Two people suffered major and minor injuries at about 12:19 a.m. on Sunday Nov. 12, 2017 in a car crash near R and W. 19th Streets in Merced involving a Toyota Camry and a Yamaha m … Click to Continue »
Read More »This Merced nurse went to help in Puerto Rico. Now she’s going to Washington D.C.
Food is hard to find. There’s no clean water. Most people don’t have a roof. Others remain without electricity. People are sleeping on wet mattresses covered in mold. Deadly illnesses … Click to Continue »
Read More »Pimp kept his victim in line by stealing her mother’s ashes. He’s now going to prison
In the human slave trade, Fresno pimp Herbert Deon Goodwin Jr. had a list of rules for his victims regarding prices and sex acts, and women who crossed him would … Click to Continue »
Read More »Pacific martens are missing from all over the Olympics. What’s going on?
Once common here, martens – sleek, bright-eyed mammals less than half the weight of a small house cat – appear to have virtually disappeared from their mountain redoubts. Or have … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater couple survive Las Vegas shooting. It felt ‘like it was never going to stop.’
An Atwater man was at the Las Vegas concert Sunday where a gunman opened fire on a country music festival, killing at least 58 people and injuring hundreds of others … Click to Continue »
Read More »Comedian Marlon Wayans on return to Merced Theatre, ‘Merced’s going to eat it up’
Funnyman Marlon Wayans rolls into Merced next week with hopes to outdo his last visit when the show sold so many tickets the venue had to lineup a second show … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced tenants locked out of shuttered complex. ‘I don’t know what we’re going to do’
The future remains unclear for Merced tenants now without a home after their apartment complex was shuttered more than a week ago, several tenants said Tuesday. They expressed little hope … Click to Continue »
Read More »Insects, disease ravage trees in Southern California. Who’s going to stop them?
Insects and disease are killing an unprecedented number of Southern California’s urban trees, but each day on his way to work, Los Angeles County plant pathologist Jerrold Turney sees opportunity … Click to Continue »
Read More »It was just going to be a traffic ticket. Then somebody dropped a loaded gun, Merced police say
Two men were arrested after one of them allegedly dropped a handgun on the floor of a car during a routine traffic stop in Merced, the Police Department reported. Tyriq … Click to Continue »
Read More »Gas prices going up in Merced and around the state – and aren’t slowing down
Gas prices are on the rise in Merced, where the average on Thursday came in at 58 cents higher than a year ago, according to AAA of Northern California. In … Click to Continue »
Read More »For some, Christmas means going to a church service
For Annie Sofranek, being with her two daughters and husband on Christmas is what she enjoys about the holidays. “Christmas means family pretty much,” she said. “It’s to celebrate the … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced County events going all out for July Fourth
Livingston will hold festival all weekend long Lake McClure firework show returns Parades, firework shows planned … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced-area leaders say water conservation efforts aren’t going away
State lifted mandatory conservation goals Local jurisdictions supposed to come up with sustainability plans Sprinkling, other restrictions remain … Click to Continue »
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