE
Two Arrested After Police Find Drugs, Guns, Money In Fresno
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Two men said on felony probation were arrested late Friday night in northwest Fresno. Fresno PD says officers were called to an apartment complex parking lot after learning someone had a gun in their waistband. There officers say they confirmed two men, one with an unregistered gun in his waistband, along…… MORE
Ag Responds To Senate Action Preventing Rail Shutdown
Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack is grateful for Congress taking swift action to prevent a crippling national rail shutdown. “A rail strike would have had significant and long-lasting effects on the American economy,” Vilsack says. “U.S. farmers and ranchers can breathe a sigh of relief that the trains will stay on track to deliver food, inputs,…… MORE
Drought-hit California cities to get little water from state
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California water agencies that serve 27 million people will get just 5% of what they requested from the state to start 2023, water officials announced Thursday. The news of limited water comes as California concludes its driest three-year stretch on record and as water managers brace for a fourth year with below-average precipitation.…… MORE
GOP’s Duarte takes Central Valley US House seat
(AP) — Republican John Duarte defeated Democrat Adam Gray on Friday in a new California U.S. House district in the Central Valley farm belt that produced the closest congressional contest in the state this year. With virtually all of the ballots counted, Duarte has just over 50% of the vote. Gray conceded in a statement,…… MORE
Drought-hit California Cities To Get Little Water From State
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California water agencies that serve 27 million people will get just 5% of what they requested from the state to start 2023, water officials announced Thursday. The news of limited water comes as California concludes its driest three-year stretch on record and as water managers brace for a fourth year with…… MORE
Pentagon Debuts Its New Stealth Bomber, The B-21 Raider
WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s newest nuclear stealth bomber is making its public debut after years of secret development and as part of the Pentagon’s answer to rising concerns over a future conflict with China. The B-21 Raider is the first new American bomber aircraft in more than 30 years. Almost every aspect of the program…… MORE
4.0 Earthquake Shakes Big Pine Area In Inyo County
BIG PINE, Calif. (KMJ) — A 4.0 earthquake hit the Big Pine area in the mountains of Inyo County around 4:20 a.m. on Friday. Big Pine is located in Owens Valley between the Sierra Nevada and the White Mountains northeast of Fresno. Two smaller quakes of magnitude 2.5 and 2.8 was felt earlier in the…… MORE
