Jody Jones of Farmersville will be a guest of President Donald Trump at his State of the Union speech Tuesday night. Jody Jones lost his brother Rocky Jones on Dec. 17, 2018. Rocky Jones was shot dead in what Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux called a "reign of terror." The...
Tired of Plastic Junk? Recycling Bills Propose Dramatic New Rules
As bills that take aim at plastic waste make their way through California’s legislature, the damage they intend to fix already is rippling through the state’s recycling economy. On Monday, rePlanet, a major collector of beverage bottles and cans, shut its 284 collection centers in California, citing lower subsidies from the...
Tired of Plastic Junk? Recycling Bills Propose Dramatic New Rules
As bills that take aim at plastic waste make their way through California’s legislature, the damage they intend to fix already is rippling through the state’s recycling economy. On Monday, rePlanet, a major collector of beverage bottles and cans, shut its 284 collection centers in California, citing lower subsidies from the...
With Two Active Arrest Warrants, Why Was Alleged Cop Killer Not in Jail?
Gustavo Perez Arriaga, the illegal immigrant accused of killing a Newman police corporal during a DUI stop, had two prior DUI arrests and active warrants on his record. He also made a habit of driving without a license. Arriaga will appear in a Stanislaus County court on Wednesday (Jan. 2),...
After Police Killing, Cox Calls for Comprehensive Immigration Reform
Congressman-elect TJ Cox (D-Fresno) says the killing of a Newman police corporal allegedly at the hands of an illegal immigrant illustrates the need for comprehensive immigration reform. Cpl. Ronil Singh of the Newman Police Department died Wednesday (Dec. 26) after attempting to stop a suspected DUI driver. At a Friday news conference...
Sheriff Blames Sanctuary State Law in Killing of Police Corporal
Stanislaus County Sheriff Adam Christianson blamed California’s sanctuary state law in the shooting death of Newman police Cpl. Ronil "Ron" Singh. In a news conference Friday in Modesto to announce the arrest of 32-year old Gustavo Perez Arriaga, Christianson said if not for SB 54, Singh may still be alive....
Where Caballero, Poythress Stand on Issues in Pivotal Senate Race
All eyes in Sacramento are focused on the sprawling state Senate race that involves voters in Fresno, Madera and Merced counties, as well those on the central Coast. It pits two candidates ideologically apart on many issues: Democrat Anna Caballero, an assemblywoman from Salinas; and Republican Rob Poythress, a Madera...
Fresno GOP Goes To Great Lengths To Avoid Protesters
A group of elected lawmakers met secretly about how to deal with SB 54, the “California Values Act,” or as some call it, the Sanctuary State law. Organized by Fred Vanderhoof, chairman of the Fresno County Republican Party, the group was supposed to meet at an office in north Fresno....
Fresno Protests Planned at GOP Sanctuary State Law Meeting
Protesters vow to show up tonight (May 7) at a Republican meeting to discuss Senate Bill 54, the “California Values Act” that some call the “Sanctuary State” law. According to a Los Angeles Times story last week, the Fresno County Republican Party is hosting the meeting with county officials to...