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Eight baby ducks stuck in a storm drain were reunited with their mother after being rescued by a Merced women and city firefighters. Julene Cook, 53, said she and her … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced launched her into the tech industry. Now she’s returning home with a message for graduates.
Lesley Slaton Brown has worked in the tech industry for 20 years, working all around the world and earning a top leadership role at HP, Inc. This weekend, she’s returning … Click to Continue »
Read More »Car spins into head-on fatal crash in Madera
A 51-year-old Madera man died Tuesday after investigators said a driving error caused him to spin into ongoing traffic, according to California Highway Patrol. Michael Fleming was pronounced dead at … Click to Continue »
Read More »Record amount of snow pack melting quickly into Merced River, officials say
Northern California saw one of the wettest winters on record, and all that precipitation caused snow in the Sierra Nevada to build up quickly. That will mean rapid melting now … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced College plays heavy into upward mobility, president says
Merced College has an impact on upward mobility in the region, and will play a major role in how the city improves, the school’s president said on Friday. In his … Click to Continue »
Read More »China charging ahead into ‘cleantech’ future
In 2009, when the world tried to negotiate a successor for the Kyoto Protocol in Copenhagen, the United States blamed the weak and unbinding agreement on China’s unwillingness to accept … Click to Continue »
Read More »Drone Racing Buzzes Into The Valley
On a sunny Sunday afternoon in March, Dennis Spear watches his 15-year-old son Matthew Spear pilot a tiny metal drone through a course at a park outside Fresno. “[They’re] like a swarm of angry bees, ” Spear says. Drones have exploded in popularity as the price of the tiny machines …
Read More »Car crashes into Los Banos school bus
A car crashed into the back of a Los Banos school bus Tuesday afternoon. No injuries were reported. The crash happened around 3:45 p.m. on Mercey Springs Road and Overland Avenue. The California Highway Patrol is investigating the case. Video by Vikaas Shanker/Los Banos Enterprise … Click to Continue »
Read More »Car crashes into school bus in Los Banos
A car crashed into the back of a Los Banos Unified School District school bus carrying students Tuesday afternoon near the intersection of Mercey Springs Road and Overland Avenue. The … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced man opened fire into a crowd in 2014 after he was beaten up. On Monday, he was sentenced to 39 years to life in prison.
A 26-year-old Merced man was sentenced Monday to 39 years to life in prison in connection with a 2014 drive-by shooting that left one man injured. Michael E. Janes was … Click to Continue »
Read More »He told Atwater police he broke into a home to take a shower
A 27-year-old Atwater man was arrested over the weekend after he apparently tried to break into a Drakeley Avenue home to “take a shower,” the Atwater Police Department reported. Jorge … Click to Continue »
Read More »Los Banos officers describe rushing into burning home to save two lives
Los Banos Police Sgt. Ivan Mendez and officer Eduardo Solis share their experience of running into a burning, smoking house to save two lives last week. Video by Vikaas Shanker/Los Banos Enterprise … Click to Continue »
Read More »Los Banos police officers rushed into burning home to save lives – twice
Officer Eduardo Solis heard an elderly woman’s voice calling out from inside a burning home Thursday, but he couldn’t get in through the front door to help her. “Every time … Click to Continue »
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