Ocean container rates from Asia to North America saw a slight uptick earlier this month, as the Trump administration’s tariff-driven trade strategy impacted global markets, according to industry insiders. Rates from Asia to the U.S. West Coast were up 10% week over week to $2,465 per forty-foot equivalent unit, per an April 16th market update.…… MORE
Escaped Kern County Inmate Wanted For Officer’s Murder Arrested In Mexico
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — The search for an escaped inmate accused of killing a police officer in Mexico is over. Cesar Hernandez was arrested Thursday by members of Mexico’s State Investigation Agency. It comes after a $35,000 reward was issued for information leading to his arrest. It’s not known if that reward has been collected. …… MORE
Fresno City Leaders Celebrating Solar Project
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Fresno leaders “flipped the switch” on the city’s largest combined solar and battery storage project. The work represents more than 34 megawatts of solar and battery storage — enough to power some 560 homes. During a gathering on Thursday at the Regional Wastewater Reclamation Facility in southwest Fresno, Mayor Jerry Dyer…… MORE
Breakthrough in Fake Meat Production
Researchers in Japan have produced nugget-sized chunks of chicken using animal cells, signaling a breakthrough in lab-grown food production. Lab-grown or cell-cultivated meat has been around for over a decade, offering an animal-based protein option that does not derive from slaughtered animals. Previous attempts at lab-grown chicken have been made with cells taken from living…… MORE
Groundbreaking Ceremony Held For Ag Center At Merced College
MERCED, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A groundbreaking ceremony was held for a one-of-a-kind agricultural center at Merced College on Thursday. The highly anticipated Ag-Tec Center will help to advance innovation while providing students a hands-on learning experience. Once completed, the center will house advanced processing equipment for fruits and vegetables, a training hub, and a community…… MORE
2 More Kids Test Positive for Cocaine in Tulare County
TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Two more kids have been found to have been exposed to cocaine at a Tulare County home where a nine-month-old initially tested positive for the drug. Detectives with the Tulare County Sheriff’s office arrested 29-year-old Ashley Flores and 32-year-old Casey Willbanks on Tuesday. Flores and Willbanks had taken a nine-month-old…… MORE
Mariposa Man Busted with Trove of Child Sex Abuse Material
MARIPOSA COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN/KMJ) — The Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office says a man could soon face charges in a major child predator case. Investigators took 58-year-old Robert Brooks into custody Tuesday in Calaveras County, where he worked. The arrest stems from a search warrant executed in September 2024 at a property in the Coulterville and…… MORE
The Ag Center Commodity Report for Thursday, April 17th
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Suspected Fresno Car Dealer Arsonist Arrested
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) Arson investigators have identified the man they believe to be responsible for a fire at a local auto dealer last weekend. The blaze broke out at the dealership at Cesar Chavez Blvd. and Van Ness Ave. last Saturday. On Tuesday evening, Fresno PD arrested Steven Reinhart. He’s facing 7 felony counts of…… MORE
Suspect in 2016 Fresno Murder Nabbed in Modesto
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN/KMJ) — After nearly a decade, the murder of 68-year-old Gurcharn Singh Gill is one step closer to justice. Earlier this month, Modesto Police arrested Bailey Rosenberger as the suspect in Gill’s murder. According to Fresno police, on New Year’s Day in 2016, Gill was working alone at the Shields Express Market on…… MORE
