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California Fines CVS $3.6 Million for Failing to Recycle

SACRAMENTO — California is fining the nation's largest pharmacy health care provider a record $3.6 million for failing to redeem deposits on bottles and cans at some of its locations, regulators said Monday. The California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, better known as CalRecycle, said its investigation found that...

Former CHP Officer Charged With Receiving Child Pornography

REDDING — A retired California Highway Patrol officer from Redding was arrested Monday after being indicted on federal child pornography charges on Thursday, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. Timothy Allen Horwath, 50, knowingly received depictions of children in sexually explicit conduct from February to October of this year, according to...

Valley County Puts Big Fines on Illegal Pot Grows

MODESTO — A Central Valley county will try to deter illegal marijuana cultivation by imposing hefty administrative penalties. The Modesto Bee reports the fines taking effect Dec. 19 in Stanislaus County are $1,000 per day per plant and will be assessed between the time a citation is issued and the growers...

Judge Fines Trump $2 Million for Misusing Charity Foundation

NEW YORK — A judge Thursday ordered President Donald Trump to pay $2 million to an array of charities as a fine for misusing his own charitable foundation to further his political and business interests. New York state Judge Saliann Scarpulla imposed the penalty after the president admitted to a series of...

Sorry Charlie: StarKist Ordered to Pay $100M Fine in Tuna Price-Fixing Case

SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge in San Francisco on Wednesday ordered StarKist Co. to pay a $100 million fine in a canned tuna price-fixing conspiracy involving the industry's top three companies. The Pittsburgh-based company was also sentenced to 13 months of probation. The tuna giant had asked U.S. District...

Avoid the Kings River. It's Still Closed to Recreational Use.

Strong currents and bone-chilling water have kept the Kings River banned from recreational use for more than a month. The stretch from Pine Flat Dam the Tulare and Kings county lines will remain closed this weekend. The closure, ordered by the Fresno County Sheriff's Office, has been in place since...

Muslims Pay Fine of Man Who Vandalized Mosque

A man vandalized the Masjid Al Salam in Fort Smith, Arkansas, in October of 2016. But more than a year later, Abraham Davis received his ticket to freedom from the people he hurt the most, reports arkansasmatters.com. Davis' felony charge consisted of community service and a hefty fine that Davis apparently...

Muslims Pay Fine of Man Who Vandalized Mosque

A man vandalized the Masjid Al Salam in Fort Smith, Arkansas, in October of 2016. But more than a year later, Abraham Davis received his ticket to freedom from the people he hurt the most, reports arkansasmatters.com. Davis' felony charge consisted of community service and a hefty fine that Davis apparently...

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