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An evacuation has been issued for employees and residents inside Yosemite Valley due to limited road access to and from Yosemite Valley. This is due to firefighters working along the roadways and multiple hazards along El Portal Road, Big Oak Flat Road, and Wawona Road. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/yosemite-national-park-announces-an-evacuation-has-been-issued-for-employees-and-residents-in-yosemite-valley-due-to-firefighters-working-along-the-roadways-and-road-hazards.htm

As of this week, more than a half million San Joaquin Valley residents have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. For some, that means being able to more safely visit grandkids or elderly parents, while for others it’s a ticket to spending more time in public or feeling more secure in …

Like in so many places across the U.S., the coronavirus pandemic crept up on the San Joaquin Valley. Some of the region’s first official cases were linked to outbreaks on cruise ships that came into port in March, but as we later learned, the virus was already circulating long beforehand. …

Wednesday was Veterans Day. In honor of the holiday, FM89’s news director Alice Daniel spoke with a couple who live at the Fresno Veterans Home and have been married for 70 years. They’ve had their share of challenges during the pandemic, including living apart for three months. But as you’ll …

Los Banos police are seeking the public’s help locating a man suspected of swiping a cellphone from a store on East Pacheco Boulevard. The theft was reported May 16, the … Click to Continue »

Fresno police have arrested a former student accused of threatening to shoot up Central High School’s prom Saturday. The alleged threats were made on the social media app Snapchat. Lt. … Click to Continue »

A teacher who wants to be a candidate for the Merced County Office of Education’s superintendent seat is doubling down on her claims she qualifies for the race and is … Click to Continue »

Merced County sheriff’s deputies are investigating a suspicious death in Hilmar, authorities have confirmed. Undersheriff Jason Goins said a person was found dead on the side of a road just … Click to Continue »

A man shot and killed last week in a confrontation with law enforcement in Atwater has been identified by the Merced County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities on Monday said the man … Click to Continue »

A Delhi man was recently found guilty of first-degree murder and attempted murder for the 2016 shooting of a couple, according to the Merced County District Attorney’s Office. A Merced … Click to Continue »

A 33-year-old Los Banos man who has been on the run was arrested Saturday after being chased by officers and K-9 Maverick, the Los Banos Police Department reported. Officers found … Click to Continue »

A 20-year-old Los Banos man was sentenced to jail time and ordered to pay restitution after pleading guilty to several acts of vandalism, the Merced County District Attorney’s Office said … Click to Continue »

Obdulia Sanchez, 18, of Stockton, appears before Judge Ronald W. Hansen during a sentencing hearing in the Merced County Superior Courthouse in Merced, Calif., on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018. Sanchez was sentenced to six years and four months in prison for gross vehicular manslaughter, DUI and child endangerment for a …