More than two dozen people were displaced in an early-morning fire Friday that ripped through a K Street apartment complex in Merced, Fire Department officials said. Firefighters responded about 2:10 … Click to Continue »
Read More »Livingston family of fallen Sikh Marine hurt by Trump’s treatment of Gold Star parents
Five years after he was shot to death by enemy fighters in Afghanistan, Marine Cpl. Gurpreet Singh’s bedroom is still decorated in red, white and blue. His dress uniform hangs … Click to Continue »
Read More »3 adults, 3 businesses sold booze to minors in sting, police say
Merced Police Department ticketed three adults and three businesses will face penalties for selling alcohol to minors during sting operations, police reported. During the operations conducted in July, minor decoys … Click to Continue »
Read More »California wardens retire amid prison abuse, suicide claims
The wardens at California’s two major women’s prisons have retired amid allegations of pervasive problems at both institutions, including sexual abuse of female inmates at one prison and suicides at the other. … Click to Continue »
Read More »‘High-ranking’ Merced gang member’s death appears accidental, police say
A 30-year-old Merced man, believed to a “high-ranking” Norteño gang member, died early Friday after suffering from an apparently self-inflicted gunshot while running from a police officer, the Merced Police … Click to Continue »
Read More »Suspicious fire at Merced business
A fire damaged the inside of a business late Thursday in the 100 block of West Main Street in Merced. There was no immediate word on a total damage estimate but fire officials described it as “very suspicious.” Rob Parsons/rparsons@mercedsunstar.com … Click to Continue »
Read More »Woman hit and killed by Amtrak train
A woman estimated to be in her 20s was hit and killed by an Amtrak train Thursday night across from Hoover Middle School in Merced, Merced police reported. The incident … Click to Continue »
Read More »Survivor says Highway 99 bus crash was ‘so unreal’
Jesus Alexander survived the horrific bus crash this week that killed four people outside Livingston. In the terrible, chaotic hours that followed the deadly crash, Alexander, a 19-year-old student from … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced’s Black Rascal Creek rerouted as crew replaces pipe
A crew is rerouting Black Rascal Creek under M Street in Merced while it works to install a new storm drain, a city department head said Thursday. The Atwater-based Rolfe … Click to Continue »
Read More »Name-calling, fighting frequent on ‘divided’ Los Banos school board
Recent meetings of the Los Banos Unified School District board have been characterized by nasty exchanges and even name-calling between trustees and, board members admit, it’s a problem. Trustee Marlene … Click to Continue »
Read More »Fire burns brush along Highway 99 in Atwater
A football field-long area of brush burned along Highway 99 just before noon Thursday, shutting down one Atwater road and slowing highway traffic, according to fire officials. The fire started … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced father and son convicted of dog slaying
After deliberating for a little more than two hours, a Merced County jury convicted a father and son of animal cruelty for beating their neighbor’s dog to death with a … Click to Continue »
Read More »Fire burns brush along Highway 99
A football field-length brush fire along Highway 99 closed an Atwater road and slowed highway traffic just before noon on Thursday, Aug. 4. … Click to Continue »
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