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Continuing our countdown of the top news stories of 2016 in Merced County, we look back at a groundbreaking deal that officials hope will trigger major growth in Merced County … Click to Continue »
Read More »Top stories of 2016 in Merced County: Counting down from 15 to 11
In 2016, news stories around the world were filled with everything from deadly violence, bitter political battles and unexpected celebrity deaths nearly every day. Television personality and businessman Donald Trump … Click to Continue »
Read More »Wind knocks tree down onto cars in Merced
A storm in Merced on Friday, Dec. 23, 2016, sent a large tree crashing down multiple cars. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Delhi schools on lock down while deputies search for man
Three Delhi schools were placed on lock down Wednesday while Merced County sheriff’s deputies searched for a man wanted on a warrant. Undersheriff Jason Goins said students are not believed … Click to Continue »
Read More »New Los Banos school board shoots down controversial agreement; ousted trustees claim violations
Amid shouting and finger-pointing, members of the Los Banos school board welcomed two new trustees whose arrival shifted the balance of power and led to the rejection of a proposed … Click to Continue »
Read More »New Los Banos school board shoots down controversial agreement, ousted trustees claim violations
Shouting and finger pointing colored a brief but contentious special school board meeting Wednesday in Los Banos Two new trustees were sworn in to the Los Banos Unified School District … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater janitor extinguishes blaze at City Hall, chases down arson suspect
A seemingly unlikely hero emerged Tuesday morning in Atwater when he quickly extinguished a fire burning at City Hall, then chased the arson suspect for half a mile and detained … Click to Continue »
Read More »Crime down in Atwater, but public safety remains key political issue
It’s not every day a prominent Realtor and former city councilman uses a public forum to say his community is “going in a sh–hole.” Andy Krotik, director of government affairs … Click to Continue »
Read More »Police thank citizen who chased down purse thieves
Law enforcement officers are praising a good Samaritan who on Wednesday chased down two men who stole a senior woman’s purse in the Atwater Save Mart parking lot. The citizen … Click to Continue »
Read More »Los Banos cracks down on campaign signs; candidates say some stolen
Carole Duffy said it’s become a repeated practice: She puts out a campaign sign one day, and the next morning asks herself, “I wonder if my sign will be there … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater day care shut down amid child abuse allegations
The owner of an Atwater daycare center is under investigation after reports surfaced accusing her of strapping a child to a toilet, punishing another for vomiting and bruising a child … Click to Continue »
Read More »Large marijuana operation shut down in Dos Palos
Police found operation from marijuana odor coming from home 550 plants, more than $ 1 million street value, found in three bedroom home Modesto man booked in jail … Click to Continue »
Read More »President Obama, family touch down in Atwater
President Barack Obama and his family flew into Castle Air Force Base in Atwater, Calif., on Friday, June 17, 2016. They then took their helicopter for the start of a family vacation in Yosemite National Park. (Erin Tracy/etracy@modbee.com) … Click to Continue »
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