One week ago, Sylvia Garay,18, was out celebrating a friend's birthday at the Starline in Fresno's Tower District. It was supposed to be a night of fun, without alcohol. Hours later, Garay her two friends, and three others were killed in a terrible accident. Now many are asking, who gave this teenager alcohol?
The US Drug Czar Gil Kerlikowske was in Clovis Wednesday, joining three local sheriffs to discuss the growing problem of marijuana gardens. Joe Ybarra has the story.
The Sacramento Bee is reporting that Governor Schwarzenegger has vetoed the farm worker overtime bill. He says that it would "result in additional burdens on California businesses, increased unemployment, and lower wages."
A bill in the U.S. Senate would cap interest rates at 36% yearly. One industry says the cap could put them out of business. Pawn shops make short term loans and use people's property as collateral. The owners say that, while 36% seems high, most of the loans they make are short term, and putting a 36% limit on them would make a lot of their small loans unprofitable for them.