The parents of two Stockton girl reacted with confusion and sorrow Monday, three days after their 14-year-old daughter was killed in a crash in which investigators said her older sister … Click to Continue »
Read More »Hunters Valley family loses decades-old home to Detwiler Fire
Robin Falany, his wife and 90-year-old mother were some of the first to evacuate their home from the Detwiler fire in Mariposa County this week. Falany, 63, was outside moving … Click to Continue »
Read More »Faith keeps hope alive for evacuated Mariposa family
The Tiners explain when they decided to evacuate their home, and what lifts their spirits while they wonder if their home will survive the Detwiler fire. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Masumoto Family Farm Wants Americans To Value Petite Peaches
Before Nikiko Masumoto picks a peach she lightly squeezes it. “We want it to have some give and not be hard like a baseball, but we want it to be firm enough that it will travel to wherever it needs to go,” says Masumoto. The fruit she’s picking now is …
Read More »Merced County family desperate for answers after man disappears in river
Faviola Ochoa stood at the edge of the Merced River on Thursday afternoon, watching the swift waters for any sign of her husband, who vanished 24 hours earlier while desperately … Click to Continue »
Read More »Elderly Atwater man with Alzheimer’s is missing. Police, family asking for help
The family of an 82-year-old Atwater man is asking for the public’s help locating him after he wandered away from home earlier today. Thurman J. Murphy Sr. has Alzheimer’s and … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced County family returns to scene hoping rescuers will find the missing father
Faviola Ochoa returned to Hagaman Park with a group of friends Thursday morning, about 15 hours after her daughter’s father, Jose Castaneda, disappeared into the dangerous, fast-moving waters of the … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater teen scrambled to help neighbor struck by car. Victim’s family: “He’s a hero”
The family of a 55-year-old Atwater woman is praising a teenage neighbor who helped the woman after she was run down by a vehicle in her front yard. No arrests … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced-area family makes plea for return of vet father’s hair, ID
About a day after a Merced-area man died, a bag containing his hair, an ID and other sentimental items was stolen in McSwain, his family said Monday, May 15, 2017. They want it back. (Thaddeus Miller/tmiller@mercedsunstar.com) … Click to Continue »
Read More »Car crashes on the way to family Mother Day’s celebration. No major injuries reported, police say
A family from Chowchilla was involved in a solo vehicle car crash on Sunday morning, California Highway Patrol officers said, and no major injuries were reported. mvelez@mercedsun-star.com … Click to Continue »
Read More »Car crashes on the way to family Mother Day’s celebration. No major injuries reported, police say
While on the way to celebrate Mother’s Day with family, a 24-year-old woman from Chowchilla lost control of her vehicle on Sunday morning and crashed into the guardrail on Highway … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced family displaced by fire in garage
A Merced family is expected to be displaced after a fire that started in a car in a home’s garage spread to the house on Wednesday, April 5, 2017, according to fire officials. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Family of six driven from Merced home after fire starts in garage
A Merced family of six was displaced Wednesday night when the fire that started in their garage started to spread into the home, according to fire officials. The fire was … Click to Continue »
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