A woman killed over the weekend after she was struck by a car has been identified. Sharon Ziccone, 69, was walking in the roadway around 8:45 p.m. Saturday on Parsons … Click to Continue »
Read More »Coroner identifies man who died in Merced County crash
The name of the 24-year-old Winton man who died in a crash on Sunday in Merced County has been released, according to the Merced County Coroners Office. The man was … Click to Continue »
Read More »Los Banos toddler died after he was found in the backyard spa, police say
A Los Banos toddler died last weekend after he was found drowned in a backyard spa hot tub, in an incident authorities are describing as a “tragic accident.” The Merced … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced Symphony co-founder has died, family says
A long-time music teacher and co-founder of the Merced Symphony has died, according to her family. Lorraine C. Murphy, who began playing violin in the 1930s at Merced High, she … Click to Continue »
Read More »Do you know this man? Merced County Coroner looking for next of kin of man who died
A 69-year-old Dos Palos man died in July and the Merced County Coroner has yet to identify his next of kin, the sheriff’s office said on Wednesday. Ralph C. Moore … Click to Continue »
Read More »Firefighter welcomed home to Merced has died
A Merced man who was a firefighter with the Santa Cruz Fire Department for about 18 years, and who was escorted by fire engines to his Merced home last month with terminal cancer has died. (Aug. 10, 2017) He was welcomed home on July 19. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Firefighter from Merced ‘one cape short of being a superhero’ has died
A Merced man who was a firefighter with the Santa Cruz Fire Department for about 18 years, and who was escorted by fire engines to his Merced home last month … Click to Continue »
Read More »Suspect in officer-involved shooting in Los Banos has died, authorities confirm
The man accused of shooting two Los Banos police officer earlier today after getting a hold of one of their guns has died, authorities have confirmed. The man’s name has … Click to Continue »
Read More »Their father died on Saturday. The next day, someone stole his military memorabilia
About a day after a McSwain family began mourning their Vietnam veteran father, burglars stole military and personal memorabilia that carries sentimental value, the family said Monday. Lawrence Sarginson collapsed … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater woman wanted to fish with her brother on her birthday. They died tragically
An Atwater woman and her brother were headed out on a fishing trip to celebrate her birthday when they died in a crash just north of Merced, family members confirmed … Click to Continue »
Read More »Coroner searching for family of Modesto woman who died last month
The Stanislaus County Coroner’s Office is looking for the family of a woman who died at Modesto Post Acute Center last month. Irmgard Miller, 83, died on Dec. 22. Family … Click to Continue »
Read More »Nearly 100 false killer whales died in South Florida. Now scientists want to know why
By the time rescuers returned to a mass stranding of false killer whales on the remote coast of Southwest Florida early Sunday, most had died overnight, their corpses now drawing … Click to Continue »
Read More »Community remembers homeless who have died: ‘They mean something’
On the first day of winter and before the longest night of the year, Merced groups took a moment Wednesday to remember the homeless who died on the streets. “The … Click to Continue »
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