A 2-year-old boy suffered major injuries after being ejected from a vehicle in a Highway 99 crash Saturday morning, according to California Highway Patrol. The boy was reportedly not properly … Click to Continue »
Read More »Kellogg issues cereal recall after being informed of salmonella illnesses
Cereal giant Kellogg issued a massive recall of its Honey Smacks cereal Thursday night on salmonella concerns as the FDA and CDC began investigating a coast-to-coast outbreak. The Centers for … Click to Continue »
Read More »Juveniles arrested after car pursuit of Los Banos home burglary suspect, police say
Several juveniles were arrested in connection with a residential burglary after Los Banos Police were led on a chase Thursday afternoon through the Ranchwood Estates neighborhood, authorities said. A residential … Click to Continue »
Read More »‘Let her speak,’ students chant after school valedictorian’s mic is cut during speech
Lulabel Seitz, 17, spoke at the podium during her high school graduation. Then she was silenced, video shows. “We’re all here today, and we’re graduating,” was the opening line of … Click to Continue »
Read More »Here’s how Los Banos K-9 made his first arrest after two days on the job
Two days into his new job in Merced County, Beny the California Highway Patrol K-9 has already secured an arrest. A CHP officer stopped Daniel Yepez as he traveled on … Click to Continue »
Read More »70 Years After Fatal Plane Crash, A New Novel Tells The Victims’ Stories
Five years ago, Valley Public Radio brought you the story of one man’s search for names that it seemed had been lost to history. Fresno author Tim Z. Hernandez was searching for the families of the 28 passengers who died in a plane crash in western Fresno County in 1948. …
Read More »Eight Months After Las Vegas Shooting, A Community Still Seeks Healing
The tragic shooting at the Route 91 Harvest Festival last October in Las Vegas has largely faded from the headlines and Twitter timelines in recent months. But the story of the worst mass shooting in modern American history – a tragedy which left 58 dead – didn’t end when the …
Read More »Hunters with shotguns to go after pythons in Everglades National Park
The roar of shotguns will sound in Everglades National Park, as the war intensifies against the Burmese pythons that have devastated the park’s wildlife. The park announced Thursday that for … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced County man identified after fatal solo-vehicle crash, coroner says
The 40-year-old Los Banos man who died after his SUV left the roadway near the San Luis Reservoir has been identified, the Merced County Coroner’s Office said Wednesday. The man … Click to Continue »
Read More »Company was fined $300,000 after Merced DA lawsuit. It just donated to election opponent
The re-election team for Merced County District Attorney Larry Morse II has called into question a “stunningly large” donation taken by his opponent that came from a company that paid … Click to Continue »
Read More »Driver killed after SUV goes over highway embankment in Merced County, CHP says
A driver headed eastbound on Highway 152 died after leaving the roadway near Los Banos, the California Highway Patrol reported on Monday. Several details were not immediately clear, including whether … Click to Continue »
Read More »Woman in wheelchair dies after being struck by car in Merced, police say
A 62-year-old woman died Thursday, about a day after she was struck by a car in Merced while crossing a street in a wheelchair, a Merced Police Department official said. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Update: No suspicious items found in search of Ceres school after bomb threat
UPDATE, 2 p.m.: Ceres Police Sgt. Greg Yotsuya said a thorough search of the campus turned up nothing suspicious. The bomb squad did locate an unattended musical instrument, in its … Click to Continue »
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