A Bakersfield College student and farmworker who was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement after publicly reading a poem critical of the agency was released Monday afternoon after two NFL players and immigration advocacy organizations posted his bail. After ICE arrested Jose Bello on May 15, his bond was set …
Read More »Men in critical condition after party shooting at north Merced home, deputies say
Two men are in critical condition Monday after being shot at a party in a vacant house in an upscale north Merced neighborhood, according to the Merced County Sheriff’s Office. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced toddler ‘critical’ after ingesting meth, police say. Mother arrested.
A 14-month-old girl was in critical condition over the weekend after she “ingested some methamphetamine,” the Merced Police Department said in a news release. Few details were immediately available. The … Click to Continue »
Read More »Woman in critical condition after being shot in Los Banos, police say
A 36-year-old woman suffered multiple gunshot wounds during the weekend and is in critical condition, Los Banos police reported Monday. The shooting was reported at about 11:39 p.m. Saturday in … Click to Continue »
Read More »Valley Fever Advocates And Legislators Vow To ‘Press Harder’ After Governor Rejects Critical Bill
Even as valley fever cases are sharply increasing in Central California, Governor Jerry Brown has vetoed legislation that would have created programs to inform the public about the little-known respiratory disease. AB 1279, authored by Rudy Salas, D-Bakersfield, initially promised $ 2 million in funding for valley fever awareness. It …
Read More »Ceres dad in critical condition. Son in jail on suspicion of attempted murder.
A Ceres man remained in critical condition Tuesday after being stabbed, allegedly by his son, over the weekend. The 46-year-old man was found with multiple stab wounds to his upper … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater man shot twice in the head in critical condition
Atwater police are looking for information related to a 49-year-old man who survived being shot twice in the head, officers said on Tuesday. Modesto Cuadras told officers around 11 p.m. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Good Attendance is Critical
Research shows for every day a child is absent, they fall two to three days behind their peers because they have to play catch-up. So if a student is absent once a month, they could fall about 30 days behind by the end of the school year. This week, Sara …
Read More »Why good attendance is critical for student success
The mission of the Merced City School District is to ensure that every student excels academically, builds character, and is a productive member of our community. There are many ways … Click to Continue »
Read More »Fresno woman extremely critical after mauling by two pit bulls
Victim walking in alley when dogs escaped through fence She was rushed to hospital with bites on most of her body Four dogs taken away by animal control; two will be euthanized … Click to Continue »
Read More »Man in Critical Condition after Shooting Near Pizza Hut
A man in his 20s was shot in the neck outside a Pizza Hut Wednesday night in northwest Fresno. The shooting happened in the area of Clinton and Weber around 8. Police say the man was rushed to a hospital where he underwent surgery and is expected to survive. Police …
Read More »Gruesome attack in Malaga, two in critical condition
An attempted murder suspect is behind bars after an attack on two people in Malaga. Investigators say 20-year-old Gustavo Hernandez knows the two victims. He’s now in custody. The attack was at a home on Cedar, just north of American. The woman who lives at the home ran to a neighbors …
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