WASHINGTON –– The White House will withdraw the nomination of Kathleen Hartnett White, the former Texas environmental official named to lead the Council on Environmental Quality, a White House official … Click to Continue »
Read More »A Merced house burns and a man runs outside on fire. Police think this is the cause
A house that caught fire in Merced and a man on flames who was running outside on the property could have been caused by a marijuana conversion lab, police said. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Local Salvadorans Brace For Uncertainty Amid White House Decision
On Monday, the Trump Administration announced that natives of El Salvador will soon lose their temporary protected status in the U.S. The Department of Homeland Security says that in September of 2019, 200,000 Salvadorans in the U.S. will lose protection from deportation. That status was originally designated in 2001, under …
Read More »Firefighters revive dog, 2 pets perish in Merced County house fire
Firefighters revived one pet while two others perished after a house caught fire in Merced. The Merced County Fire Department received multiple reports of a structure fire soon after 4 … Click to Continue »
Read More »Firefighters revive one dog after two others perish in house fire that displaces family of three
Firefighters respond to the scene of a residential structure fire in the 2100 block of Fern Street in unincorporated Merced County, Calif., on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017. Firefighters were able to revive one of three dogs at the residents where a fire has displaced a family of three. … Click …
Read More »Electrical appliance malfunction may have caused Hilmar house fire
An electrical malfunction may have caused a fire that gutted a home Friday across the street from Hilmar High School, witnesses and fire officials said. Merced County Fire received reports … Click to Continue »
Read More »12 House Republicans sign letter opposing Arctic drilling
A dozen House Republicans, half of whom voted for the House tax overhaul bill that passed Nov. 13, wrote a letter to GOP leaders urging them not to allow oil … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced man crashes into house, police car while driving drunk, backward, police say
A 37-year-old Merced man was arrested late Wednesday after police said he crashed into a house and a police car while driving drunk – and backward. Rogelio Solorio also crashed … Click to Continue »
Read More »Ex-Los Banos 1st-grade teacher convicted of child porn asks for house arrest, no jail
A former Los Banos Elementary first grade teacher will serve his time in county jail after being convicted of possession child pornography. Ernesto Cortez, 52, was sentenced Oct. 3 to … Click to Continue »
Read More »Here’s how much weed police say was grown in a Los Banos house. Hint: It’s a lot
Law enforcement busted up an illegal marijuana cultivation site of nearly 1,000 plants inside Los Banos city limits, police said Thursday. The Merced Area Gang Narcotics Team served a search … Click to Continue »
Read More »On climate issues, House GOP warms gradually
When a Republican congressman in July tried to strip the 2018 defense spending bill of its requirement to plan for global warming and rising sea level threats, a group of … Click to Continue »
Read More »House on Bear Creek Drive in Merced County catches fire
Firefighters were called to a house on the 2800 block of Bear Creek at 12:10 p.m. on Thursday Sept. 21, 2017. mvelez@mercedsun-star.com … Click to Continue »
Read More »Firefighters investigate scene of downtown Merced house fire
The cause of the Saturday night fire that engulfed a two-story house with flames is still under investigation and officials are working to make sure nobody was inside the home … Click to Continue »
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