Traffic was snarled late Wednesday on Highway 152 between Dos Palos and Los Banos after a big rig overturned, according to California Highway Patrol. The 2013 International big rig hauling … Click to Continue »
Read More »Here’s how wildfires up north are affecting people in Merced County
A health caution was issued Valley-wide on Tuesday by the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District as smoke from the wildfires blazing around California drifted into Merced and surrounding … Click to Continue »
Read More »Here’s Hillary Clinton on stage in Davis talking about Trump, Comey, fake news
Former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton took the stage at the Mondavi Center Monday at UC Davis as part of her nationwide book tour. Clinton’s upcoming book, “What Happened,” went … Click to Continue »
Read More »Here’s why a portion of Hwy 59 in Merced will close temporarily
Work on a railroad in north Merced will close a portion of Highway 59 Sunday night, according to officials. The Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad, known as the BNSF, needs … Click to Continue »
Read More »Are you a Los Banos area DACA student with questions about the program? Here’s where to go.
The Merced College Los Banos Campus is holding a free workshop and presentation to help students under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program. DACA is a federal … Click to Continue »
Read More »New pizza shop coming to Merced County. Here’s how to get free pizza.
Blaze Fast-Fire’d Pizza is opening its doors to Los Banos residents next week. The LeBron James-backed pizza chain will open at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at 1335 W. Pacheco Blvd., in … Click to Continue »
Read More »Here’s who Atwater police say is responsible for several commercial burglaries
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Read More »Big rig falls off Pacheco Pass, causes major delays. Here’s what the driver told CHP.
Eastbound traffic on Highway 152 on Pacheco Pass was delayed all day Tuesday as authorities were recovering a big rig that overturned hundreds of feet off the road. The California … Click to Continue »
Read More »Los Banos police tried to a stop teen driver. Here’s what he did next
An 18-year-old Los Banos man was arrested during the weekend following a mile-long car chase through Los Banos, police said Monday. Police tried to stop a white Pontiac sedan after … Click to Continue »
Read More »Here’s what you can find at the Livingston Sweet Potato Festival
Dozens headed to Livingston for the Sweet Potato Festival on Sunday Sept. 24, 2017. Every vendor had a sweet potato item on the menu and kids could learn the nutritional benefits of sweet potatoes and how they’re grown. There were carnival rides, live music, recipe contests, games and pro wrestling. …
Read More »He entered the U.S. illegally, used fake IDs and stole checks. Here’s how he was caught.
A foreign national who eluded authorities using more than 40 aliases as he stole and cashed checks was arrested by Livingston police Friday. Felipe Alvarez, 51, was booked into Merced … 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 »VIPER successful for Merced arrests, DA says, Here’s the next phase
Merced County will look for an agency to help run a half-million dollar program aimed at “at-risk” young people, the second leg of the law enforcement program responsible for 65 … Click to Continue »
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