A 41-year-old man landed behind bars early Thursday after police came to his Atwater home to investigate a domestic violence report but found nearly a pound of heroin instead, the … Click to Continue »
Read More »One killed, suspect found ‘covered in blood’ in Merced County homicide investigation
One person is dead and another has been taken into custody today in what Merced County Sheriff’s investigators have described as a “possible homicide” on the county’s west side. Few … Click to Continue »
Read More »Think yesterday’s drug bust was big? Check what the Merced County Sheriff’s Office found today.
Less than a day after the Merced County Sheriff’s Office’s marijuana enforcement team busted an illegal marijuana stash house, resulting in one of its largest confiscations of processed marijuana, the … Click to Continue »
Read More »New mosquito found in Merced County likes to live around people
The new type of mosquito found in Merced County likes to live around people in urban residential areas and can carry four different types of diseases, including Zika, according to … Click to Continue »
Read More »Rare ‘yellow-fever mosquito’ found in Merced, officials say. Health advisory issued
A mosquito that can transmit viral diseases to people has been found for the first time in Merced County, according to a statement released on Monday by the Merced County Mosquito Abatement District. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Here’s what Merced CHP K-9 Bruce found in a Mini Cooper on the freeway
A Merced County K-9 officer found 13 pounds of heroin and 9 pounds of cocaine being transported on Interstate 5, the California Highway Patrol reported on Friday. Officers stopped a … Click to Continue »
Read More »Human remains found in Merced County corn field
Detectives with the Merced County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a suspicious death in a corn field near Sandy Mush Road and Combs Road. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Dead body found at Los Banos home
Los Banos police are investigating a dead body reported Wednesday evening, Sept. 13, 2017, on Eighth Street between F and G streets. … Click to Continue »
Read More »3 juveniles stabbed at Merced 7-Eleven found dozen blocks away by police
Four people, including three juvenile males, were stabbed early Saturday morning during an altercation at the 18th Street 7-Eleven in Merced, police said. Merced police officers responded at 1:07 a.m. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Los Banos teacher found guilty of possessing child pornography
Los Banos Elementary teacher Ernesto Cortez’s lawyer talks about why Cortez pleaded no contest to possessing child pornography. … Click to Continue »
Read More »This deadly virus was found in Merced County for the first time in decades
A chicken in Merced County has tested positive for St. Louis encephalitis virus for the first time in decades, the mosquito abatement district reported. St. Louis encephalitis can cause people … Click to Continue »
Read More »Lucy Xiong is the body found in the canal, police say. How she got there still a mystery
Fresno police confirmed Monday that the body found in a central Fresno irrigation canal Saturday was 20-year-old Lucy Xiong, who disappeared July 28. And while her death appears to be … Click to Continue »
Read More »Men who found missing Riverbank woman tell their story
Searchers who found missing Riverbank woman, Jamie Tull, 33, tell their story near a ranch on the outskirts of Planada, Calif., on Friday, Aug. 4, 2017. According to authorities, Jamie Tull had been missing for almost three weeks after crashing her vehicle near the intersection of East Childs Avenue and …
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