Stanislaus County coroner officials on Monday released the name of Aaron Bryant, a 27-year-old man who was riding a bicycle in Ceres on Friday evening when he was struck by … Click to Continue »
Read More »Minor injury truck crash in Atwater ‘very similar’ to 2017 deadly explosion, CHP says
The Highway 99 south on and off ramps are closed until about noon Tuesday after a truck overturned in a collision resembling the explosive deadly crash in the same area … Click to Continue »
Read More »Two young Merced children identified as victim in deadly house fire
Two young children who died last month in a house fire in South Merced were identified Thursday by the Merced County Coroner’s Office. The boys, ages 3 and 5, were … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced has seen its share of deadly violence. This ceremony honors those victims
The slaying of Raymond Serna Sevilla more than three years ago still invokes pain for his older sister and niece. Both walked up to the microphone Tuesday afternoon at the … Click to Continue »
Read More »‘Am I next?’ Planada students call for peace after deadly shootings
Some said prayers quietly in Spanish while others walked somberly with candles in hand during a vigil Tuesday meant to mourn the deaths of two young men while calling for … Click to Continue »
Read More »Hilmar man identified in deadly wreck that also claimed the life of an unborn baby
A man killed in a crash Tuesday morning in northern Merced County has been identified, the Merced County Coroners Office confirmed. Jay McCowan, 29, of Hilmar, was involved in a … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced man identified as victim in deadly suspected DUI crash. Driver arrested.
A man killed Sunday in a suspected drunken-driving crash outside Delhi has been identified as a 45-year-old Merced man. The Merced County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as Thomas Gonzalez … Click to Continue »
Read More »Domestic dispute leads to deadly crash in Modesto
A Modesto man died Sunday after he tried to ram his wife’s vehicle and crashed his car on Highway 99 in Ceres, the California Highway Patrol reported. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Victims identified in deadly early morning crash in Merced County
Two young women killed early Monday when their car overturned into the Planada Canal have been identified. The Merced County Coroner’s Office identified the driver of the 2011 Ford Fusion … Click to Continue »
Read More »Driver in deadly Merced County bus crash must surrender his passport, judge says
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Read More »Three Merced County inmates indicted in 12-minute deadly beating of cellmate
A Merced County Grand Jury indicted three inmates and known gang members in a brutal beating death in June of another inmate that lasted 12 minutes, the Merced County District … Click to Continue »
Read More »This deadly virus was found in Merced County for the first time in decades
A chicken in Merced County has tested positive for St. Louis encephalitis virus for the first time in decades, the mosquito abatement district reported. St. Louis encephalitis can cause people … Click to Continue »
Read More »‘This is a huge victory.’ Oakdale white supremacist revels after deadly Virginia clash
A Stanislaus State University student from Oakdale is a central figure in Saturday’s white supremacist demonstration in Charlottesville that turned violent. Nathan Damigo, 31, was arrested and released soon after … Click to Continue »
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