Peter Butera, class president for the entirety of his life as a high school student – all four often-frustrating years of it – took the stage at Friday’s graduation ceremony … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced man says he warned police they’d burn down his house. Monday, it burned.
The vacant house next to Jay Bonieja’s Merced home has been a hotbed for squatting, cooking fires, drug use, violence and nudity. He’s complained many times and filed numerous reports … Click to Continue »
Read More »Search for missing Merced County father shuts down
The Merced County Sheriff’s Office has suspended the search on the Merced River for the 36-year-old man who was swept away on Wednesday. Jose Castaneda, a 35-year-old Stevinson man, disappeared … Click to Continue »
Read More »‘Time to end it all,’ said man who fired up to 100 shots before police gunned him down
A gang member armed with an assault rifle fired as many as 100 rounds before being shot to death in a confrontation with police early Wednesday in central Fresno. Police … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater officer chases down suspects who tried burglarizing an off-duty cop’s car
Atwater police arrested two suspects late Wednesday night who allegedly tried to break into an off-duty police officer’s cars, police reported. Atwater officers were dispatched at 11:40 p.m. to an … Click to Continue »
Read More »Ambulance Abuse By “Super Users” In Fresno County Is Down 178 Percent – Here’s Why
When you call 9-1-1, you expect an ambulance to come and quickly. But in Fresno County, health officials say a relatively small number of people had been making that difficult, so-called ambulance “super users.” These are people who call for an ambulance ride frequently, sometimes hundreds of times a year, …
Read More »Truck fire closes down Merced County highway
Westbound traffic in both lanes was shut down for 30 to 45 minutes before Calfire-Merced County firefighters brought the fire under control, Wilson said. CHP then opened up the left lane as firefighters continued to put out smoke and embers. The male driver reported that he was on his way …
Read More »14 indictments handed down in large Merced County gang investigation
Fourteen defendants were indicted on Thursday by a federal grand jury for drug trafficking and gun offenses as a result of Operation Scrapbook, a multi-agency gang investigation in Merced County … Click to Continue »
Read More »What’s next for the case in this week’s massive gang take down in Merced?
Local and federal prosecutors will have to evaluate cases against dozens of suspects arrested in connection with raids on Wednesday in Merced County targeting “violent and high-ranking gang members associated … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater city manager candidate steps down, cites ‘conflicts’ and ‘distractions’
One of two candidates for the Atwater city manager’s job dropped out of consideration Monday, saying a series of “conflicts” and “distractions” have surfaced in recent weeks that a “keeping … Click to Continue »
Read More »Marijuana grow shut down in Merced, one man arrested
A Merced man was booked into jail Wednesday in connection with the discovery of a commercial marijuana nursery operation, according to the Merced Police Department. Police served a search warrant … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced police shut down indoor marijuana grow house
Merced police confiscated about 350 marijuana plants on Wednesday from a Merced home that renters used as an indoor grow. Police received a call from PG&E about a home in … Click to Continue »
Read More »Cycling group goes down in “chain reaction” after clipped by truck on Snelling ride
Three cyclists were taken to the hospital Thursday after a Mariposa man driving a Dodge Ram swiped them on Snelling Road, the California Highway Patrol reported. Just before 6 p.m., … Click to Continue »
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