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Another priest in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fresno has been accused of sexual abuse and currently works at a church in Reedley. At a press conference Monday, 52-year-old Sylvia Gomez Ray spoke about the alleged abuse she experienced as a teenager while working at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in …
Read More »Stories of alleged sexual harassment continue as Merced high school board addresses policies
The national “#MeToo” discussion that has reinvigorated conversations on sexual assault and harassment came to Atwater on Wednesday, as teachers, students and supporters continued to come forward and claim the … Click to Continue »
Read More »Attorney says Merced couple arrested in alleged arson fire ‘maintain their innocence’
An attorney defending a Merced couple accused of torching their downtown business in 2016 spoke out Friday, saying his clients “maintain their innocence.” Mai Moua and Zang Her were arrested … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced refuses to release police video footage of alleged altercation with officers
The city of Merced denied a public records request for body or dashboard camera footage from the arrest of William Colbert, a black man in Merced who said he was … Click to Continue »
Read More »Los Banos attorney arrested for alleged spousal abuse, facing client sex abuse civil suit
A Merced County defense attorney who is a former Los Banos school board trustee was arrested Wednesdayon suspicion of spouse abuse, according to officials and jail records. Dominic Falasco, a … Click to Continue »
Read More »Madera DA Faces Censure For Alleged Racism, Sexism
Updated November 28: FM89’s Joe Moore interviewed reporter Kerry Klein about District Attorney Linn’s censure as a part of our weekly news magazine show Valley Edition. You can listen to their full interview above, or continue below for the original story posted on November 27. The Madera County Board of …
Read More »Merced Court orders psych evaluation in alleged Satanic killing
Melissa Bal, 37, of San Diego, appears before Judge Jeanne Schechter at the Merced County Superior Courthouse for a competency hearing where no decision was made, in Merced, Calif., on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017. Bal, who is suspected of killing her mother Lydia Marie Bal, 55, of Dos Palos, in …
Read More »Live stream, alleged DUI may not have caused deadly crash, defense attorney says
The defense attorney for Obdulia Sanchez – the 18-year-old Stockton woman accused of driving drunk while recording the crash last month that killed her younger sister – said on Friday … Click to Continue »
Read More »Suspect crashes alleged stolen car, flees on foot
A suspected car thief crashed a white Kia into a parked car on Denver Avenue on Monday morning before fleeing on foot, police said. A crowd of about 20 neighbors … Click to Continue »
Read More »Woman jailed for alleged domestic violence shooting
Merced County Sheriff’s investigators believe a domestic violence incident in Merced on Thursday night led to the shooting of a 44-year-old Merced man and the arrest of a 35-year-old woman. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Man arrested for alleged murder after Oakhurst crash
The Madera County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a suspected homicide that involved a car crash in Oakhurst late Tuesday night. Few details were immediately clear. The crash happened just before … Click to Continue »
Read More »Pint-sized bandit’s alleged theft of phone could have women in trouble
Few people in a Los Banos restaurant seemed to notice as the pint-sized bandit in pink slipped up to a woman’s purse and lifted her cell phone. But two women … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater dad alerts police to alleged molestation by beating up suspect
A 23-year-old Clovis man faces possible child molestation charges after he was attacked at a traffic light by the father of the alleged victim — in front of an Atwater … Click to Continue »
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