Death Toll Rises, Calif. Insurance Commish Issues Moratorium on Cancellations

(KMJ) As the death toll climbed to 10 Friday morning, California’s Insurance Commissioner issued a temporary ban on companies canceling or not renewing home insurance coverage for people impacted by the devastating Palisades and Eaton wildfires burning in Southern California. The moratorium covers those within the perimeters of the fires and adjoining ZIP codes, whether…MORE

Disaster & Bird Flu Help Deadline Approaching

The USDA’s Farm Service Agency is reminding producers, including dairy producers impacted by H5N1, that the deadline to apply for assistance through the ELAP Program is January 30. The Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm-raised Fish Program funds are for losses due to specific adverse conditions that occurred in 2024. “The ELAP program provides…MORE

Murder Charges Filed for Suspected DUI Driver in Deadly Central Fresno Crash

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Murder charges have been filed against a suspected DUI driver involved in a central Fresno crash that killed two men. The Fresno County District Attorney’s Office filed several charges, including two murder charges, against 36-year-old Joal Campbell. The DA’s office says Campbell has previously been convicted of a DUI offense back in…MORE

SoCal Wildfires by the Numbers

By the numbers: All-in state response California’s emergency response to wildfire impacts has involved nearly every part of the state government. Assistance on the ground includes: California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) Coordinating the state’s response through the activation of the State Operations Center, including the deployment of 1,040 firefighters and 260 fire engines…MORE

Bird Flu Causes First Human Death

A 65-year-old with underlying medical conditions has succumbed to avian influenza, the first human death from bird flu in the United States. Food Safety News says the patient was exposed to non-commercial backyard flocks and wild birds. Bird flu outbreaks have been reported in multiple states including California since April 2024 and mainly caused mild…MORE

Trump & Newsom Trade Barbs Over Wildfires

(KMJ) President-elect Donald Trump continues to slam Gov. Gavin Newsom for allegedly mismanaging the state which he claims lead to the deadly Los Angeles-area wildfires. Trump posted the “ultimate price is being paid” for an “incompetent governor.” “Governor Gavin Newscum refused to sign the water restoration declaration put before him that would have allowed millions…MORE