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A new scavenger hunt has adults and youngsters running around Merced- and neighboring communities- hunting down, hiding and painting rocks. It all started a couple months ago in Merced with a Facebook group, Merced Rocks. mvelez@mercedsun-star.com … Click to Continue »
Read More »There’s a new scavenger hunt game being played all over Merced. Find out how to join
A new type of scavenger hunt has many adults and youngsters running around Merced — and neighboring communities — hunting down, hiding and painting rocks. It all started a couple … Click to Continue »
Read More »Grab a beer and watch a ball game. Or find a job.
There’s nothing like a good place to get a beer and watch the game. A popular sports bar that opened in Turlock nearly two years ago is expanding with a … Click to Continue »
Read More »Stranded cows find their way home in Merced County
Merced County Sheriff Vern Warnke and the Merced County Sheriff’s Aviation Unit, found a herd of about 30 cattle that had been stranded on an island surrounded by the Merced River, safe while preparing to deliver hay to the animals in Merced County, Calif., on Thursday, May 18, 2017. According …
Read More »Want to help your kid ace the next big test? You’ll laugh when you find out how
When it comes to test day, your kids know what they know. The hard part is getting over the anxiety. With all of the pressure to get into honors classes … Click to Continue »
Read More »Despite abundant farms, some in Valley struggle to find fresh food
It might come as a surprise that, in a region where agriculture is so prevalent, many people in the San Joaquin Valley cannot afford fresh, quality produce or live too … Click to Continue »
Read More »Some Valley Farmers May Get A Full Water Allocation, Others Will Have To Wait To Find Out
The federal Bureau of Reclamation announced Tuesday how much water water districts across California should expect to receive this year. Eastside growers in the Friant Division within Fresno County should receive a 100 percent allocation. Ryan Jacobsen is the CEO of the Fresno County Farm Bureau. “It’s something that we …
Read More »Who wants to be a Livingston council member? City’s staff to find out
In one of their first acts as a new board, Livingston City Council members took steps this week toward filling a seat left vacant after an election winner resigned this … Click to Continue »
Read More »Home vacated, 3 arrested after police detectives find electrical bypass
Los Banos police made three arrests while serving a search warrant Thursday after finding a homemade electrical bypass. Detectives served the warrant at a home in the 700 block of … Click to Continue »
Read More »Los Banos police find stolen school golf carts, ammunition during arrests
Two men were arrested riding stolen carts on D Street in Los Banos, the Police Department reported. The golf carts were stolen from the Los Banos Unified School District, police … Click to Continue »
Read More »Family of student who led UC Merced attack unable to find answers
One year has passed since Wasim Mohammad got the call from his wife. Something had happened at UC Merced, she told him. Something with their son, Faisal. Mohammad, a soft-spoken … Click to Continue »
Read More »Teen charged after police find loaded gun outside Atwater school dance
A night at a high school dance ended with one teenager facing a weapons charge after a police dog alerted officers to a car in the school parking lot, authorities … Click to Continue »
Read More »‘I have no idea what that is’: Scientists find strange ‘purple blob’ on the Pacific seafloor
A camera pans the craggy Pacific Ocean floor. A crab lies motionless, its spindly legs sprawled into the dirt. From under a rock overhang, there’s a glimmer of purple. “Do … Click to Continue »
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