FRESNO - Thousands of farmworkers have asked the California Supreme Court to protect their rights. Even though the Court of Appeals ordered that the state Agricultural Labor Relations Board count the workers' votes, the agency still wants to destroy the ballots and instead force a non-negotiated "contract" on the workers; a contract the workers don't want and won't even be allowed to vote on.
The Jerry Brown-staffed agency created the "contract" it tried to force on the workers, which would have lowered their wages and required them to suddenly pay to keep their jobs or be fired. "We never had to pay to keep our jobs before, now they tell us we will be fired if we don't pay," said Farm Labor Leader Silvia Lopez.
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FRESNO - U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced the two winners of the Eastern District of California Law Enforcement Awards, recognizing the outstanding professionalism and dedicated public service of our local and state law enforcement partners. These awards, presented annually to a law enforcement agency and an officer in each of the Sacramento and Fresno divisions of the Eastern District of California, recognize outstanding collaboration between federal, state, and local law enforcement in addressing public safety issues in this region.
CORCORAN – California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are investigating a use-of-deadly-force incident that resulted in the death of an inmate at California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison in Corcoran (SATF). At approximately 7:34 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 27, there was an attempted homicide of an inmate in one of the facility’s dayrooms. Two inmates attacked a third inmate with an inmate-manufactured weapon. 
BASS LAKE - On September 3, 2018 around 3:08pm, the Madera County Sheriff’s Office received a call for service regarding a boating accident at Bass Lake. According to witness statements, a privately owned ski boat was pulling two individuals on an inflatable tube. While the ski boat was stopped, a pontoon boat struck both tube passengers. Deputies responded to the scene along with EMS and located two injur
