Vehicular access to Yosemite Valley is restricted to Highway 140 (El Portal Road) due to road damage in and around Yosemite National Park. The Big Oak Flat Road (Highway 120 West) is closed within the park between Crane Flat and Foresta due to storm damage. Highway 41 just south of …
Read More »‘It’s Just Really Tough To Make It Now’ – Small Farmers Worry Hotter Weather Will Damage Their Crops
Pete Oliver likes to say that his small green Army jeep is older than he is, and he’s 76. But it still runs well after a few starts, and he uses it to drive around his small farm west of downtown Fresno. On this day, he takes the jeep out …
Read More »Planada Elementary flood damage may reach $1 million. But there’s a ‘silver lining’
Planada Elementary School staff opened the doors to classrooms and the library of the school on March 23 and saw 5 to 7 inches of water rush out, officials said. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Storms floods causes major damage Mariposa County, minor issues in Merced County
Heavy rains over the past two days have wreaked havoc on Mariposa County, damaging homes, cutting emergency phone lines and closing roads, some of which were completely wiped out by … Click to Continue »
Read More »Traffic light damage in crash in Merced
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Read More »Second Christmas morning fire in Merced extinguished before major home damage
A Merced family won’t have to spend Christmas day away from home after firefighters extinguished an attic fire before it damaged the rest of the home. Firefighters received a call … Click to Continue »
Read More »Fire, water damage close Riverbank restaurant temporarily
Cool Hand Luke’s in Riverbank is expected to stay closed for about a week after a fire Tuesday night. The fire broke out at the restaurant on Patterson Road at … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater police seek woman who caused ‘thousands of dollars’ of damage to hotel room
Atwater police are seeking the public’s help to identify a woman they say vandalized a hotel room early Monday, causing “thousands of dollars” in damages, the Police Department reported. The … Click to Continue »
Read More »Flames damage home, power pole in Atwater
A building and power lines were damaged in an Atwater fire on Monday, authorities said. Flames were reported in a mother-in-law suite about 3 p.m. and spread to at least … Click to Continue »
Read More »EPA undoes effort to ban pesticide linked to nervous system damage in kids
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency this week reversed an Obama administration recommendation to ban a pesticide linked to nervous system damage in children. Newly installed EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt signed … Click to Continue »
Read More »Flood damage in Merced County likely to cost millions
County officials estimate millions of dollars in damage to county infrastructure and private property was caused by flooding over the weekend. Last week the county proclaimed a local emergency, which … Click to Continue »
Read More »Storm causes damage but no major flooding in Los Banos
High winds knocked down more than a dozen trees and branches in Los Banos during the latest storm system that hit Merced County on Thursday into Friday. However, unlike Merced … Click to Continue »
Read More »Flames damage store in downtown Merced
Crew contained the flames to a single building The fire caused about $ 100,000 in damages, firefighters said … Click to Continue »
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