Two days into his new job in Merced County, Beny the California Highway Patrol K-9 has already secured an arrest. A CHP officer stopped Daniel Yepez as he traveled on … Click to Continue »
Read More »“The Last Cowboys” Paints A Vivid Picture Of The First Family Of Rodeo
Perhaps no job in America has been more romanticized and mythologized than that of the cowboy. From movies to songs, much of what we know about cowboys and the American West is often just a caricature of real life. A new book by Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times journalist John …
Read More »New Report Evaluates Costs, First Steps Of Establishing UC Merced Medical School
A medical school at UC Merced has been on the table since before the university was even built. Now, the University of California and a local legislator are renewing their efforts to make it happen. A report published this week by the University of California Office of the President estimates …
Read More »UC Merced’s First Student Fulbright Scholar Heads to El Salvador for Research
UC Merced Interdisciplinary Humanities Ph.D. candidate Danielle Bermudez will spend the next 10 months in El Salvador, conducting research and serving as a cultural ambassador for the campus as a … Click to Continue »
Read More »Fresno Parks And Arts May Get More Funding, But Voters Have To Approve It First
The City of Fresno passed a Parks Master Plan in January. The plan outlines the city’s goals to maintain and improve existing parks, and add more to the system. But over the years, the city’s parks budget has decreased. A new coalition hopes their efforts will put new life into …
Read More »Merced CHP commander is the first woman in the job
The California Highway Patrol recently named a new commanding officer for the Merced-area office. A graduate of Mariposa County High, Capt. Becky Hagen, who was appointed in February, is also … Click to Continue »
Read More »Is walking out of school protected by the First Amendment?
It’s now been nearly a month since Nikolas Cruz opened fire in a Parkland, Fla., high school, killing 17 people and wounding another 15. For a while, it was just … Click to Continue »
Read More »Suspect in Merced homicide will face drug charges in Modesto first, police say
A man wanted for his alleged involvement in a 2016 fatal stabbing in a south Merced alley was recently arrested in Turlock, police confirmed on Tuesday. The man, 19-year-old Joseph … Click to Continue »
Read More »First woman elected Merced College trustee passes away, leaving long behind legacy
A “champion” for women’s issues and the first woman elected as a trustee of Merced College recently passed away, family members confirmed. Margaret M. Randolph, who helped found and expand … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced first responders attempt to revive possible jumper off 99
First responders are performing CPR on man who reportedly jumped or fell off from the Highway 99 bridge over 15th Street in Merced just before 6 p.m. Saturday, March 10, 2018, according to California Highway Patrol. Additional information wasn’t immediately available. … Click to Continue »
Read More »FIRST 5 HANDS-ON HEROES AWARD NOMINATIONS NOW BEING ACCEPTED
Do you know an unsung hero in our county who works with great passion and dedication to improve the lives of our youngest children from birth to age 5? If so…
Read More »He ‘would be honored’ to be her first kiss. How a coach ‘groomed’ his player for sex
She was a Catholic high school girl who had yet to have her first kiss. When her softball coach began texting her late at night, showering her with compliments and … Click to Continue »
Read More »First baby of the year born in Los Banos was ‘unexpected,’ mom says
A 7 pound, 10 ounce and 19 ½ inch long baby boy surprised his family on Monday when he became the first baby of the year born in Los Banos. … Click to Continue »
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